Welly-throwing king branches out with Christmas tree victory

Now the boot is really on the other foot.

Christmas tree throwers did not bargain for the national welly-throwing champion to ride into Ennis on Saturday to claim the 2013 national title.

Limerick farmer John O’Dea arrived late in the day at Ennis’s Lees Road Sports Complex to throw the 1.5m tree a massive 10.2m to capture the trophy.