Proposed Bord na Mona/Coillte merger may be axed

The government is expected to announce shortly a final decision on the troubled proposal to merge forestry service Coillte and Bord na Mona.

The government is expected to announce shortly a final decision on the troubled proposal to merge forestry service Coillte and Bord na Mona.

Sources close to both sides expect that the decision will be to shelve Project Beaufort, as the plan was known, which was intended to create a single natural resources company for the state.

A working group made up of senior staff from both state agencies was formed in June 2013 ...