The Irish Times

IFA increases pay for director general, president, deputy president

Association faced a scandal in 2015 over pay and pensions for senior officials

Tue Apr 12 2022 - 19:49

Ireland’s Covid-19 restrictions now second lightest in world

Seen & Heard: Downing tools, new whiskey mark and a lotto ban in bookies

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 12:08

The crisis growing in Irish forests

Bottleneck is hitting house building, slowing supply of timber, forcing many to import it

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 06:18

Hedgerows offer route to increased carbon sequestration on farms

Accurate ways to measure carbon in hedgerows are emerging

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 06:00

Bird flu virus is back, should we be worried?

Experts concerned an avian flu variant could ‘jump’ and cause outbreak in humans

Sat Nov 27 2021 - 06:00

Activists call for better protection of Ireland’s marine life at Dublin protest

Demonstration represents funeral procession for dead sea life, organisers say

Mon Oct 11 2021 - 17:15

Ireland aims to become a world leader in food sustainability

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has released its Food Vision 2030 Strategy

Thu Sept 30 2021 - 00:00

Creating science-based food innovation

Food Innovation Hub provides a platform for companies to build a research base

Wed Sept 29 2021 - 00:00

How entrepreneurs in rural Ireland from little acorns grow

Development initiative centred on round-table sessions supports early-stage businesses

Mon Sept 06 2021 - 06:01

Prices for basic timber products up 60%, TD claims

Backlog of licences is squeezing supply

Mon Jul 19 2021 - 18:30

Dublin Fire Brigade tackling gorse fire in Howth

Status orange fire warning to remain in place until midday on Monday due to dry weather

Sun Jul 04 2021 - 16:56

Shortage of timber set to worsen as supply of logs tightens

Delays in issuing licences for harvesting trees leaves Republic short of timber

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 05:09

Greyhound trainer convicted of possessing controlled animal remedies

Gerry Holian from Athenry fined €7,000 and given two suspended prison sentences

Mon Jun 28 2021 - 13:54

Irish teenagers shy on eating fruit but sweet on sugar

National Teens’ Food Survey finds one-quarter of target group overweight or obese

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 21:07

Sawmill group Glennon Brothers buys rival Balcas

Deal unites leading names in Irish timber industry and creates a business with revenues of almost €270m

Thu May 20 2021 - 11:56

Felling licences have been taking almost a year to be issued, figures show

Permit delays at Department of Agriculture are squeezing timber supplies

Tue May 04 2021 - 05:35

Rise in cost of building materials and tight supply put construction on the back foot

Disruption to supply of raw materials and pandemic behind 5-20 per cent hike

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 05:15

Coillte profits halved in 2020 as firm forced to borrow millions

Understood Cabinet will be told borrowing increased from zero to €28m last year

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 06:02

Rate of new forestry licences fails to tackle demand for timber

Delays are squeezing supplies for Irish house building and hurting export potential

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 05:05

Forest fire warning issued for Easter weekend

Coillte asks landowners to obey restrictions on land burning

Fri Apr 02 2021 - 21:04

‘It will take all of 2021 to get our business back to normal operations’

For Coillte, the biggest crisis of recent years has not been Covid, says chief executive

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 14:30

Investment of €1.38bn required to protect Irish habitats – Cabinet told

Government approves ‘framework for investment’ up to 2027

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 15:51

Forestry licences: Grounds for challenge will not be narrowed

Streamlining moves to clear licensing backlog will focus on organisational structure

Thu Feb 25 2021 - 21:15

Farmers and foresters demand action on timber crisis

Industry groups call on Minister of State for Agriculture to tackle licensing delays

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 18:46

Forestry industry future threatened by delays in planting licences

Leading figures in the business claim there is a two-year delay in getting planting permits due to backlog in felling licences

Mon Feb 15 2021 - 07:26

New marine research vessel to be named after Antarctic explorer Tom Crean

Multi-purpose €25 million vessel due for delivery in 2022 and will be based in Galway

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 14:01

Galway fish farm no longer allowed to bathe diseased salmon in lake water

Permission to pump freshwater from lake on Gorumna Island overturned by High Court

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 16:11

Dozens of dead seagulls seen on Dublin beach as new strain of bird flu virus circulates

Sandymount seagulls go missing before they can be tested for bird flu

Thu Jan 14 2021 - 12:40

Northern Ireland introduces new measures to combat avian influenza

Poultry and captive bird keepers told to be vigilant for any signs of disease in their birds

Thu Dec 17 2020 - 18:00

Men wrongly perceive gender bias in Civil Service promotion – ESRI

Research examines flexible working, promotions and training in Civil Service

Wed Dec 02 2020 - 05:26

Dublin Port calls for State agencies to reveal 24/7 Brexit staffing plan

Port to tell committee of increased delays with congested ferry arrivals from Holyhead

Tue Dec 01 2020 - 21:39

Backlog of forestry licence appeals is ‘costing jobs’, committee hears

Delays in processing appeals causing ‘irreparable damage’ to timber industry

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 19:30

Irish whiskey is the toast of National Organic Awards

Producers of whiskey, salmon, yoghurt, baby food, leeks and eggs singled out for praise

Wed Oct 21 2020 - 16:15

Motherhood can be motivation and inspiration for setting up a business

These three women, through having children, successfully identified gaps in the market

Wed Sept 23 2020 - 06:01