Minister Hackett Chairs Fifth Forestry Policy Group Meeting
The Minister of State for Forestry, Senator Pippa Hackett last Thursday chaired the fifth meeting of the Forestry Policy Group which oversees the implementation...
Forest Bioeconomy Breakfast Seminar
Growing the Irish Forest Bioeconomy
Breakfast Seminar
Wednesday 21st March 8:30 am to 10:30 am
Sustainable Nation, Dublin Docklands Building
Coillte is delighted to introduce this exciting breakfast...
RHS scientists record first rockrose prickly leaf beetle in the UK
The discovery of the rockrose prickly leaf beetle (Dicladispa testacea) is the first time the species has been recorded in Britain. It was identified...
Coillte and NPWS host Biodiversity Information Day on raised bog restoration
Coillte and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, hosted a Biodiversity Information Day in...
COVID-19 – The Opportunity to Rescue and Develop our Horticulture Industry? – Stiofán Nutty
COVID-19 has had a profound effect on our lives and is set to do so for many months ahead. So far during the crisis,...
€1.69 million in funding for research into peat alternative announced
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Horticulture, Senator Pippa Hackett, has welcomed the...
German Political Storm around Glyphosate Issue
Donal Denvir, Düsseldorf Office, Bord Bia – Irish Food Board
A major political row has erupted in Germany around the use of the herbicide, glyphosate....
BBC – Future – How weeds help fight climate change
Most people see weeds as a problem. But one farmer has found they can help make dry, damaged land lush again – not to...
Dee Sewell asks Why People Are Freaking Out About the Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird: Image by Frank Hecker Alamy
A few posts have popped into my Facebook timeline recently asking questions about the Harlequin Ladybird (H. axyridis),...
Conference on bee health: how research can contribute to risk assessment
EFSA is co-hosting with the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) a scientific conference on bee health focusing on...
