The sale of Ireland’s Public forest rights, managed by Coillte has featured prominently in the media of late. The Government is poised to make an imminent decision regards the sale of these rights. The Public have been informed their decision will be based on the recommendations of New Era, a body set up by the same government to asess the potential sale of Public assets to pay the debts of bankers and speculators.
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A call by the Woodland league for the prevention of privitisation of Ireland s ‘forests’ and for a New Forestry Policy for Ireland. Save Irelands Forests, Avondale, Co. Wicklow

Listen to Andrew St Ledger debating with Andrew Doyle of the Oireachtas Agriculture committee on the relative (non!) merits of selling off our public assets to foreign speculators
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Listen to Andrew St Ledger interview on Radio 1 discussing Archangel’s donation of giant redwood clones for planting in Ireland (more info on our Facebook page)
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Andrew St Ledger speaks on radio show discussing the sale of the harvesting rights
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UK government backing away from plans to sell their Public Forests
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Call for an Independent Inquiry into Coillte Public Forest Asset Stripping
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Martin Ferris has called on Minister Simon Coveney to use his position as Director of Coillte to prevent the company selling over 1,000 acres of forestry land in Donegal.
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Coillte Continue Privatisation Policy with Sale of 1000 acres in Donegal
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Woodland League Statement in Relation to the Impact Campaign Save Our Forests
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