River restoration helped by recycling Christmas trees

Recycled Christmas trees are being used for river restoration in north Cork.
River restoration helped by recycling Christmas trees
Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 - 00:00
Stephen Cadogan

The IRD Duhallow rural development company accepts trees delivered to its main office in Newmarket, Co Cork.

They are used to help reduce river bank erosion, pinned to willow stakes along river banks endangered by floods.

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