Level of support for farmers impacted by ash dieback 'totally insufficient'
It is over a decade since the first case of ash dieback in Ireland was detected in Co Leitrim.
The level of support offered to farmers impacted by ash dieback has been "totally insufficient" and has added to the "distress and frustration" they have experienced, the Irish Farmers' Association has said.
Addressing a conference focused on the disease - which is now widespread throughout the country - IFA president Tim Cullinan said that the treatment of farmers affected "has been hugely damaging to farmer confidence in forestry".
