Hazelwood Forest to temporarily close to public
Hazelwood Forest will temporarily be closed during the day as essential nature preservation works are to be carried out. The works will begin on Monday, August 21st and finish on Friday, August 25th, from 6am to 8pm each day. Hazelwood is currently managed by Coillte and contractors will be on…
Coillte protest “a significant step in right direction”
A protest led by an alliance group took place yesterday outside the Coillte head offices in Wicklow in response to the forestry scandal. Save Our Forests Save Our Lands is a group made up of 39 organisations nationwide, and they met in Newtown Mount Kennedy yesterday to make their feelings…
North West protesters to highlight forestry concerns in the garden county
Farmers, landowners and those concerned about future forestry plantations in the north west are traveling to Wicklow today a protest outside Coillte head offices in Newtown Mount Kennedy. The national organisation ‘Save our Forests Save Our Land’ is organising today’s event. The group are made up of…
Sligo TD tells the government to be more ‘hands on’ with semi-state companies
A Sligo Leitrim TD is looking for assurances from the Government that it will take a ‘more hands on’ approach to the semi-State sector in the future. Earlier this month, it was revealed Coillte made a 200 million euro deal with UK asset management fund, Gresham House. Hundreds…
Sligo councillor urges Government to pull rank on Coillte and end joint venture with Gresham House
A Sligo councillor is calling on the government to intervene and prevent Coillte joining up with an overseas investment fund that will look to buy up large quantities of land for afforestation use. Sinn Fein claim the proposed Coillte joint venture with Gresham House has caused widespread concern among…
North West farm officials to raise concerns over new forestry plan
Today’s AGM of the IFA will hear the concerns of local officials today in relation to more land in the north west being used to plant additional forestry. Farmers believe they should have the first option when it comes to planting trees. They’re furious over a deal struck…
Tánaiste moves to ease ongoing concerns over sale of land to Coillte & British investment fund
The Tánaiste has insisted that there will be no privatisation of public land under the Coillte proposal to sell land to a British investment fund. Gresham House, is giving the state owned forestry company 200 million Euro to try and reach a target of 18 per cent forest cover.…