Minister for Agriculture, Food and the MarineThe minister for agriculture, food and the marine (Irish: An tAire Talmhaíochta, Bia, Iascaigh agus Mara) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The current minister for agriculture, food and the marine is Martin Heydon.
Minister for Finance (Ireland)The minister for finance (Irish: An tAire Airgeadais) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland. The minister for finance leads the Department of Finance and is responsible for all financial and monetary matters of the state; and is considered the second most important member of the Government of Ireland, after the Taoiseach. The current office holder is Simon Harris, TD; he is assisted by one minister of state, Robert Troy, TD.State-sponsored bodies of the Republic of IrelandA State-Sponsored Body is the name given in Ireland to a state-owned enterprise (a government-owned corporation), that is to say, a commercial business which is beneficially owned, either completely or majority, by the Irish Government. Each state-sponsored body has a sponsor Minister who acts as shareholder, either independently, or in conjunction with the Minister for Finance, who may also be a shareholder.
Government of IrelandThe Government of Ireland (Irish: Rialtas na hÉireann) is the executive authority of Ireland, headed by the taoiseach, the head of government. The government – also known as the cabinet – is composed of ministers, each of whom must be a member of the Oireachtas, which consists of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.
NewtownmountkennedyNewtownmountkennedy (Irish: Baile an Chinnéidigh, meaning 'Kennedy's town') is a small town in County Wicklow, Ireland. It developed within the historic townland of Ballygarny (Irish: Baile Ó gCearnaigh) (now Mount Kennedy Demesne), although all that remains is a motte where a church, graveyard and a castle or tower house once stood just 0.85 km (0.53 mi) north of the town.
Republic of IrelandCountry in Northwestern EuropeIreland (Irish: Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in Northwestern Europe. It consists of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million. Its capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island, with a population of over 1.5 million. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.
BiodiversityVariety and variability of life formsBiodiversity is the variability of life on Earth. It can be measured on various levels, for example, genetic variability, species diversity, ecosystem diversity, and phylogenetic diversity. Diversity is not distributed evenly on Earth — it is greater in the tropics as a result of the warm climate and high primary productivity in the region near the equator.List of forests in IrelandThe area of national forest estate in Ireland has increased to approximately 700,000 hectares as a result of a significant increase in private forest development in the mid-1980s, with the introduction of grant schemes funded by the EU aimed at encouraging private land owners, mainly farmers, to become involved in forestry. Of this, approximately 45% is in private ownership and 55% is in the ownership of Coillte.McCarthy Report
Avondale ForestAvondale Forest is a wooded estate in County Wicklow, Ireland, on the west bank of the River Avonmore. The forest is located on the demesne of Avondale House which was built in 1777 by Samuel Hayes who planted thousands of trees on the estate. The forest park includes an exotic tree trail, canopy walkways and an arboretum.Forestry EnglandForestry England is a division of the Forestry Commission, responsible for managing and promoting publicly owned forests in England. Forest Enterprise, the precursor to Forestry England, was originally formed as a Great Britain-wide organization in 1996. With the advent of devolution to Scotland and Wales, Forest Enterprise was on 1 April 2003 split into Forest Enterprise England, Forest Enterprise Scotland, and Forest Enterprise Wales.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.