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Full impact assessment needed for proposed Nature Restoration Law

Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action on Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review recently, IFA National Environment Committee Chair Paul O’Brien said the proposed regulations must ...

11 Apr 2023 at 09:56

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Inequality keeps women and children in poverty

In my years with Concern, I have seen and experienced a lot of good and bad things. I have met challenges and circumstances in my work that I never thought possible. But the greatest ongoing personal challenge for me, is coming to terms with the ...

18 Apr 2013 at 12:15

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: Trying to make sense of the Climate Action Plan

The Climate Action Plan is aiming to reduce our total national emissions by 51% by 2030. Each sector of the economy has been allocated a budget and two of those are relevant to farmers namely Agriculture and Land Use, Land use Change & Forestry ...

22 Nov 2021 at 17:00

Farming

Doyle welcomes Budget 2018 allocation for forestry, horticulture, organics and greyhound Sectors

Expenditure next year will include €106m for THE FORESTRY PROGRAMME; €16m for Bord na gCon; €5m in capital investment for the commercial horticulture sector and €10.5m for the Organic Farming Scheme with a further €1.2m for development of the organic sector. The...

13 Oct 2017 at 11:24

Farming

Forest Advisory Clinic in Longford

...and please bring maps and other relevant information on the day to optimise the advisory experience and outcome. THE FORESTRY PROGRAMME offers landowners many options in relation to forest establishment with a range of attractive grants and annual premium...

09 Oct 2017 at 19:00

Farming

Longford Leader Farming: All you need to know about forestry

...Department of Teagasc promoting the establishment of forestry as a sustainable and rewarding land use on Irish farms. THE FORESTRY PROGRAMME offers landowners and existing forest owners many options in relation to forest establishment with a range of attractive...

17 Jan 2019 at 16:00

Farming

Doyle launches 2017/18 forestry afforestation programme

Since 1990, THE FORESTRY PROGRAMME has invested over €2.5bn in rural Ireland and resulted in over 300,000 hectares planted with trees. The Minister said Forestry played a huge economic, environmental, social, and recreational role in Ireland and he was “delighted”...

12 Oct 2017 at 20:00

Local News

Forests and timber provide multiple benefits for Longford

Forests and timber provide multiple benefits for our society, economy and environment. Ireland’s forests are an ideal land use mix with our other farming systems and provide strong incomes in rural communities where forestry income is a safe ...

11 Jun 2020 at 14:00

Business

ANSWERED: What essential shops and services are OPEN under Level 5?

Essential retail outlets under Level 5 lockdown: - Retailers with mixed retail offering which have discrete spaces for essential and non-essential retail should make arrangements for the separation of relevant areas. - outlets selling food ...

22 Oct 2020 at 00:58

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Longford farmers set for series of Spring forest walks

Teagasc in association with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) are organising a nationwide series of Spring forest walks from 11th to 28th April. The walks will explore the opportunities for new forest creation in ...

18 Apr 2023 at 12:02

Covid-19

EXPLAINER: Full list of modified Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions for Ireland

Taoiseach Míchael Martin this evening announced that Ireland would go to Level 5 restrictions with some changes from midnight on Wednesday until the start of December. The full measures coming into place will be as follows: * people ...

20 Oct 2020 at 11:50

National News

'Asked to do more with less' - TD seeks clarity on de-carbonisation support for farmers

A TD is seeking clarity on de-carbonisation supports for farmers, who she says are being "asked to do more with less". Deputy Marian Harkin made the comments during Leaders' Questions with Tánaiste Leo Varadkar today, where she ...

14 Oct 2021 at 16:30

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