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# Timber

Want to break a world record for throwing a Christmas tree?

Get ready for this year’s competition, taking place on 8 January.

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Dec 30th 2016, 5:41 PM

# Appiness

Fancy a puck-about this evening? There could soon be an app for that

Think of it as Timber for athletes

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Jun 25th 2015, 5:00 PM

# trees need love too

Which tree is the most loveable one in Ireland? We'll know by tomorrow

Voting is currently taking place in the National Tree Huggers contest.

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Oct 30th 2014, 7:30 AM

# Ash Cloud

Clash of the Ash (Wednesday): 15 hurleys that paid for their sins

When commitment and sport combine, wood is liable to shatter.

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Mar 5th 2014, 6:03 PM

# it's going down

Here is a no-Pitbull version of Timber you can enjoy without guilt

It’s goin’ down, I’m yellin’ Timber!

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Feb 7th 2014, 8:15 AM

Voices

Column: Upcoming EU timber regulations are two steps behind environmental reality

The chopping, fudging and importing of illegally harvested timber is likely to continue; and a holistic solution to sustainable forestry management is still a long way off, writes Dermot McNally.

Mar 1st 2013, 7:00 PM

# coillte

'2,500 jobs jeopardised' by sale of Coillte's harvesting rights - report

The Irish Timber Council, representing the country’s sawmills, says that the entire industry is at risk from the proposed sell-off of harvesting rights on Coillte forests.

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Feb 26th 2013, 2:30 PM

# Biodiversity

Ireland now has the 'second-smallest' forest area in Europe

Just 10 per cent of Ireland’s land is now forest – one of the smallest in Europe proportionally – which experts say will have a substantial impact on biodiversity.

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Aug 30th 2012, 6:45 AM

# Timber

Taking stick: Saffrons to sing as hurling championship opens

Antrim need to avoid old frustrations to overcome Westmeath in Mullingar while there may be a surprise on the cards when Laois visit Carlow

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May 18th 2012, 1:34 PM