With the arrival of 2018, there are just a few more days left in the official Christmas season. This means decorations are about to be taken down and stored away for another year and the poor old Christmas tree, well, it gets the big heave-ho. For members of St. Joseph's Irish Airports & Aviation Credit Union Limited, the question of recycling their Christmas tree arises and the good news is there are facilities where they can recycle their trees.
Dublin
There are plenty of places where you can recycle that Christmas tree, with 12 in areas covered by Dublin City Centre alone between now and 21 January.
They can be found at:
• Windmill Road Bring Centre, Crumlin, Dublin 12.
• Fairview – Clontarf Road (in front of the football pitches).
• Gullistan Terrace Bring Centre, Rathmines, Dublin 6.
• Albert College Car Park, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.
• Oscar Traynor Road Bring Centre, Coolock, Dublin 5.
• Mellowes Park Depot – beside Dublin City Council Civic Centre on Mellowes Road, Finglas, Dublin 11.
• Pigeon House Road Recycling Centre, Ringsend, Dublin 4.
• Beside the bottle banks at Walkinstown Green, Dublin 12.
• Grangegorman, Upper Grangegorman Road, Dublin 7.
• Sandymount – Sandymount Car Park, Strand Road opposite Gilford Road), Dublin 4.
• Collins Avenue Bring Centre, (opposite DCU entrance), Dublin 9.
• Croke Park, Cusack Stand (via St. Joseph’s Ave).
Dublin City Council said people should note that Milltown Car Park is no longer being used as a tree drop off point.
Fingal County Council said that its depots will open until 15 January in the following places:
Balbriggan/Skerries/Rush/Lusk
(Enquiries – Operations Depot, tel. 01 890 5321)
• Bath Road Car Park, Balbriggan
• South Strand Lay-By, Skerries
• Hayestown Open Space, Rush
• Orlynn Park, Access Road, Lusk
Swords/Donabate/Portrane
(Enquries - Operations Depot, tel. 01 890 5625 /01 890 5946)
• Estuary Recycling Centre (normal opening hours only)
• The Square, Donabate
• The Brook, Portrane
• Santry Demesne Car Park
• Charlestown Open Space, Charlestown
Malahide/Portmarnock/Baldoyle/Howth
(Enquiries – Operations Depot, tel. 01 890 5625 /01 890 5946)
• Public Car Park, Strand Road, Portmarnock
• Kinsealy Court, Kinsealy
• The Banks Car Park, Malahide
• Seagrange Park, Baldoyle
• Sutton Park, Sutton
• Harbour Car Park, Howth
Blanchardstown/Castleknock (Enquiries – Operations Depot, 01 870 4599)
Millennium Park Car Park, Snugborough Road Extension, Coolmine – park opening hours only
South Dublin County Council has set up a number of drop off points throughout Lucan, Clondalkin, Tallaght and elsewhere, which will remain open until 12 January.
Locations in the county from Wednesday, 3 January 2018 to Friday, 12 January 2018.
This service is free and is for domestic household trees only. One tree per household / vehicle will be accepted.
Signage will be placed at the various locations indicating that it is an official recycling point. The Christmas Tree recycling locations for 2017 / 2018 are:
Lucan
• Beechpark open space
• Sarsfield Park open space
• Haydens Lane Car Park in Griffeen Valley Park
• Foxborough open space
Palmerstown
• Glenaulin Park
• Woodfarm Acres
Clondalkin
• Corkagh Park (St Johns Road car park)
• Corkagh Park (Green Isle car park at Caravan Park entrance)
• Collinstown Park
• Quarryvale Park
• Foxdene open space
• Grand Canal open space (junction of Bawnogue and Lockview roads)
Tallaght
• Raheen open space (opposite Raheen Shopping Centre)
• Seán Walsh Park – Storage area (behind Old Bawn Community College) near Parks Depot off Whitestown Way.
