The Irish Times20d
Ireland is waging a war on trees at a time when we need more of them
That means the beautiful trees I wanted to visit are locked behind a fence. Ireland must be one of the few countries in Europe where you must consciously journey to visit mature trees. Coillte’s ...
The Irish Times21d
‘Ireland, more than other countries, ought to be a country of trees’
These words, written 127 years ago this month by Lady Augusta Gregory, acquired renewed resonance after January’s Storm Éowyn fatally uprooted tens of thousands of trees across Ireland.
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10 Things to Know About... Trees
When it comes to trees, Ireland has deep roots. Forests once covered a massive 80% of Ireland’s land surface and there were laws protecting certain trees. Characters in early Medieval Irish alphabets ...