Press Releases

South Dublin County Council and Coillte collaborate on Homegrown Timber Frame Housing Project at Melrose Court, Clondalkin

18/06/2025

Coillte and Cycling Ireland To Launch Gravel Cycling Pilot and New Club MTB Trails Initiative

05/06/2025

Leave No Trace Ireland Launches “Love This Place” 2025 Campaign to Protect Ireland’s Outdoors

27/05/2025

Permission Granted for Coillte’s Derryclare Peatland Redesign Project

23/05/2025

Coillte announces EBITDA of €62m for 2024 against a background of challenging market conditions

02/05/2025

Coillte’s Hazelwood Forest Wins Native Woodland Conservation Award at the 2025 RDS Forest and Woodlands Awards

23/04/2025

Deadline Approaching: Apply by 2nd May for Coillte’s 2025 Forestry Scholarship – Worth Up to €20,000

23/04/2025

Forest Clean Up Operation Continues Following Storm Éowyn

16/04/2025

Coillte and Inland Fisheries Ireland deepen collaboration through Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which seeks to enhance environmental protection, nature restoration and climate action

02/04/2025

Coillte to absorb the work of Coillte Nature into its Coillte Forest division

22/03/2025

National Tree Week 2025 Led by the National Tree Council of Ireland and proudly supported by Coillte, runs from Sunday 9th – Sunday 16th March

09/03/2025

Coillte Statement on Storm Éowyn

28/01/2025

Coillte Launches 2025 Forestry Scholarship Programme

12/12/2024

Minister Noonan welcomes Memorandum of Understanding between NPWS and Coillte for greater collaboration in the delivery of biodiversity and nature projects

18/09/2024

Coillte welcomes €3 million in funding from Department of Rural and Community Development to further develop its forest parks, recreation areas and trails across Ireland

15/08/2024

Minister Charlie McConalogue Opens Coillte’s Upgraded Bonny Glen Recreational Forest

27/06/2024

Coillte announces Sustainable Development Plan for Lough Key Forest and Activity Park in conjunction with Roscommon County Council

20/06/2024

Leave No Trace Ireland and Coillte launch the 2024 'Love This Place' Campaign 

06/06/2024

Coillte delivers EBITDA of €106m and operating cash of €43m in challenging 2023 market environment

25/04/2024

Coillte Launches Nationwide Primary School Photography Competition As It Gears Up For National Tree Week

06/02/2024

Coillte Launches New Scholarship Programme To Promote Forestry As A Career And Help Tackle Projected Skills Shortage In The Sector

31/01/2024

ESB Networks And Coillte Partner On New Electrical Safety Learning Module For Forestry Contractors

05/12/2023

Minister Malcolm Noonan Visits Coillte's Donadea Forest Park to View Historic Castle Restoration - Coillte

29/11/2023

Coillte Recognised With Prestigious Business Working Responsibly Mark

16/10/2023

Build With Wood Conference Hears How Increased Use Of Wood In Construction Can Help Climate And Housing Targets

04/10/2023

Coillte Partner with IFA, See Change and Mental Health Ireland for Programme of Green Ribbon Outdoor Walks

29/08/2023

Works to Enhance Biodiversity Commence in Coillte's forests in County Donegal

27/06/2023

Beyond the Trees Avondale Named as Winner in the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) 2023 Awards

23/06/2023

Coillte's Knockranny Woods Successful at 2023 RDS Forestry Awards

16/06/2023

An Tánaiste Micheál Martin officially opens Coillte's newly refurbished Avondale House to the public

09/06/2023

Strong Demand Underpins Healthy Financial Performance at Coillte

27/04/2023

The Tree Council Of Ireland In Partnership With Coillte Launch National Tree Week 2023

10/03/2023

Press Release and Q&A: Gresham House launches Irish forestry fund with Coillte and ISIF to drive afforestation in Ireland

06/01/2023

Coillte Opens New Recreation And Nature Trail At Moanbaun Woods County Cork

07/12/2022

Coillte CEO Imelda Hurley Reflects On Winning ‘Businessperson Of The Year Award’ At The Business And Finance Awards 2022

02/12/2022

Build with Wood - The Pathway to Net Zero Conference

23/11/2022

Coillte Wins At The 2022 Published Account Awards

21/11/2022

Beyond the Trees Avondale Recognised as the First Age Friendly Tourist Destination in Ireland - Coillte

04/11/2022

Red C  Research and Coillte Public Consultation highlights importance of forestry to climate crisis

21/10/2022

Tenth Annual Green Ribbon Walk And Talk Campaign

04/08/2022

Book Online For Beyond The Trees Avondale

21/07/2022

Coillte And Fire Service Personnel Tackle Forest Fire At Crone Woods County Wicklow

19/07/2022

President Michael D. Higgins Opens ‘Beyond The Trees Avondale’, A Unique New Visitor Destination In Coillte’s Avondale Forest Park, Co. Wicklow

06/07/2022

Public Consultation Open On Coillte’s Strategic Vision For Its Future Forest Estate

25/05/2022

Coillte’s Record Financial Performance In 2021 Shaped By Strong Global Demand For Timber And Resultant Strong Pricing

29/04/2022

Coillte Launches New Forestry Strategic Vision To Optimise Its Contribution To Ireland’s Climate Targets