Greenhills
• Tymon Park(Limekiln car park)
• Tymon Park(Tymon North Road car park)
Old Bawn
• Church car park (beside shopping centre)
Firhouse
• Car park at Cherryfield(off the link road between Firhouse Road and Spawell Roundabout)
• Car park at Dodder Valley Park, Firhouse Road opposite Woodlawn Estate
Rathfarnham
• Rathfarnham Castle Park – Car Park
Saggart
• Parks Depot on Mill Lane
Cork
In Cork, the city council is operating its free drop off service for Christmas trees until 31 January.
They can be found at:
• Civic Amenity Recycling Centre on Kinsale Road.
• Ballinlough Park (adjacent to Gus Healy Swimming Pool).
• Clashduv Park, Togher (adjacent to bring site).
• Green at junction of Murmount Road and Iona Road, Montenotte.
• Green adjacent to Sam Allen Sports Complex, Knockfree Avenue, Gurranabraher.
There are also bring sites in most larger towns such as Clonakilty, Bandon, Mallow, Youghal, Bantry and Skibbereen.
In Limerick:
Limerick City and County Council is encouraging all households to dispose of their Christmas trees in an environmentally friendly way.
The council-run recycling centres in Mungret, Kilmallock, Newcastle West and Gortadroma will accept Christmas Trees for the month of January.
Opening hours for the Civic Amenity Centres in Mungret, Kilmallock and Newcastle West can be found here while Gortadroma can be contacted on 069 82339.
In addition Limerick City and County Council is setting up three additional collection points when people can drop off their Christmas Trees for recycling.
Christmas trees, recycling, The collection points will be open from 9.30am until 3pm on the following days and locations:
Saturday, January 6 – Our Lady Of Lourdes, Childers Road
Friday, January 12 – Watch House Cross Complex, Moyross
Saturday, January 13 – Musgrave’s Car Park, Park Road, Rhebogue
All tress will be shredded for use as bark mulch across the various parks in Limerick.
There is a limit of one tree per person.
And in Clare
There are five designated spots in Clare, at the central waste and management facility in Inagh, and the recycling centres in Ennis, Shannon, Lisdeen and Scariff.
With the arrival of 2018, there are just a few more days left in the official Christmas season. This means decorations are about to be taken down and stored away for another year and the poor old Christmas tree, well, it gets the big heave-ho. For members of St. Joseph's Irish Airports & Aviation Credit Union Limited, the question of recycling their Christmas tree arises and the good news is there are facilities where they can recycle their trees.
Dublin
There are plenty of places where you can recycle that Christmas tree, with 12 in areas covered by Dublin City Centre alone between now and 21 January.
They can be found at:
• Windmill Road Bring Centre, Crumlin, Dublin 12.
• Fairview – Clontarf Road (in front of the football pitches).
• Gullistan Terrace Bring Centre, Rathmines, Dublin 6.
• Albert College Car Park, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.
• Oscar Traynor Road Bring Centre, Coolock, Dublin 5.
• Mellowes Park Depot – beside Dublin City Council Civic Centre on Mellowes Road, Finglas, Dublin 11.
• Pigeon House Road Recycling Centre, Ringsend, Dublin 4.
• Beside the bottle banks at Walkinstown Green, Dublin 12.
• Grangegorman, Upper Grangegorman Road, Dublin 7.
• Sandymount – Sandymount Car Park, Strand Road opposite Gilford Road), Dublin 4.
• Collins Avenue Bring Centre, (opposite DCU entrance), Dublin 9.
• Croke Park, Cusack Stand (via St. Joseph’s Ave).
Dublin City Council said people should note that Milltown Car Park is no longer being used as a tree drop off point.
