Mrs Brown's Boys boosts €21m Irish-grown Christmas tree industry

A €21m industry got an unexpected boost this year with the celebrated Mrs Agnes Brown being chosen by one in five surveyed householders as Ireland’s favourite celebrity Christmas tree decorator.
Mrs Brown's Boys boosts €21m Irish-grown Christmas tree industry
Mon, 28 Dec, 2015 - 00:00

An online survey of 1,000 adults was commissioned by the Irish Christmas Tree Growers Association and conducted earlier in the year by Ignite Research.

The main character of the multiple award-winning television sit-com television series Mrs Brown’s Boys topped the poll with 21% of the votes.

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