Friday 7th December, 2007: Mary Wallace TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with special responsibility for forestry, today launched Ireland's largest priority woodland restoration project which is being co-funded by Coillte and EU DG-Environment under the LIFE-Nature Programme.

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Wicklow, 22nd November 2007 - Coillte, in partnership with Failte Ireland, today unveiled the €5.3 million 'Welcome Initiative', providing state of the art outdoor recreation facilities for walkers and cyclists across the country. Mary Wallace TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Éamon Ó'Cuív, TD, Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, jointly launched the programme at a reception in Coillte's Newtownmountkennedy headquarters and also launched the new dedicated recreation website – www.coillteoutdoors.ie.  

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A conference today in Westport, Co Mayo, has heard how Coillte, the forestry and forest products company, has being working to restore approx 2,000 hectares of land to its natural wetland condition of blanket bog.

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Coillte shows you how at this year's National Ploughing Championships
 Plus - Coillte to give out 3,000 free trees at the event .  

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Waterford based SmartPly, a subsidiary of Coillte, the forestry and forest products company, today announced that it is the new sole, official sponsor of the Amateur Football League for the 2007/08 season and beyond. The sponsorship will include naming rights for the AFL and a range of branding opportunities across the activities of the League.

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Liz Howard, President of the Camogie Association, and David Gunning, CEO of Coillte joined the young camogie players from Clare, Derry, Kerry, Laois, Louth, Monaghan, Tipperary and Westmeath, in Croke Park for the launch of the 2007 Coillte U14 Camogie Development Squads. Read More

Coillte, the forestry and forest products company, and GriffnerHaus of Austria, the leading designer and manufacturer of timber buildings, have concluded an agreement on the sale of Coillte's shareholding in their Irish joint venture, Griffner Coillte.

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Coillte is at the forefront in protecting and restoring natural habitats across the country and in particular are making strides in restoring unique habitats such as Ireland's ancient yew woodland.

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Coillte today formally announced its acquisition of Weyerhaeuser Europe Limited, the Clonmel based manufacturer of medium density fibreboard (MDF).  The acquisition had been cleared by the Competition Authority on 10 November.

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Monday 14^th May heralds the end of many years of work and an estimated €10million investment when the development at Lough Key Forest & Activity Park, Boyle, Co. Roscommonis officially opened at 11.30am by Mary Coughlan T.D.  Read More.

Dublin, Wednesday April 25^th 2007 – Coillte, the forestry and forest products business, today announced 2006 profits up 14% to €22.46 million, from €19.65 million in 2005. The year also saw the purchase of Medite Europe Ltd for €66 million, the company's largest acquisition to date.

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Coillte today announced that it has signed the purchase and sale agreement with Weyerhaeuser Company to acquire its Weyerhaeuser Europe Ltd. MDF business based in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern T.D., today launched National Tree Week 2007, which runs from 4th to 10th March. Organised by the Tree Council of Ireland and jointly sponsored by Coillte and O2, the theme of this year's week, now in its 23rd year, is Trees for Energy, highlighting the important contribution of trees as a natural source of renewable energy in Ireland.

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