Fingal County Council said that its depots will open until 15 January in the following places:
Balbriggan/Skerries/Rush/Lusk
(Enquiries – Operations Depot, tel. 01 890 5321)
• Bath Road Car Park, Balbriggan
• South Strand Lay-By, Skerries
• Hayestown Open Space, Rush
• Orlynn Park, Access Road, Lusk
Swords/Donabate/Portrane
(Enquries - Operations Depot, tel. 01 890 5625 /01 890 5946)
• Estuary Recycling Centre (normal opening hours only)
• The Square, Donabate
• The Brook, Portrane
• Santry Demesne Car Park
• Charlestown Open Space, Charlestown
Malahide/Portmarnock/Baldoyle/Howth
(Enquiries – Operations Depot, tel. 01 890 5625 /01 890 5946)
• Public Car Park, Strand Road, Portmarnock
• Kinsealy Court, Kinsealy
• The Banks Car Park, Malahide
• Seagrange Park, Baldoyle
• Sutton Park, Sutton
• Harbour Car Park, Howth
Blanchardstown/Castleknock (Enquiries – Operations Depot, 01 870 4599)
Millennium Park Car Park, Snugborough Road Extension, Coolmine – park opening hours only
South Dublin County Council has set up a number of drop off points throughout Lucan, Clondalkin, Tallaght and elsewhere, which will remain open until 12 January.
Locations in the county from Wednesday, 3 January 2018 to Friday, 12 January 2018.
This service is free and is for domestic household trees only. One tree per household / vehicle will be accepted.
Signage will be placed at the various locations indicating that it is an official recycling point. The Christmas Tree recycling locations for 2017 / 2018 are:
Lucan
• Beechpark open space
• Sarsfield Park open space
• Haydens Lane Car Park in Griffeen Valley Park
• Foxborough open space
Palmerstown
• Glenaulin Park
• Woodfarm Acres
Clondalkin
• Corkagh Park (St Johns Road car park)
• Corkagh Park (Green Isle car park at Caravan Park entrance)
• Collinstown Park
• Quarryvale Park
• Foxdene open space
• Grand Canal open space (junction of Bawnogue and Lockview roads)
Tallaght
• Raheen open space (opposite Raheen Shopping Centre)
• Seán Walsh Park – Storage area (behind Old Bawn Community College) near Parks Depot off Whitestown Way.
Greenhills
• Tymon Park(Limekiln car park)
• Tymon Park(Tymon North Road car park)
Old Bawn
• Church car park (beside shopping centre)
Firhouse
• Car park at Cherryfield(off the link road between Firhouse Road and Spawell Roundabout)
• Car park at Dodder Valley Park, Firhouse Road opposite Woodlawn Estate
Rathfarnham
• Rathfarnham Castle Park – Car Park
Saggart
• Parks Depot on Mill Lane
Cork
In Cork, the city council is operating its free drop off service for Christmas trees until 31 January.
They can be found at:
• Civic Amenity Recycling Centre on Kinsale Road.
• Ballinlough Park (adjacent to Gus Healy Swimming Pool).
• Clashduv Park, Togher (adjacent to bring site).
• Green at junction of Murmount Road and Iona Road, Montenotte.
• Green adjacent to Sam Allen Sports Complex, Knockfree Avenue, Gurranabraher.
There are also bring sites in most larger towns such as Clonakilty, Bandon, Mallow, Youghal, Bantry and Skibbereen.
In Limerick:
Limerick City and County Council is encouraging all households to dispose of their Christmas trees in an environmentally friendly way.
The council-run recycling centres in Mungret, Kilmallock, Newcastle West and Gortadroma will accept Christmas Trees for the month of January.
Opening hours for the Civic Amenity Centres in Mungret, Kilmallock and Newcastle West can be found here while Gortadroma can be contacted on 069 82339.
In addition Limerick City and County Council is setting up three additional collection points when people can drop off their Christmas Trees for recycling.
Christmas trees, recycling, The collection points will be open from 9.30am until 3pm on the following days and locations:
Saturday, January 6 – Our Lady Of Lourdes, Childers Road
Friday, January 12 – Watch House Cross Complex, Moyross
Saturday, January 13 – Musgrave’s Car Park, Park Road, Rhebogue
All tress will be shredded for use as bark mulch across the various parks in Limerick.
There is a limit of one tree per person.
And in Clare
There are five designated spots in Clare, at the central waste and management facility in Inagh, and the recycling centres in Ennis, Shannon, Lisdeen and Scariff.