Events

2024 Events:

SETU 3rd year Forestry students visit to Wexford depot for woodchip analysis – 13th March 2024
Information session on the new Forestry Programme 2023 – 2027 in the Rhu Glenn, organised in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and Teagasc.- 24th January 2024

2023 Events:

Native tree seed collection, plant sourcing and supply with Woodlands of Ireland at None So Hardy Nursery, Altamount gardens and Ballintemple Nursery – 27th July 2023
Waterford AGM with site visit and Teagasc in Stradbally – 14th June 2023
Forest Owner network meeting with forestry group from Finland in JFK arboretum – 5th June 2023
Visiting group from Penn State University at the depot in Millquarter and Newbawn – 16th May 2023
Society of Irish Foresters AGM, Avondale – 22nd April 2023
SETU Science Careers Day – 31st March 2023
Danone site visit – 11th March 2023

2022 Events:

Danone CEO and board visit to IWP harvesting site – 16th November 2022
CCF training course with ProSilva Ireland in Wicklow – 17-18th November 2022
Woodland Improvement site visits in Camolin and Whitechurch, Co. Wexford – 5th November 2022
Visit to O’Keeffe Sawmills, Lismore, Co. Waterford – 3rd November 2022
International Conifer Conservation Programme project in JFK Arboretum – 27th October 2022
Teagasc Talking Timber in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary – 25th October 2022
A film of one of our 21 KTG events in JFK Arboretum – 20th October 2022: JFK Arboretum event
Site visit to Murray Timber Group’s sawmills in Ballon, Co. Carlow – 11th October 2022
Site visit to Glennon’s Sawmills in Fermoy, Co. Cork – 10th October 2022
Inventory site visit in New Ross, Co. Wexford – 6th October 2022
Inventory site visit in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford – 5th October 2022
Inventory site visit in Kilmoganny, Co. Kilkenny – 4th October 2022
Network meeting with forestry group from Finland in JFK arboretum – 12th September 2022
Waterford AGM in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford – 29th June 2022
Teagasc CCF training in Oakpark, Co. Carlow – 5th May 2022
CCF training course in Curraghchase, Co. Limerick – 27th April 2022
Teagasc CCF training in Oakpark, Co. Carlow – 6th April 2022
CCF field trip in Kilmacthomas and Stradbally, Co. Waterford sites – 27th March 2022
WIT 3rd year Forestry students visit to Wexford depot and harvesting sites – 2nd February 2022

2021 Events:

10 Forestry Solutions webinars– produced in collaboration with Irish Forester Owners, the Society of Irish Foresters and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Filming by Crannog Media

2020 Events:

Teagasc Clinics, Enniscorthy, Kilkenny, Dungarvan – January 2020
Waterford Forest Owners Group AGM, Dungarvan – 4th Feb 2020
All other events were postponed until Covid-19 restrictions were lifted..

2019 Events:

Waterford Forest Owners Group AGM, Dungarvan – 29th Jan 2019
Early management, Durrow, Co. Waterford – 1st May 2019
Talking Timber, Charleville – 11^th June 2019
Talking Timber, Abbeyleix – 13^th June 2019
Birch plantation, Durrow – 19th June 2019
Continuous Cover Forestry Walk, Curraghmore House with Liam Byrne, Pro Silva to discuss development of amenity forestry through sustainable silviculture practices. Followed by AGM- 27th June 2019
Ash dieback event, Callan – 3^rd July 2019
Energy in Agriculture, Gurteen – 20^th August 2019
Forest visit with group representatives to meet forest owners, 12th September 2019
Forestry walks & talks, JFK Arboretum – 9th October 2019
- Many thanks to speakers Kevin Naughton, JFK Aboretum, John Casey, Teagasc and Andy Walsh, Husqvarna and to all the organisations represented at the event: the Forest Service, Teagasc Forestry, Waterford Institute of Technology, Wood Marketing Federation, Murray Timber Group, Laois Sawmills, None So Hardy, Doyle Harvesting, Roland Forestry and Husqvarna – Ballyrue, New Ross.
Teagasc Forest Research Day, Oak Park, Carlow – 16th October 2019
Science week, forest management and bushcraft, Foulksmills 9-10th November 2019 – talk by timber harvester Pat Doyle on the management of the forestry on site, the species planted and end uses of the timber to two scout groups. Other activities included: kick sampling in a river, macroinvertebrates, an assault course, camping, and bushcraft skills
Visit to broadleaf site in Murrintown, Co. Wexford 11^th November – site visit with contractors pre first Woodland Improvement scheme intervention

