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McConalogue rules out ash dieback compensation
Declan O’Brien
Minister McConalogue also insisted that farmers will have to replant lands affected by ash dieback.
24 May 2023 News
Spotlight on Coillte forestry partnerships
Heavy criticism of Coillte’s forestry partnerships is delivered at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture.
17 May 2023 Forestry
In pictures: producing 60,000t of wood pellets in Enniskillen
Renewables editor Stephen Robb recently visited Ireland’s largest sawmill, Balcas, which produces some 60,000t of wood pellets and a range of sawn timber products using Irish timber.
ICMSA warn against changing land-leasing tax breaks
Targeting land-leasing tax breaks towards tillage farmers will have serious negative consequences for smaller dairy farmers, ICMSA claimed.
14 May 2023 News
Coillte facing legal action from landowners
The landowners are believed to be unhappy with the manner in which their plantations have been managed.
3 May 2023 News
Landowners cautioned on doubling leasing reliefs
Tax consultant Declan McEvoy warned that landowners who look to maximise leasing reliefs could be storing up serious capital gains taxes.
3 May 2023 News
English farmer gets 12-month jail sentence for destroying protected river
A land owner in Herefordshire has been sentenced to 12 months in prison and ordered to pay £600,000 over the destruction of a river.
24 April 2023 News
Farm renewable opportunities just getting started
Stephen Robb previews this springs special Renewable Energy focus feature which aims to shine a light on the potential renewable energy opportunities for farmers.
19 April 2023 Renewables
SAC designations are legally sound - Department of Housing
A legal opinion from the EU’s advocate general Tamara Capeta has questioned the ratification process used to designate tens of thousands of hectares of farmland.
19 April 2023 News
Understanding your options in an option agreement
Agricultural law specialist and solicitor James Staines highlights key considerations for landowners who have entered into or been approached by renewable developers to enter into an option agreement.
19 April 2023 Renewables
Farmer advice for appealing land tax to An Bord Pleanála
Farmers still unhappy with the determination of their local authority to zone their land as eligible under the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) can now appeal to An Bord Pleanála.
9 April 2023 News
New compensation payments agreed between IFA, ESB and Eirgrid
The IFA, ESB and Eirgrid have reached a new agreement on new build projects on 110kV and 220kV overhead electricity lines for landowners.
5 April 2023 News