ILI CPD Webinar | When is a Felling or a Planting License Needed? by Joe McConville, Arboricultural Consultant
12 March 2026
Key clarifications on felling and planting licensing for evironment, ecology and design professionals.
Available to watch on the Irish Landscape Institute's YouTube channel youtube.com/@irishlandscapeinstitute
Biography
Joe McConville, BAgrSc FArborA CEnv, is principal and senior consultant with JM McConville & Associates, Arboricultural Consultants
Joseph McConville graduated from National University of Ireland in 1983 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science. In 1984, he obtained a Certificate for Tree Surgery for Craftsmen from Merrist Wood College. After a short period working as a tree surgeon and as a part-time lecturer in University College Dublin, he founded JM McConville + Associates, a practice providing a specialist service in Arboriculture, Landscape Management, and Woodland Management. In 1994, he became a professional member of the Irish Landscape Institute, in 1996, he obtained a Fellowship of the Arboricultural Association, and in 2002 was admitted to the Landscape Institute as an Licentiate member. In 1985, he was one of the founding executive members of The Tree Council of Ireland, and is currently its Vice President. He is the treasurer of the Irish Branch of the Arboricultural Association. He qualified as a Chartered Environmentalist in 2008. In 2010 was the co-author of the book Amenity Trees and Woodlands – A guide to their management in Ireland.
Links: http://joemcconville.com






