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Extent of forestry in Leitrim to be released next year

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Extent of forestry in Leitrim to be released next year

The true extent of forestry in Leitrim will be revealed next year when the Department of Agriculture releases their new National Forestry Inventory. This week questions in the Dáil about forestry coverage per county were answered using 2017 records. ...

03 Dec 2021 at 15:00

Extent of forestry in Leitrim to be revealed in new documents next year

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Extent of forestry in Leitrim to be revealed in new documents next year

The true extent of forestry in Leitrim will be revealed next year when the Department of Agriculture releases their new National Forestry Inventory. Last week questions in the Dáil about forestry coverage per county were answered using 2017 records....

12 Dec 2021 at 13:00

Over one hundred felling licences to be approved in Leitrim

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Over one hundred felling licences to be approved in Leitrim

There are 153 felling licences are yet to be approved in Leitrim this year. The delay in the the granting of licences means many forestries are long overdue being cut. Doengal has the highest number outstanding in the region at 239. In Cavan there ...

19 Jul 2021 at 11:23

New Forestry Programme a lost opportunity says IFA

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New Forestry Programme a lost opportunity says IFA

Following the EU Commission’s approval of the afforestation scheme under the new Forestry Programme IFA Farm Forestry Chair Jason Fleming has described it as a lost opportunity. “The funding for the scheme is very strong but unfortunately the way ...

13 Aug 2023 at 11:00

Approval given to fast track reform of forestry appeals system - Naughten

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Approval given to fast track reform of forestry appeals system - Naughten

Denis Naughten TD has confirmed that the Dáil Business Committee this morning approved the fast tracking of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020 to deal with the horrendous backlog in appeals of forestry applications. “On average 24 ...

17 Sept 2020 at 13:57

Deputy Marian Harkin says Leitrim is a sacrifice zone for Sitka Spruce

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Deputy Marian Harkin says Leitrim is a sacrifice zone for Sitka Spruce

In a strong statement in the Dáil on forestry development Marian Harkin TD, repeating a statement of a senior EU official, said that Co Leitrim was a ‘national sacrifice zone for Sitka Spruce’. Critically, what she described as a non policy ...

04 Nov 2020 at 11:09

Local group challenges licence to plant Sitka Spruce "alien species" on Co Leitrim site

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Local group challenges licence to plant Sitka Spruce "alien species" on Co Leitrim site

A local environmental group has taken a High Court case aimed at quashing a licence for a forestry project in Co Leitrim involving planting 12 hectares with the “alien species” of Sitka Spruce. Save Leitrim Environmental and Biodiversity ...

02 Jul 2021 at 15:14

Save Leitrim group campaigns for candidates to sign pledge on forestry policy in the county

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Save Leitrim group campaigns for candidates to sign pledge on forestry policy in the county

Commercial forestry has developed rapidly over the last 30-year period in Leitrim. To date 19% of the total surface area of Leitrim is forested, making it Ireland's most heavily forested county. Nothing alters a landscape and a rural ...

24 May 2019 at 15:58

Communities urged to ‘have your say’ as part of Leitrim forestry study

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Communities urged to ‘have your say’ as part of Leitrim forestry study

Co Leitrim farmers and local communities are being urged to make their views heard as part of the study into forestry in the county which is currently underway. Co Leitrim Irish Farmer's Association (IFA) chairperson, Des McHugh, is ...

22 May 2019 at 17:18

44% of forestry premiums paid to owners outside of Leitrim

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44% of forestry premiums paid to owners outside of Leitrim

In 2018, the Department of Agriculture paid a total of €2.7 million in forestry annual premiums for forests planted in Co. Leitrim. 44% of that figure was paid to farmers and forest owners outside of Leitrim Sinn Féin Deputy Marin ...

26 Jan 2019 at 08:00

What are your views on forestry in Leitrim?

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What are your views on forestry in Leitrim?

Leitrim PPN is seeking your views on forestry in Leitrim to form part of our community sector input into policy review by @leitrimcoco. The questionnaire is online at bit.ly/LeitrimForestry. The paper version is available at all ...

29 Nov 2018 at 16:55

Minister Creed rejects call for temporary halt to issuing of forestry licences in Leitrim

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Minister Creed rejects call for temporary halt to issuing of forestry licences in Leitrim

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed has said it would "not be appropriate or reasonable to halt the issuing of (forestry) licences in any county". His comments come following a Dáil question put forward ...

11 Mar 2019 at 18:14

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