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06 Sept 2025

PICTURES: 30,000th tree planted in Portlaoise as Tidy Towns team up with HSE

Portlaoise Tidy Towns plant oak tree at St Fintan's Hospital as part of greening project

Portlaoise Tidy Towns has marked a major milestone at the St Fintan's Health Campus with the planting of its 30,000th tree in the town since 2019 when it set out to sow 10,000 around the town.

The tree planting took place as part of a new collaboration the Tidy Towns has entered into with the HSE which also saw hundreds of trees planted on Wednesday, February 28 as part of a green campus project underway at St Fintan's. 

The Tidy Towns aim to have 35,000 trees planted this year which have supplied by the Trees on the Land charity in collaboration with Laois County Council. The St Fintan's Green Team will also be working with the Tidy Towns on more projects on the health campus. To see more pictures tap NEXT or ARROW.

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