‘Our purpose is to manage the State’s forests on behalf of the people of Ireland’
Coillte chief executive Imelda Hurley juggles climate goals, planting material for sustainable homes and developing a green rural economy
Imelda Hurley
Surge in building material costs picking up pace, suppliers warn
War in Ukraine exacerbating soaring inflation of energy and materials such as steel
Coillte’s €2bn strategy proposes 22% increase in forestry
State agency targets climate goals and tourism while boosting supplies for residential construction
I Wish event showcases Stem careers to teenage girls
More than 16,000 registered to take part in programme broadcast from Dublin
ESB and Coillte joint energy venture to seek investors
Futurenergy aims to build between 15-20 wind farms around the Republic
Felling licences have been taking almost a year to be issued, figures show
Permit delays at Department of Agriculture are squeezing timber supplies
Profits halve at Coillte to €29m as licensing delays hit home
Operating profit dips by more than half to €29m from over €63m the previous year
Coillte profits halved in 2020 as firm forced to borrow millions
Understood Cabinet will be told borrowing increased from zero to €28m last year
Timber prices rise 5%, fuelling inflation in construction costs
Tackling licence backlog for tree-felling and planting one of the key aims of Government’s strategy for forestry
‘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
Forest facelift for Dublin Mountains as native trees replanted
Coillte project will transform 900 hectares of commercial plantations for people and nature
Forestry jobs lost and more at risk due to ‘crisis’ in sector - Coillte
TDs and Senators to be told timber supply at ‘critically low levels’ due to licence appeal backlog
Tourism Ireland boss Niall Gibbons ‘most influential’ Irish CEO on LinkedIn
Shunning social media ‘missed opportunity’ for business leaders – Reputations Agency
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