We need more forests to stabilize our climate, enhance biodiversity and provide materials for house-building and everyday life. But forestry in Ireland today is logjammed, beset by conflict ...

After centuries of destruction, Ireland's forests are returning. Arthur Sullivan recalls the small woods that grew up alongside him in the 1990s, and the part they have played in restoring trees ...

Despite its green image, Ireland has surprisingly little forest. Across Europe, nations average around 35% forest cover but in Ireland the figure is just 11%, one of the lowest on the continent. This ...

Forests nearly the size of Ireland were lost in 2023, according to two dozen research organisations, NGOs and advocacy groups, with 15.7 million acres of trees felled and burned. This ...

Just over half of Ireland’s forests are in private ownership for the first time, according to figures published by the Department of Agriculture. The share of private forests in the national ...

It’s a similar story in Ireland where by the end of the 19th century, the country’s forest cover had been reduced from 80 per cent 6,000 years ago to about 1 per cent. It should be noted that ...

Despite its green image, Ireland has surprisingly little forest. Across Europe, nations average around 35% forest cover but in Ireland the figure is just 11%, one of the lowest on the continent.