A former IT Tralee student has raised enough money to plant 15,000 native trees around Killarney National Park following the recent wildfire.
22-year-old Gearóid McEvoy, who is a biology student, raised around €15,000 in three days through Reforest Nation, a social enterprise he set up during the pandemic to restore Ireland's native woodlands.
Gearóid told The Irish Examiner that two land-owners around Killarney National Park have agreed to have 25 species of native trees planted on their land, as he is not allowed to plant them in the Park.
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He said donations have come from as far away as Jamaica, the US, Indonesia and Australia.
Donations can be made here.