21/04/2022

The Tree Council Of Ireland And Coillte Kick-Off Ireland’s National Tree Week 2022

21/03/2022

Foresters Of The Future: Coillte Partners With Kilkenny Based Duiske College To Give Students An Insight Into Woodland Work

16/03/2022

The Tree Council Of Ireland And Coillte Officially Launch Ireland’s National Tree Week 2022

10/03/2022

Coillte/HSE/Western Forestry Co-Op/Sligo County Council And Minister Pippa Hackett Turns Sod On Cloonamahon Native Woodland Park

21/02/2022

Coillte And The Environmental Education Unit Of An Taisce Announce The Delivery Of Six Outdoor Based Forest Classrooms

02/02/2022

Coillte Are Proud To Announce A New Partnership With The Trinity Centre For People With Intellectual Disabilities

28/01/2022

Trinity, UCD And Coillte Team Up To Examine Multiple Benefits Of Forests And Enhance Sustainable Management Of Woodlands

10/12/2021

Coillte devotes over 220k acres to biodiversity

18/10/2021

Coillte Announces Support For The Task Force On Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

13/10/2021

Coillte Celebrates National Tree Day

07/10/2021

90% of Irish adults don’t know the Irish forestry industry can supply enough wood to build over #44,000 new Irish homes p.a.

21/09/2021

85% Irish adults concerned about global warming 

07/09/2021

Top 5 Coillte forests for view seeking walkers/hikers this summer

09/08/2021

Top 5 Coillte forests for thrillseekers this summer

30/07/2021

Top 5 Coillte forests for family friendly, low cost summer staycations, day trips & visits

29/07/2021

Coillte and Fáilte Ireland commence redevelopment of Avondale forest park

31/05/2021

Coillte Reveal Most Illegally Dumped Items

07/05/2021

Coillte's 2020 financial year shaped by Coivd-19 and forestry licensing crisis

30/04/2021

Forestry works now underway for redevelopment of Coillte's Avondale forest park. 

21/04/2021

Coillte welcomes National Tree Week 2021

22/03/2021

Visitor numbers triple to Coillte's local forests during Covid-19 lockdown

16/02/2021

Coillte gift native trees to EcoUNESCO young environmentalist award winners

04/12/2020

Coillte's forests remain open during Covid-19 level 5 restrictions

23/10/2020

National awareness campaign launched to combat littering

06/08/2020

Coillte's welcomes announcement that 2100 hecatres of Atlantic blanket bog to be re-wetted

24/07/2020

All forest parks open under phase two of Covid-19 restrictions

08/06/2020

Strong performance for Coillte in 2019 despite challenges

29/05/2020

No charge at Coillte forest car parks as phase 1 of Government roadmap begins

21/05/2020

Coillte and the NPWS using drones to fight forest fires

13/05/2020

Fall in visitors to Coillte forests since enhanced Covid-19 restrictions

09/04/2020

National Tree Week 2020 postponed

13/03/2020

National Coillte and Science Foundation Ireland to plant 30,000 trees for science week 2019

11/11/2019

Coillte announces appointment of Imelda Hurley as new CEO

22/10/2019

Have your say on Coillte Nature's Dublin mountains forest conversion

30/09/2019

Coillte announces appointment of Imelda Hurley as new CEO

 

Coillte delivers record financial performance in 2018

1 May 2019

 

Coillte and ESB enter bilateral discussions to explore partnership opportunity on renewable energy

12 February 2019

Coillte announces the successful sale of our share of our operating Wind Farms to Greencoat Renewables

11 September 2018

Coillte announces record revenues and operating cash for 2017

27 April 2018

Coillte announce the commencement of a process for the sale of wind farm assets

22 March 2018

Update from Coillte regarding issues with farm forestry partners

07 February 2018

Coillte appoints financial advisers to explore partnership/joint venture models as it seeks to maximise its role in Ireland's Renewable Energy Sector

19 October 2017

Storm Ophelia - Coillte Urges Forest Users to Exercise Extreme Caution

17 October 2017

Storm Ophelia - Coillte Forests Remain Closed to the Public on Tuesday, 17th October

16 October 2017

Storm Ophelia - Public Urged to Stay Away from Fallen Trees

16 October 2017

Storm Ophelia - All Coillte Forests Closed to Public Monday, 16th October

15 October 2017

MEDITE SMARTPLY launch new, customer driven website

24 July 2017

Coillte announces record earnings of €98.3m for 2016

11 May 2017

Update - Forest Fire at Cloosh Valley

11 May 2017

Update - Forest Fire at Cloosh Valley

10 May 2017

Regional Emergency Response is in Operation at Cloosh Valley, County Galway

09 May 2017

Coillte Fighting Major Forest Fire at Cloosh Valley, County Galway

08 May 2017

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny Marks Major Contract Between Coillte and Treemetrics

April 2017

Minister Michael Creed T.D. Launches Coillte Premium Partners

April 2017

Coillte Announces €68 million Partnership Deal with Accsys Technologies and BP

March 2017

€200m European Investment Bank Funding for Forestry

February 2017

Minister Creed opens new SmartPly Facility 

December 2016 

Coillte and Fáilte Ireland Partnership

December 2016