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Wishing the Christmas tree had a much longer shelf life

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19.12.2025

A Different View with Dave O’Connell

A dog, they say, is for life and not just for Christmas. But two things that meet their Waterloo every festive season – indeed whose existence appears tailored for just this time of year – after trees and turkeys.

A particular kind of tree, of course, because nobody is going to take the chain saw to a big oak and try and fit it into the corner of the sitting room.

That said, you might have a better chance of a Christmas oak tree than a turkey this time given the outbreak of bird flu in the border counties.

Although I........

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