Agriculture Minister defends the decision to plant 8 thousand hectares of trees
Agriculture Minister defends the decision to plant The Agriculture Minister is defending the government’s target to plant 8 thousand hectares of trees this year. Figures show only 170 hectares have been approved for planting so far this year. It means the government’s target is thousands short. …
Green Party plan for planting trees along rivers, watercourses
Grants may be offered to farmers to plant trees along rivers and watercourses to act as a ‘carbon sink’. There’s also be to be a new focus on preventing pollution of rivers and streams by fertilisers and pesticides. The Green Party idea was approved in principle at a Cabinet sub-committee…
EU to give farmers cash for carbon
Farmers could avail of a whole new farming sector in a bid to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. As part of a new EU initiative, the head of the European Commission climate division has told EU officials that they are drawing up plans for a new scheme to incentivise farmers…
Over 200 trees felled by Sligo County Council but no replacements
Sligo County Council has felled more than 200 trees in the past three years but has not planted any replacement trees. However, councillors have been told the council intends to plant a significant number of native trees in the future. The issue of how many trees the council has felled…
Call for fund to survey and cut overgrown trees and bushes along roads
A Sligo councillor is calling for a national fund to be set up do do a survey of dangerous roadside trees and hedges. Fianna Fail Councillor Seamus Kilgannon says the fund might also help alleviate the cost of cutting and trimming trees and hedges. It’s a problem that’s becoming more…
Leitrim councillor calls for action on dangerous roadside trees, hedges
A Leitrim councillor is warning of the dangers on many of the region’s roads following yesterday’s storm that hit the North West. Manorhamilton-based Independent Councillor Felim Gurn says overgrown hedges and overhanging trees on primary and secondary roads are now a real danger, particularly with more storms likely over the…