Celebrating 30 Years in Business

Western Forestry Co-op has 30 years experience in advising landowners on forestry. The Co-op was established in 1985 by the Dairy Co-operatives in Western Counties in response to a need for support services for landowners considering forestry. Since that time the Co-op has afforested thousands of acres along the Western seaboard and is the largest and longest established forestry co-operative providing professional forestry services that include forest establishment, forest management planning, harvesting, forest roads and a forest insurance scheme.

The Co-op ethos of strength, transparency and openness are our foundation. The needs of forest owners and the advantages of forestry in rural communities are the foundation of the Western Forestry Co-op. Our team of professional foresters have vast experience in all aspects of forest management and our forestry development advisors are available locally.

For more information please contact us.

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Information Evenings

Western Forestry Co-op are holding a series of information evenings in the following places.

Park Hotel, Kiltimagh, County Mayo @ 8pm on Wednesday 25th January.
Focus Family Resource Centre, Killeshandra, County Cavan @ 8pm on Thursday 26th January.
Cawleys Hotel, Tubbercurry Sligo @ 8pm on Wednesday 1st February.
Rafterys Oakland Hotel, Glenamaddy @ 8pm on Wednesday 8th February.

The focus of the evening is to inform landowners, farmers and forest owners about the generous grants and benefits of forestry in the area.

Admission is free and refreshments will be provided.

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Forestry Service Promotional Videos

The Department of Agriculture have produced a series of promotional videos for the Forestry Service. Please click HERE for more information.

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Tullamore Show - Sunday 14th August 2016

Western Forestry Co-op attended the Tullamore Show on Sunday 14th August. A great time was had by all. The sky was cloudy but thankfully the rain stayed away and the temperature steadied at around 20 degrees.

Once again, plenty of people called to the stand to enquire about forestry. Our Harvester Joe McManus was very popular with many people watching his chainsaw sharpening demonstration, and enter our free draw to win a chainsaw.

“Our Tullamore Winner”

Congratulations to competition winner Thomas J Loonam – Attinkee, Banagher. Co. Offaly

Thomas J Loonam Victor Barber

Western Forestry Co-op Operations Manager Victor Barber (right) presenting Tullamore winner Thomas J. Loonam his chainsaw.

VIP visit to our stand at the Tullamore Show.

VIP Visit Tullamore Show

In picture (left to right) Colm Gilheaney - Forester (Leitrim/Cavan/Longford). Victor Barber - Operations Manager. Noreen Barrett - Financial Manager. , Andrew Doyle TD -Minister of State for Food, Forestry and Horticulture. Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD - Minister for State in Health Promotion.

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Leitrim Farm success on display for Ministerial visit

In July the Western Forestry Co-op was delighted to welcome Minister of State for Forestry Mr Andrew Doyle TD to Leitrim where he visited an afforestation site planted by Western Forestry Co-op (by local co-op forester and Ballinamore native Colm Gilheaney) for local farmer Sean Creamer outside Ballinamore, Co Leitrim. The Minister was attending meetings in Drumshanbo with local farmers to discuss issues relating to forestry and farming in the county.

Please click here to read full article.

Sean Creamer Minister of State Mr. Andrew Doyle and Marina Conway