Rural Life
An Irish MEP has claimed that county councils "totally ignore" best practice when it comes to...
Environment
Teagasc has provided a timely reminder of the key factors to consider when cutting hedges this...
Leitrim County Council is now taking applications for its Hedge Cutting Grant Scheme, which is open...
With the beginning of hedge-cutting season today (September 1), Hedgerows Ireland is calling for...
Members of An Garda Síochána in Co. Donegal have issued a reminder that hedge-cutting season...
Clare County Council has said that it is complementing its hedge cutting programme this autumn by...
Independent Ireland councillor for Ballyjamesduff - Cootehill, Shane P O’Reilly has said that the...
N.Ireland
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland has issued a...
Hedgerows Ireland secretary Alan Moore has claimed that every year there is "unnecessary confusion"...
Hedge cutting is prohibited between March 1 and August 31 under Section 40 of the Wildlife Act...
The government has been urged today (Tuesday, June 24) to revisit the current seasonal ban on hedge...
A tree surgeon in Northern Ireland has been fined £27,500 for a health and safety breach arising...
Fianna Fáil TD for Kerry, Michael Cahill has called for a grant to be given to landowners to...
The Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien has said that any grant scheme for hedge cutting is a...
The Green Party is calling on government to make available a central fund to local authorities for...
BirdWatch Ireland is calling on the public to adhere to the hedge cutting laws protecting wild...
Agri-Business
The public has been urged to protect nesting birds as the close period for hedge cutting and hedge...
Forestry
A Fine Gael TD is due to raise the issue of setback distances in relation to forestry in the Dáil...
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) is seeking an extension to the...
A derogation on tree felling and hedge cutting for certain areas is needed this March to be...
The government has been urged to consider an extension to the current deadline for hedge cutting,...
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is calling on farmers and landowners to cut overgrown hedges at...
Senator Victor Boyhan has called for support under the road acts to be provided to farmers, who...
