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Forestry in Ireland not environmentally sustainable

Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara has told the Dáil that farmers are being prevented from harvesting forestry they plant and there is no incentive to replace monoculture Sitka Spruce plantations with something more sustainable.

Farmer payments under Burren Programme commence

Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett, has announced the commencement of payments to farmers under the Burren Programme.
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