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Growing the Irish Forest Bioeconomy Breakfast Seminar Wednesday 21st March 8:30am to 10:30am Sustainable Nation, Dublin Docklands Building Coillte is delighted to introduce this exciting breakfast seminar communicating the key role that irish Forests will play in the new emerging Bioeconomy. The gross output of the Irish forest sector is set to double by &hellip
This week, March 4th to 11th is National Tree Week. Each year, organised by the Tree Council and supported by Coillte, National Tree Week hosts a range of events nationwide to celebrate trees. The theme for this year’s National Tree Week is ‘Just Plant’. The aim of National Tree Week is to encourage &hellip
The Galway Wind Park Local Community Fund opens for applications on Friday 16 March. Come along to our information evenings to find out more! Wednesday 14 March; 4-8pmThe Boat Inn, Main Street, Oughterard Thursday 15 March; 4-8pmKillannin Community Centre, Rosscahill SSE and Coillte are set to launch their new Local Community Fund for Galway &hellip
The Galway Wind Park Delivery Team, consisting of SSE, Coillte and Roadbridge, scooped two prestigious trophies at the 2018 Green Awards in Dublin on Tuesday night (20th February 2018). The team first picked up the Green Construction Award, before taking home the big one – the overall award for Green Business of the Year. The &hellip
UPDATE FROM COILLTE REGARDING ISSUES WITH FARM FORESTRY PARTNERS Vast Majority of 630 farm partnerships working well Review of contracts shows that there are no cases where farm partners have not been paid what they are due Communication with all farm partners will be improved and a new level of transparency on calculations and payments &hellip
SSE and Coillte’s 169MW Galway Wind Park can power every home in Galway and will offset over 220,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions. The 169MW Galway Wind Park, co-developed by SSE and Coillte in Connemara’s Cloosh Valley, has entered commercial operation and is now Ireland’s largest and best performing wind farm, generating more green energy than &hellip