Coillte
State-owned forestry body views stalled Connemara project as a pilot site for an ambitious plan to restore 30,000 hectares of bog along the west by 2050
Trade unions negotiated deal in relation to personnel who worked in power plants that were closing or being downsized
An EPA-commissioned review identified a need for 875,000 more hectares of forest by 2050, or roughly 33,000ha per year. That’s more than double the area existing today
Community suspicion creates obstacle to wind turbine construction: ‘It is putting profit and market before community and the environment’
Proposed plant at Glenora could generate enough electricity to power 115,000 homes and construction could create up to 120 jobs, say developers
30,000 environmental requests from ‘John Does’ costing department and Coillte significant resources
Mobile phone tower operator owns telecoms assets originally developed by Coillte
Problem threatens €1.3bn Government plan, says forestry industry
Justice Richard Humphreys rules High Court challenge as one day too late
Agreement will give Dublin-listed wind and solar energy group access to pipeline of onshore wind projects
Coalition of more then 30 environmental groups says sending seeds abroad for germination is inherently dangerous
Any Other Business: RTE’s pension scheme; Conor Faughnan’s new gig; Ryanair’s social media team; Gresham House’s deal with Coillte
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