Forestry
'Vast majority' of ash dieback owners 'very happy' with scheme - Hackett
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) with responsibility for forestry, Pippa Hackett has...
ash dieback
Forestry
Kerrane: Ash dieback 'needs to be dealt with once and for all'
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for Agriculture, Claire Kerrane, has called on the government to engage with the country’s forestry sector on...
Forestry
Hackett 'did not attend' first ash dieback taskforce meeting - DAFM
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity in...
Forestry
LTWO: Ash dieback taskforce 'faces an impossible task'
The outcome of the first ash dieback taskforce meeting has been met with strong criticism from some of its members....
Forestry
Watch: Protesters demand 'justice' for ash dieback farmers
Forest owners led by the Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Ltd. (LTWO) gathered outside Leinster House today (Wednesday, May 29),...
Forestry
'Constructive engagement' at first ash dieback taskforce meeting
Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity in the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine...
Forestry
Forest owners to hold ash dieback protest outside Leinster House
Forestry owners impacted by ash dieback are being urged to join a protest outside Leinster House this week. The demonstration...
Forestry
Over 580 approvals issued under ash dieback scheme
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a total of 586 approvals under the current Reconstitution...
Forestry
Ash dieback: How to qualify for the €5,000/ha payment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has provided some clarity to landowners looking to apply for the...
Forestry
DAFM: IT system for ash dieback support payment in 'development'
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has told Agriland that the “development” of an IT system to...
Forestry
TD calls for 'significant increase' in ash dieback compensation
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Carol Nolan has called for an “urgent review” of the recently announced €79.5 million support package...
Forestry
SEEFA 'awaits further detail' on new ash dieback support
The Social, Economic and Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) has cautiously welcomed the announcement of support for forest owners...
Forestry
Ash dieback scheme 'a step in the right direction' - Kerrane
The government’s ash dieback scheme is “a step in the right direction”, however questions still remain, according to Sinn Féin...
Forestry
Ash dieback plan can 'restore eroded confidence' in forestry
The Ash Dieback Action Plan, which received cabinet approval today (Tuesday, April 30) is a “positive step” to restoring the...
Forestry
Ash dieback: Higher clearing and replanting grants to be available
The cabinet has formally given its approval to an ‘Ash Dieback Action Plan’, which will provide increased grant rates for...
Forestry
'Electoral cycle has helped progress' ash dieback scheme - senator
A member of the Seanad has said that the “electoral cycle” has helped to progress a new scheme on ash...
Forestry
New €5,000/ha ash dieback scheme to be brought to cabinet today
A long-awaited proposal to provide funding for forest owners affected by ash dieback is to be brought to cabinet today...
Agri Politics
Taoiseach has 'good grasp' of issues facing farmers - Gorman
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Francie Gorman has described a meeting with Taoiseach Simon Harris this afternoon (Friday, April...