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May, 10, 2021: Construction works to begin for Avondale house and forest park redevelopment. Coillte, in partnership with Fáilte Ireland, are pleased to announce the commencement of construction works to re-develop Avondale Forest Park and House into a state-of-the-art visitor destination in the coming weeks. With the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions on non-essential construction the &hellip
Coillte is pleased to announce that all Coillte carparks will open at 04:00 AM on Saturday, May 8th 2021 in support of the annual Pieta House Darkness Into Light event. This year, as participants cannot gather at their usual Darkness Into Light locations, supporters are being asked instead to take part in the event at a time and &hellip
Works will begin again this week to clear the invasive rhododendron from the wonderful alluvial woodland in the northern section of Hazelwood Forest, an Annex I priority habitat. This is a slow careful process in which the rhododendron shrubs are cut, the branches chipped and stumps treated to prevent resprouting. Work is commencing now so &hellip
Coillte’s 2020 Financial year shaped by Covid-19 and forestry licensing crisis Revenues of €285m and EBITDA of €66m in 2020 Competition Authority approval for new renewable energy joint venture development company with ESB Record visits to Coillte’s forests during the Pandemic – top 50 forests experienced a c.40% increase in visitor numbers to 2.2m &hellip
Status Orange HIGH National Forest Fire Risk Warning in place until Monday April 26th Fire Risk predicted to peak on Friday April 23rd. Landowners and the public should avoid all outdoor fires and other open ignition sources. All land owners urged to obey restrictions in place for land burning. The Department of Agriculture, Food &hellip
Status Orange HIGH National Forest Fire Risk Warning in place until Monday April 19th Fire Risk predicted to peak on Friday April 16th. Landowners and the public should avoid all outdoor fires and other open ignition sources. All land owners urged to obey restrictions in place for land burning. The Department of Agriculture, Food &hellip