Coillte unveils plan for 100,000 hectares of new forests by 2050

Move aims to support the delivery of one-third of Ireland's afforestation target and create a carbon sink of 18m tonnes of CO2

Coillte said that through its plan, the creation of 1,200 direct and indirect jobs would be supported in rural communities.

Coillte on Thursday unveiled a plan to grow 100,000 hectares of new forests by 2050.

The move aims to support the delivery of one-third of Ireland's afforestation target and create a carbon sink of 18 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2).