2023: Ireland's Department of Agriculture spent €73.8m on forestry, with 54% broadleaves exceeding conifer planting for the first time, primarily in Roscommon and Galway.

2023 saw €73.8m spent by Ireland's Department of Agriculture on forestry, with 54% of planted forests being broadleaves, marking the first time this exceeded conifer planting. Roscommon and Galway had the most significant afforestation. Employment in forestry fell from 2,468 in 2016 to 2,138 in 2022, while grants have been paid to 24,000 landowners to establish new forestry since 1980.

June 28, 2024
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