2018 Events & Training:

Waterford AGM Dungarvan – 8th February 2018
Irish foresters AGM / Tour JFK – 20th April 2018
Talking Timber Brandon House -19th June 2018

2017 Events & Training:

Waterford forest owners group AGM, Dungarvan – 17th February 2017
Site visit to harvested site in Kilmacthomas – 2nd May 2017
Agriforvalor seminar in Thurles – 25th January 2017
AGM in Ballaghtobin House , Callan , Co. Kilkenny – 7th January 2017
Agriculture even ( Energy ) in Gurteen College – 22nd August 2017
Teagasc Event in Mitchelstown -3rd October 2017
Simwood conference in Paris – 13th October 2017
Hardwoods event in Mitchelstown – 24th October 2017

2016 Events & Training:

Visit to Murrays’ Sawmill, Ballon – 7th April 2016
AGM & Forestry Expo, Mullinavat – 16^th June 2016
Bannow & Rathangan Show, Co. Wexford – 14^th July 2016
Dungarvan Show, Co. Waterford – 25^th August 2016
Piltown Show, Co. Kilkenny – 27^th August 2016
Agroforestry, Duncormick – 20th October 2016

2015 Events & Training:

WIT Harvesting & Bioenergy Demonstration- 22nd April 2015
Workshop on wood mobilisation: role of forest cooperatives – 6th May 2015
Timber 2015 Irish Forestry, Woodland & Bio Energy Show – 9th & 10th May 2015
Harvesting Eucalyptus for wood fuel production- 21st May 2015
Forest Measurement & Assessment Following Thinning – 10th June 2015
AGM (Mullinavat) – 18th June 2015
CS30 & CS31 Chainsaw Course (Newbawn, Co. Wexford) – 29th June – 3rd July 2015
Teagasc Talking Timber Event (Tullow, Co. Carlow) – 15th September 2015
Broadleaf Thinning Demonstration (Stradbally, Co. Waterford) – 17th September 2015
Teagasc Conifer Thinning Event (Kilbrin, Co. Cork) – 13th October 2015
Broadleaf Thinning Demonstration (Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny) – 15th October 2015

Events delivered in 2014:

Teagasc Forestry Advisory Clinic – 21st January 2014
Laois Farm Forestry Group information day – 21st March 2014
Bio Energy Conference – 9th April 2014
Teagasc, Coilte & the DAFM – Storm Damaged Forest Demo – 8th April 2014
Creane & Creane Business & Community Awards – 11th April 2014
Harvesting Demonstration – 30th April 2014
UCC Workshop- Deer in Forestry – 7th May 2014
Visit to Corbett’s Farm Broadleaf Plantation- 14th May 2014
Irish Wood Producers Launch, Woodstock – July 10th 2014
Talking Timber Event, Kildalton – 26th August 2014
IFA & Treemetrics Forest Assessor – 27th August 2014 Ballyfin, 18th September 2014 Mullinavat
Teagasc COFORD & Forestry Service Demonstration Broadleaves Thinning – 16th October 2014
SIMWOOD Regional Learning Lab – 30th October 2014

The following training courses were delivered during 2013….

Business Diversification Training Course – Wexford Local Development and Ennis Consulting
Forestry Certification Course – Waterford Institute of Technology
Chainsaw CS30 & CS31 – Tree Care Ireland and IFA Farm Business Skillnet
Timber Measurement – Waterford Institute of Technology and the BioEnergy Association
Safety Information Day – With contributions from Teagasc, Tree Care Ireland, Worrell Harvesting, the Health & Safety Authority and FBD. Safety Information Day Invitation.
Forestry Measurement – Frances McHugh, Teagasc
Energy Crop Management – Teagasc, Oakpark and IFA Farm Business Skillnet