Dates for your Diary

ITGA plans a number of events annually.
We have a range of field events planned for 2022. Preliminary details are listed below. 
ITGA members will be circulated with itineraries and details of events and further information will be posted on this site as it becomes available. For further details, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Field days in 2022 will include an ITGA-IForUT themed woodland walks to the 2019 RDS-FS Forestry Award winning Clonad Woodlands.

• Friday 8th April 2022: ITGA field day on timber processing to Murray Timber Group, Ballygar, Co. Galway. 
• Friday 6th May 2022: ITGA field day to Devenish, Dowth Hall, Co. Meath. Registration will be required. 
• Friday 17th June 2022: ITGA-IForUT Forest Management Day to Mosstown, Co. Longford. Registration will be required. (Members have been circulated with field day itinerary)
• Saturday 24th September 2022: ITGA-IForUT Forest Food Walk and Wild Food Foraging in Clonad Woodlands, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Registration will be required. (Members have been circulated with field day itinerary)
• Friday 7th October 2022: ITGA field day to Brookfield Farm, Coolbawn, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. Registration will be required. (Members have been circulated with field day itinerary)
• Tuesday 11th October 2022: National Forestry Conference - Non-Wood Forestry: Who benefits? Who pays? in Johnstown House Hotel, Enfield.
  Registration and payment of €80 to Society of Irish Foresters will be required. For more info see https://www.societyofirishforesters.ie/diary-dates/ or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Friday 21st October 2022: ITGA field day in association with Western Forestry Co-op to the North West. Registration will be required. (Members have been circulated with field day itinerary)
• Tuesday 25th October 2022: Teagasc Talking Timber 2022 - a conifer timber marketing event focusing on Supplying Sustainable Timber Products.
  9.30am - 2:30pm (with registration from 9.30am to 10.00am) at Racket Hall Country House Hotel, Roscrea, Co Tipperary, E53WV00
  For more information and to register online, see Teagasc Website
• Following the success of the 2021 FORESTRY.IE INSIGHTS Webinar Series, a further three webinars were organised in Spring 2022. For further details, see below.

2022 Webinar Series

Following on from the November 2021 series of webinars, ITGA in conjunction with FORESTRY.IE and with the support of the Irish Farmers Journal, will host another a series of webinars in 2022.
Duration of each webinar will be approx. 1½ hours.
This Webinar initiative received funding approval from DAFM under the Woodland Support Projects 2021/2022

2022 Dates and Webinar Themes:

• Thursday 31st March 2022  - 'Use of Earth observation, Satellite and Drone Technology in Forestry' - Registration for this webinar is now closed.
• Thursday 10th March 2022 - 'Encouraging Biodiversity in Forests' - Registration for this webinar is now closed
• Thursday 10th February 2022 - 'Forest Fire Prevention & Control' - Registration for this webinar is now closed

All Webinars are Free of Charge, but Registriation is required. For more information on these webinars, line up of speakers and registration, see https://www.forestry.ie/insights

Recordings of past webinars are available on https://www.forestry.ie/insights and on our Webinar page.

Event Planner 2022

Wider 2022 Forestry Events 

Dates and venues listed in the above Event Planner in the 2022 ITGA Forestry & Timber Yearbook may be subject to change.

Other Forestry Events

FORESTRY.IE - Forestry Events Calendar
Society of Irish Foresters' events
CPD programme for Forestry Professionals Upcoming events
Teagasc Forestry events