Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Kilkenny broadcaster Kieran Cuddihy alongside Newstalk colleague Andrea Gilligan have set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest time to dress a person as a Christmas tree.
The attempt was overseen by Dave Wilson, an official adjudicator who ensured all guidelines relating to the challenge were followed.
The Guinness World Record rules state that the participant (Kieran) must resemble a Christmas tree and at the end of the attempt, the baubles must stay on for at least five seconds. Kieran began the challenge dressed in just shorts and a t-shirt and it was up to Andrea to dress him in a green long-sleeved dress with either brown tights or trousers.
FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS, CLICK HERE
Andrea then wrapped Kieran in four two-metre lengths of tinsel and attached 12 baubles. Finally, she placed a star attached to a conical hat on his head. The clothes were arranged in a pile on the floor prior to the challenge. Kieran was not permitted to help Andrea with any of the dressing.
To set the record, the pair had to complete the challenge in less than one minute and 30 seconds. Andrea and Kieran successfully stuck to all guidelines and managed to complete the challenge in one minute and nine seconds. Andrea and Kieran’s practice paid off with Mr Wilson confirming the pair had set a new Guinness World Record.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
