Funding drive raises enough for 15,000 trees in Killarney park in just three days

Following the devastating fire at Ireland's oldest national park and Unesco biosphere reserve last month, he has committed to immediately focusing resources on that area. 

A fire burning in Killarney National Park. Picture: Valerie O'Sullivan

A biology student has raised some €15,000 to plant native trees in Ireland after a wildfire ravaged the Killarney National Park, destroying precious habitats.

Gearóid Mc Evoy, 22, raised enough money to plant 15,000 trees in Killarney in just three days through his social enterprise, Reforest Nation, which he established during the pandemic to help restore Ireland's native woodlands.