Forestry crisis deepens as mills seek new supply
(WorldNews Business)

The owners of the country's major sawmills have begun warning trade union officials of imminent extensive job losses because of chronic licensing and planning hold-ups which are bringing tree-felling to a standstill. Thousands of jobs could be wiped out in the industry by Christmas because of a shortage of wood for the sawmills to process, according to Mark McAuley, director of Ibec body Forest...