Ian Egan

Ian Egan Ian Egan Tel: 087 119 2365 Email: ian@newgenforestry.ie Ian is the company’s in-house Ecologist, Ian has a MSc in Wildlife Conservation & Management from University College Dublin and a BSc in Wildlife Biology from the Institute of Technology Tralee. Ian...

Shane Ahern

Shane Ahern Shane Ahern Tel: 087 246 3699 Email: shane@newgenforestry.ie A native of Waterford, Shane is the NewGen forester based in the South of the country. Shane graduated from Waterford Institute of technology in 2021 with a master’s degree in forestry. Since...

NewGen CEO’s big plan to grow native Irish Trees

John O’Reilly has spent 30 years making a living out of forestry but doesn’t just see timber as a commodity. He has always been a big nature lover. “That would have been my primary driver on day one,” he says of his career choice....

Nearly one-third of all oak species threatened with extinction, report says

Nearly one-third of all oak species threatened with extinction, report says Nearly one-third of all oak species (31%) are considered threatened with extinction, according to a new report. Of all 430 species of oaks, the highest number of species under threat are found...

Plant trees, sure. But to save the climate, we should also cut them down

Plant trees, sure. But to save the climate, we should also cut them down Democrats have set their sights on passing major climate legislation, but with a razor-thin majority in Congress, they need to look for common ground with Republicans. One of the most promising...

Public consultation on new EU Forest Strategy

 As part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission has launched an online public consultation on the development of a new EU Forest Strategy. The strategy, which the commission will adopt later this year, will build on the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030,...