100 Million Trees Project continues to create more mini Irish forests

The 100 Million Trees Project is a national Not-for-Profit initiative being run by Richard, David and Tina Mulcahy.

This positive project aims to see the planting of 100 million native Irish trees across the island of Ireland over the next decade, as a community-driven initiative to reverse the immense environmental damage caused by the reduction of forests worldwide and the loss of huge areas of biodiversity. As the project works in half acre spaces, it means it is quite flexible and could be done in a variety of places. As you go around Ireland there are many possible places where it could take place somewhere near you, and therefore is definitely worth looking at. The great thing about tree planting is that it is very self empowering as it enables you to do something to make a difference, and very quickly too. Below are more details and we plan to do a more in detail follow up piece about their progress too.

100 Million Trees for Ireland

The project’s ambitious aim will be achieved through densely planting between 1000 and 2,500 native Irish trees at a time across small areas of land using ‘the Miyawaki method’.    By planting excess trees together these grow much faster, much more densely, create an area considerably more biodiverse and most importantly create a very rapid carbon sink. This inexpensive approach requires significantly smaller planting areas and can be carried out on unused or fallow land across Ireland.   Dense small plantations will help mitigate against large forest fires while at the same time provide excellent areas of biodiversity.

We provide up to 15 species of native trees to suitable landowners and we also plant them using professional planters, all free of charge. We seek sponsorship from Corporations who wish to make a difference to communities, their clients and employees in order to have a better living environment for all.

You can help us make this project happen by making some land available for us to plant for you (from 600 square metre sites to 1024 square metre (1/4 acre) sites).

More about the three founders

Richard Mulcahy

He has a passion for radio and presented a one hour news show on 103 Dublin City FM for over a year.

Richard has had a life-long interest in the environment and purchased his first small forest of 11 hectares in 2000. Since then he has planted a further 46 hectares of mixed native and pine trees on his farm on the Wexford/Wicklow border. It was from this interest in trees and the environment that he conceived the idea of The 100 Million Trees Project.

Nominated by the Royal Dublin Society, Richard ran as an independent for a seat on the Agriculture Panel in the 2020 Seanad Elections.

Tina Mulcahy

Since January 2024 Tina has been involved in the administration of the 100 Million Trees Project thereby contributing in a practical way towards tackling the climate crisis and creating a positive impact on the environment.

Dr David Mulcahy

He has been involved in projects in Calcutta from 1997 including the rebuilding of schools, the recent supplying of ventilators and monitors to the Hope hospital during the Covid pandemic, and the imminent commissioning of a mobile dental service for the poor.

David founded Bugs Bees and (Native) Trees in 2020 to encourage tree planting in an effort to battle climate change.

He has been planting trees for 25 years.

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