A chill wind: Why are wind farms drawing so many objections in a time of climate crisis?
Potential impact on local habitat and concerns around a lack of planning fuel discontent
Coillte
Public to be asked for input as first Nature Restoration Plan takes shape
New round of public consultation starts soon as pressure grows to save nature from its monumental struggle
An Post lines up former Glen Dimplex boss Fergal Leamy as next chief executive
Appointment to €313,000 post currently held by David McRedmond would mark return to the semi-state sector for former Coillte boss
Coillte takes €80m hit from Storm Éowyn
Forestry group recorded €33.5m operating loss last year compared with €18.7 operating profit in 2024
Coillte, Bord na Móna lands to be handed over under new effort to tackle ‘abysmal’ state of nature in Ireland
National Parks and Wildlife Service best placed to manage lands for nature, says Minister
Dedicated nature fund needed to save Ireland’s remaining wildlife, advisory body says
Committee makes dozens of recommendations for new national Nature Restoration Plan
‘We don’t have a plan’: Invasive species take hold as action lags legislation
Sitka spruce, sika deer and common garden plants are all invasive species with potential to cause harm to native varieties
Keeping the Dublin Mountains rubbish-free: a battle with no end in sight
Hiking groups and other organisations are doing all they can to keep the uplands free of dumped waste, but it’s a battle with no end in sight
Exchequer receives almost €440m in dividends from State companies in last two years
Harris says largest payment came from ESB as Social Democrats argue funding could be used to finance grid improvements and boost energy security
Operator sought for eco-friendly guest accommodation at Avondale Forest Park
Coillte weighs development of up to 50 eco-sensitive cabins on grounds of historic Wicklow estate where Parnell was born
How Ireland’s forests are undergoing a revolution to boost biodiversity
Era of being a treeless country with little forest culture now changing, with restoration of forests across a wide variety of landscapes
Minister for Justice to tell Cabinet preferred candidate for next Garda Commissioner
Current commissioner Drew Harris to remain in role until September 1st
Forest clean-up after Storm Éowyn ‘not moving fast enough’
More than 80% of timber-harvesting machinery here is working on storm-hit plantations
Fire crews fight gorse and forest blaze in north Clare
Clare Civil Defence deploys drone team to scene to carry out aerial survey of fire near Lisdoonvarna
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