Max Kyck, Managing Director of KMK Metals Recycling, at one of the collection containers that helped raise €710 for Make-A-Wish Ireland. Local company raises over €700 for Make-A-Wish through Christmas recycling campaignKMK Metals Recycling, which is based in Tullamore and Kilbeggan, announced that its annual Christmas recycling campaign has raised €710 for Make-A-Wish Ireland. To mark the 10th anniversary of the Christmas fundraising initiative, KMK Metals Recycling expanded the campaign this year from solely collecting discarded Christmas lights to also accepting any used toy with a battery, plug, or cable. Since 1992, Make-A-Wish Ireland has granted wishes to more than 3,500 children across Ireland, including 214 wishes in 2024 alone. Conor Stone, Corporate Partnerships Officer at Make-Wish-Ireland, said: "Thank you so much to the KMK Metals Recycling team and to everyone who participated from the local community.

Source: Irish Independent February 12, 2026 15:53 UTC