Foresters seek compensation and action on ash dieback
Article by Conor Kane, RTÉ
Forestry growers whose plantations have been hit by ash dieback disease in recent years have called for more Government support to help them clear their land and re-plant.
Ash dieback is a fungal infection first witnessed in Eastern Europe over 20 years ago and detected in Ireland in 2012.
It has wiped out much of the country’s plantations of ash trees.
Over 6,000 farm and forestry families have been affected by the problem, a conference heard today, with thousands of hectares of woodland rendered useless because of dead and infected ash trees.
The conference was held in Thurles and organised by the Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners organisation, with support from other like-minded associations such as Irish Forest Owners and the IFA…
Read the full article on RTÉ – https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0325/1366326-ash-dieback/
