Forestry
SEEFA, the forestry association, has welcomed the publication of the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027.
The reopening of the Forestry Knowledge Transfer Group (KTG) Scheme with 'improved terms' has been welcomed by SEEFA.
The €55 million Reconstitution Scheme for Windblow has been welcomed as a "vital step to get trees back on the ground".
SEEFA said that 2025 has shown how effective forestry promotion can be when it is visible, practical, and delivered through trusted channels.
The Social Economic Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) has welcomed a new wind-blow reconstitution scheme.
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The chair of SEEFA, Padraig Egan chatted to us about the organisation, the trends of the forestry industry and its forestery hub at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
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The Social, Economic, Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) will host a forestry hub at the National Ploughing Championships.
Industry has welcomed a "significant increase" in the number of forestry licences issued. This...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued a total of 33 forestry licences last week, including four for afforestation.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) issued just 25 forestry licences last week, over half of which were for private felling.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued a total of 43 forestry licences last week, including 9 for afforestation.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued 32 forestry licences in total last week, including 22 for private felling.
Although only nine afforestation licences were issued last week, a total of 44 felling licences were issued by the DAFM
Forestry licensing reached a new high for 2025 last week, with 70 forestry licences issued, according to SEEFA.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued 19 afforestation licences covering 220ha last week.
Social, Economic, and Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) has raised concerns as such a low number of licences were issued
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued 104 afforestation licences so far this year, relating to 700ha of forestry
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued 147 private felling licences and 59 Coillte felling licenses so far this year
SEEFA has voiced its concern about the number of forestry licences issued last week "despite the extensive damage caused by Storm Éowyn".
SEEFA has hit out at the number of afforestation licences issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) this year.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is to review the site clearance costs for farmers impacted by ash dieback.
SEEFA is welcoming the appointment of Michael Healy-Rae as the Minister of State with responsibility for forestry.
SEEFA has said that it hopes to see "sustained momentum" on forestry once the new government begins its work.
