2,000 Christmas trees stolen every year

Around two thousand Christmas trees are stolen every year.

2,000 Christmas trees stolen every year

Around two thousand Christmas trees are stolen every year.

And in the run-up to the festive season, Gardaí have deployed a helicopter to catch thieves as part of 'Operation Hurdle'.

Christy Kavanagh, owner of Kavanagh Christmas Trees in Wicklow, says it can be a huge loss to his business.

"They're four years in the field, and they're another eight to ten years in the plantation," said Mr Kavanagh.

"So there could be 12/14 years before the consumer gets the product.

"It's our livelihood. We earn our livelihood in three weeks. People may think it's a bit of old craic stealing Christmas trees."

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