Sligo councillor calls for Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture to examine Coillte venture
Sligo Councillor is supporting calls on the Agriculture Minister to intervene and delay Coillte entering into a joint venture with a British investment fund. It comes as there are major fears locally that the new fund will price farmers out of the land market along with other knock-on effects.…
Bogs to be restored and forests replanted from Donegal to Kerry
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 officials appear before Manorhamilton MD meeting
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…
Coillte to appear before Leitrim Council
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…
Funds sought to repair Sligo Camino Trail after damage by forest fires
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…
Weather has created ‘perfect’ conditions for forest fires, says Coillte
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.…
Coillte projects in Sligo and Donegal to get Failte Ireland funding
A mountain bike centre in County Sligo, a forest park in Donegal and facilities for motorhomes at sites along the Wild Atlantic Way are among six projects that will benefit from a total of more than a half-million euro of Failte Ireland funding. The money will go to Coillte to…