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Significant damage to a local salmanoid river by Coillte at this site in North Leitrim some time ago. Just need to stick to quality practices understand the damage /harm & measures to avoid and stop it. Hopefully not just getting cover for mistakes fisheriesireland.ie/news/press-rel…

At our meeting with Michael Healy-Rae He stated that Gov cannot interfere in private property rights or tell people what to do or not to do related to forestry on their own properties. Now it seems Gov will give ESB Networks that right over private property? m.independent.ie/irish-news/new…

Impression is that forest owners are farmers. Local Farmers own small areas of forestry they don't plant the whole of the farm. almost all farms being sold are going to investors & includes farmers with € from outside #Leitrim not living or farming here agriland.ie/farming-news/w…

Save Leitrim This is a vital issue to solve for Ireland. Even SAFER in France, with considerable powers since 1960s could not prevent continuing land ownership consolidation or guarantee access to land for all young and new entrants to farming. Family farms are the rootstuff of Ireland

We are not the only ones talking and taking action about the impact of cumulative and high afforestation levels.

A Hen harrier performing a sky dance amidst a sea of sitka spruce. A scene that conveys the total devastation that we have wrought on nature in this country. Nature restoration isnt just a legal obligation its a moral obligation.

FOE Certainly not the case that things have changed. Cumulative plantation for timber in #Leitrim +is continuing & pushing out people, farmers & damaging our environment & biodiversity. Michael Healy-Rae Acknowledges this but it's "plant 🌲 baby 🌲plant" for him. limerickleader.ie/news/sponsored…

how much is Coillte ativities, felling, replanting, afforestation costing the rural communities and dwellers in #Leitrim & elsewhere. For instance. No repairs to damaged roads/ bridges, from overloaded haulage. Power outages on a regular basis, communities loosing people

Government is now speaking out of both sides of its mouth. Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine proceeding with GAEC2 to hit farmers while Michael Healy-Rae Is advocating plantation on peatlands to profit the investors & timber industry. Should not even be replanting 🌲 on peatlands m.independent.ie/farming/news/m…

Save Leitrim Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Healy-Rae Wonder what will happen when forest felling licence comes up & neighbour sees application to replant on peat soils he sees on his GAEC maps next door? Won’t wash

This map & tool for windblow in 🌲 plantations from storms Darragh & Eowyn clearly shows that the shallow, wet, mineral soils of south #Leitrim are most unsuitable for afforestation & are not sustainable sites for plantation timber production Michael Healy-Rae coford.ie/toolsservices/…

It is now clear that Irelands plantation 🌲 plan has nothing to do with climate change or GHG Green mitigation but is all about enriching investors, profits & return on investment to the timber industry & vested interests. Looked after by Michael Healy-Rae independent.ie/irish-news/gre…

This is another impact of large scale cumulative poorly planned plantation greed. Set back for fire risk must now be put in place from homes farms roads other infrastructure. Michael Healy-Rae Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon Marian Harkin Irish Farmers Journal roscommonherald.ie/news/homes-bei…

Another taxpayer funded "investment" Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Forest service Michael Healy-Rae up in smoke adding to GHG emissions & particulate pollution. Who will cover the costs? How can insurance companies cover "forestry" now given the windblow & now this? FBD Insurance facebook.com/share/1ChajJox…

Mainly plantation 🌲 investors backed by grants, premia & tax breaks from Michael Healy-Rae Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine that is blocking our young people from accessing land to farm in #Leitrim & the west. We need a proper land use plan not just to be a 🌲sacrifice zone leitrimobserver.ie/news/farming--…

And do you know what ESB Networks is right. What isn't storm proof is all the cumulative plantation forestry licensed by Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Healy-Rae which is falling on the lines. Where were all the major outages? where there is too much 🌲🌲 Michael Healy-Rae needs to sort it now.