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More than €2.76 million has been approved under annual forestry premiums for forestry owners in County Mayo, according to Fianna Fáil TD Beverley Flynn.

With the increase in oil prices and the depletion of oil reserves, many people have turned back to solid fuel over the past few years. Wood is becoming a favourite as it is clean, renewable, easy to store, and can give a warm, lasting, fire. Whether you burn wood in a fireplace, stove, or furnace, good quality firewood is the key to convenience, efficiency, and safety. Most stove manufacturers recommend dry hardwood logs. What exactly are dry hardwood logs and where can you get them?

Trees bring a beauty and interest that changes through the seasons. They have a particular beauty at the moment when silhouetted against a bright winter sky, or when they glisten with frost on a cold winter morning. Watch them through spring as their buds develop, their new leaves emerge, and many break into flower. See their fruits grow through late summer and enjoy watching the birds feed on them. Many show a vibrant riot of colour in autumn, then one day the branches will be bare again as they sleep through winter.

If you’ve ever felt isolated and embarrassed by thinning hair you’re not alone. A staggering one in three women and one in two men will suffer from thinning hair at some point in their lives, with poor diet, smoking, stress, pregnancy, childbirth and the menopause all common causes of the condition.

I was going to ignore it and presumed it would be forgotten about quickly, but no, the tree stump in the Rathkeale churchyard is still in the news.