Local elections candidate calls for ban on new forestry in Co. Leitrim

There are calls for a ban on new forestry in Co Leitrim within 1 kilometre of a road or laneway.
Leitrim is the county with the most forestry cover in Ireland, with 20 per cent of the county covered in trees.

George Heslin is running in the local elections as an Independent in the Ballinamore Local Electoral Area.
The Gortletteragh man is calling for the growth of the forestry sector in Leitrim to be reduced.