Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Andrew Doyle, T.D., with responsibility for forestry, has welcomed the development of a template for private forest owners to establish certification groups. Noting that timber processors may only take in a maximum…
Red needle blight ( Dothistroma septosporum) which mainly affects pines and has had a devastating effect on Corsican pine in the UK but also Lodgepole and Scots pine, has been confirmed on two Scots pine plantations in Limerick and Cork. Although the fungus has been present in the UK mainly…
101/16 05 September 2016 MINISTER CREED ANNOUNCES OPENING OF WINDBLOW RECONSTITUTION SCHEME Michael Creed, T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, announced today the opening of a Windblow Reconstitution Scheme, the purpose of which is to provide financial aid to land owners whose…
Ash Dieback as at 30th June 2016 Distribution map of confirmed findings of Ash Dieback in Ireland (as of 30th June 2016). The locations of horticultural nurseries and garden centres are not depicted. To date 164 forestry plantations have been confirmed as having ash dieback spread across 21 counties…
Ash Dieback Confirmed in 384 Plantations Since 2012
Ash dieback is now rampant with confirmations in every…
New Felling Act 2014 is now Law.
DOYLE ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF FORESTRY ACT, 2014…
Red Status Fire Alert Until May 8
Fire Danger Notice 08 of 2017 Issue date: 02…
