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Spruce and pine forests on thousands of hectares of blanket bog in mountainous coastal areas from Kerry to Donegal are to be replanted with more environmentally-friendly native woodland. It’s part of the Western Peatlands Project for which funding has been provided as part of the government’s stimulus programme. The work…

Coillte has agreed to address a number of concerns that were raised by Leitrim Council officials over their operation practices in the North Leitrim area.   Members of the forestry attended yesterday’s monthly Meeting of Manorhamilton Municipal District of Leitrim Councillors.   Local councillors requested the meeting as they wanted…

Representatives of Coillte, and from the national forestry service are being summoned to appear before a meeting of the Manorhamilton Municipal District of Leitrim Council. The request was made by the chairperson of the Manorhamilton Municipal District, Fianna Fáil Councillor Mary Bohan. Cllr Bohan says there have been a number…

A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for funds to be made available to repair portions of a Sligo forest trail that was damaged in recent forest and gorse fires. Fianna Fail’s Marc MacSharry is calling on the Minister responsible for the Office of Public Works to immediately make funds available to…

Current weather conditions have created ‘a perfect storm’ for forest fires, according to Coillte. There have already been major fires throughout Sligo, including on the border areas with Roscommon and Leitrim, as well as in Donegal and Fermanagh. Sligo County Council has warned repeatedly that so-called ‘controlled burning’ is prohibited.…