Mr. Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with responsibility for forestry, this week officially launched the RDS-Forest Service Irish Forestry Awards for 2009 at the home of Mr. Joe Barry in Co. Kildare.The launch was held on Mr. Barry’s farm as he was the winner of the 2008 RDS-Forest Service Bio-Diverse Forests/Woodlands Award.
The Awards competition is run each year by the RDS with funding from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the competition is intended to promote standards of excellence in the production of native forests and trees. The RDS-Forest Service Irish Forestry Awards 2009 consist of two categories - Farm Forestry and Bio-Diverse Forestry/Woodlands.
