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A person in a blue shirt and orange helmet laying a hedge using an axe. In the background, there is a grassy field and trees.

Introduction to Hedge Laying – Tinamuck, Co. Offaly

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Course: Introduction to Hedge LayingTrainer: Eamonn McLoughlinLocation: Tinamuck, Co. OffalyDates: 29th November 2025Time: 9.30-3.30 pm Hedge laying is an ancient skill, involving a rejuvenative process that keeps the hedgerow young and vigorous indefinitely. It is considered the optimum form of management for our native hedgerows and it is hard to overstate its value in preserving habitats for our threatened […]

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Press Release: Sign our Open Letter to Stop Fireblight

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Hedgerows Ireland, An Taisce, and the Environmental Pillar appeal for signatures on their open letter to Minister McConalogue, asking him to take decisive action on the risk of Fireblight in Ireland. Fireblight is a bacterial disease that may result in the removal of Ireland’s emblematic Hawthorn hedgerows if allowed to spread. Its other common host

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A Novice at the 44th National Hedgelaying Championships, UK

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Written by Sonja Moore, a Director of Hedgerows Ireland. The possibility of attending a hedge laying championship in Stanford Hall to watch, learn and understand different kinds of hedge laying proved to be a very rewarding experience. Especially for one who had never laid a hedge, only tried her hand on the few unfortunate young

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Hedgerows Ireland Submission – EIA Review

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Dáil Eireann, 23rd May 2023: Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, announced a review of Ireland’s Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations. These Regulations are designed to protect nature and our environment by requiring landowners to go through screening and an Environmental Impact Assessment for particular projects. Projects may include restructuring rural land (e.g. removing hedgerows or stone walls),

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Introducing Our New Name!

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Yes! We have changed our name to Hedgerows Ireland! The Hedge Laying Association of Ireland – which has existed since 2004 – will have a new identity. We’re not abandoning our purpose, activities or our members. Instead, we’re recognising a need which has become more apparent – and which better reflects our core purpose. Our Constitution provides that

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