By Dan Walsh
Enniscorthy Technology Park at Salville, south of the town, is now planted with 2,500 native trees as part of ‘The 100 Million Trees Project’.
Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council, Cllr John Fleming welcomed the attendance and said: “It is great to see another site planted with native trees as part of the 100 Million Trees Project and thanked Richard and David Mulcahy for choosing County Wexford to launch their project.”
Cathaoirleach of Enniscorthy Municipal District, Cllr John O’Rourke thanked the many local volunteers for their commitment and dedication in keeping Enniscorthy beautiful and stated that this project will provide so many benefits to the local community and for biodiversity.
Richard Mulcahy said; “We are absolutely thrilled to meet our launch objective of planting 20,000 trees in year one, but by this April, we aim to have 200,000 to 250,000 new young native tree varieties planted in the ground at over 75 different sites around the country.”
Cllr John Fleming, Cathaoirleach Wexford County Council, Cllr John O’Rourke, Cathaoirleach Enniscorthy Municipal District and local Cllrs Aidan Browne and Cathal Byrne were all in attendance. Enniscorthy Tidy Towns and Sustainable Enniscorthy were represented by local volunteer Billy Murphy. Richard Mulchay and representatives from Forestry Services were also in attendance.
‘The 100 Million Trees Project’ was launched in late 2022 in Co. Wexford and is a national community-driven initiative developed by brothers, Richard and David Mulcahy. The project’s aim is to plant 100 million native Irish trees throughout the next decade to reverse the environmental damage caused by the reduction of forests worldwide.
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