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Pictured above are Gerard Murphy, Managing Director of Coillte, with local Coillte management team of Izabela Witkowska, Colm Lyons and Kieran Quirke<\/p>\n
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Coillte\u2019s Curragh Chase forest park was voted the winner of the National RDS forestry awards under the Multipurpose Forestry category.<\/p>\n
The Multipurpose Forestry category is open to individuals and organisations that are expanding or developing existing or new forest habitats through natural and environmentally sensitive methods. Judges will take into account the planning and management of the area, ecological awareness, social benefit, silviculture methods, control of grazing animals and invasive species, as well as sensitive felling and thinning.<\/p>\n
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Coillte’s Curragh Chase Forest Park is located within a 25 mile radius west of Limerick city between Foynes and Kildimo, with the Shannon Estuary to the north and the well-known tourist village of Adare to the south.\u00a0The most obvious feature of Curragh Chase forest park is the dominance of the fa\u00e7ade of the Old Mansion or Curragh Chase House. Curragh Chase House was the home of the De-Vere family for almost three hundred years dating from 1657. The house was destroyed in a fire in 1941 the shell of the original period house still stands on the site overlooking the lake.<\/p>\n
Orienteering, playgrounds, dog walking, multi-access activities make Curragh Chase a popular destination for all types of visitors and is much loved by people in the local area.\u00a0 Curragh Chase Caravan & Camping operates within the Park also\u00a0and provides a wonderful setting for camper vans and tents for those\u00a0who wish to find a base close to the Wild Atlantic Way.<\/p>\n