Fallen trees turned into works of art

Some of the oldest and rarest trees destroyed in Limerick’s People’s Park by Storm Darwin are being given a new lease of life by being transformed into works of art by the City and County Council’s Parks Department.

The park was closed for two weeks in February after Storm Darwin caused 19 trees to fall, and work was needed to repair damaged pavements, railings and unblock pathways.

Quite a few trees were lost, but staff were particularly sad to lose one of the rarest trees in the park, a beautiful, ornamental tree called Tetradium Danielli, which was about 80 or 90 years old.