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Trees and Forests : Woodlands in the Irish Landscape Attendance cost (includes lunch etc): €25 (Members €20) ; Students €5 This event is worth 30 CPD points to participants on the Society of Irish Forester's CPD programme
Enrolment from 9.30am
10.15–11.00 Prof. Áine Ní Dhubháin, UCD A history of Irish forestry – 1900 to date
11.00–11.45 Michael Somers, Teagasc Seán MacBride and the development of Irish forestry
11.45–12.00 Coffee/tea
12.00–12.45 Malcolm Beatty, Charted Forester Reflections on forestry in Northern Ireland
12.45–13.15 AGM, Agricultural History Society of Ireland
13.15–14.15 Lunch (in house: tea/coffee and sandwiches will be available at the venue; incl. in registration fee)
14.15-15.00 Dr Fiona Beglane, IT Sligo Forests, chases and rights of free warren in medieval Ireland, AD 1169–c. AD 1399
15.00–15.45 Dr Richard Walsh, Teagasc Silvicultural advancements: species choice and management
15.45 Wrap up. Jim McAdam (Chairman, AHSI)