‘Buy a real Irish Christmas tree and support the domestic economy’

HOUSEOWNERS who buy an Irish-grown Christmas tree are supporting an industry with great long-term potential, according to Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Shane McEntee.

Mr McEntee said: “I would urge families and households to keep their money at home and support local forestry owners and farmers by buying home-grown Christmas trees.

“Christmas is a time for families and children to celebrate but we can also make it an opportunity to put something back into our local communities by shopping and buying locally. This is particularly true when the choice is between a fine, locally-grown Christmas tree and an artificial imported tree manufactured in a distant country.”