SERIOUS concerns have been raised among the farming community about plans by government to allow a UK investment company to fund the purchase of Irish farmland for forestry and private forestry plantations in partnership with Coillte. At present Donegal has some 900 privately owned forest plots. Farmers and foresters across the country are objecting to the […]
Bones found in Ballybofey forest identified as animal
AN investigation has found that bones discovered in a forest area in Ballybofey yesterday are not human. Gardai have confirmed that the bones are those of an animal. The area had been sealed off and Gardaí and the state pathologists carried out an investigation into the discovery which was made yesterday (Wednesday). Advertisement A Garda […]