Shannon View Christmas Tree 2023
This December, a cool new Christmas tree popped up next to the Shannon View housing estate by the R496. It’s not your average tree – this one’s made of stainless steel!
Members of the Ballina/Boher Tidy Towns, with the helping hands of Councillor Phyll Bugler, carefully erected this tree. It was a serious affair, with soil flying and sweat dripping, but hey, who knew giving back to your community could be this exhilarating!
Real Christmas trees have a carbon footprint of 3.5 kilograms of CO2 if disposed of properly, but if they end up in landfills the footprint increases four-fold to 16kg of CO2.
This new structure reflects a forward-looking approach aimed at ensuring sustainability and durability for the foreseeable future.
Christmas tree lights used are battery lights which are low-intensity lights and are placed on a timer to avoid dusk or dawn when animals can be most active.
Ballina/Boher Tidy Towns 