News - Forestry

Calls for forestry companies to help fund repair of roads in south Leitrim

It's felt the damage has been caused by heavy haulage vehicles carrying out forestry work locally.

Apr 22, 2026 17:13

Up to €55m will be available to private forestry owners affected by Storms Darragh and Éowyn.

Dec 11, 2025 13:16

The Fine Gael man says 768,000 customers in Ireland also had powercuts during Storm Eowyn in January.

Oct 11, 2025 11:15

Sinn Féin's Claire Kerrane says homes, businesses and farms are still without power following Storm Amy.

Oct 7, 2025 17:54

It was revealed today following the publication of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Annual Forest Statistics Report for 2025.

Jun 26, 2025 17:16

Hundreds of acres of forestry was destroyed in the blaze in Gortaganny and Carrowbehy last month.

Jun 23, 2025 07:27

It's being chaired by Seamus Crawley, the chairman of Gortaganny Community Development, who welcomed the crowd to the meeting.

Jun 3, 2025 20:21

Fine Gael's Paraic Brady is concerned about the drop in afforestation rates.

May 1, 2025 13:12

Over 9,000 people in the county lost electricity in Storm Eowyn in January, and forestry was the main cause.

Mar 25, 2025 13:33

Over 9,000 people in the county lost electricity in January, and forestry was the main cause.

Mar 25, 2025 13:24

He's looking for the council to have an input into the task force around mapping electricity lines through forestry plantations within Co. Leitrim.

Feb 27, 2025 17:28

The storm, which hit the country in the final week of January, flattened 11,750 hectares of forestry in the Shannonside region.

Feb 21, 2025 18:13

Over 250 people attended a public meeting last night

Feb 19, 2025 14:30

Around 10% of all forestry in Leitrim was knocked down by Storm Eowyn - and 12 per cent in Roscommon.

Feb 19, 2025 13:02

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