Local authority restarts giant hogweed control programme in Tipperary

Farming advisers will contact farmers in affected areas to assist them in applying for funding to support the implementation of additional measures

Specialised contractors will survey the affected area along sections of the Toem, Cappawhite and Cahernahallia tributaries of the upper Mulkear/Dead River catchment in the Cappawhite area and plan treatment. 

The giant hogweed control programme to improve water quality has recommenced in west Tipperary.

The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), through its Farming for Water EIP project, is recommencing the action plan to control the spread of, and eradicate, a giant hogweed infestation in West Tipperary and also to improve water quality in the locality.