Environmentalist seeks to halt tree-felling

Environmental activist Peter Sweetman has initiated High Court judicial review proceedings against the Forestry Appeals Committee's decision to grant a felling licence to Coillte for coniferous Sitka Spruce trees on the Bellamont Forest Estate near Cootehill, Co Cavan. The licence, issued in July 2020, covers 2.7 hectares of forestry land. Mr Sweetman contends the committee failed to conduct adequate environmental…