Felling of Cork trees prompts call for consultation strategy

Cork City Council has defended the removal of 24 lime trees along Centre Park Road in the city’s south docklands after it said a report confirmed all were dead. The trees had been battered by storms in recent years. Picture: Jim Coughlan 

The felling of a landmark stand of historic trees in Cork Cty has prompted calls for a tree strategy that would explain to the public why some trees have to be cut down.

Cork City Council has defended the removal of 24 lime trees along Centre Park Road in the city’s south docklands after it said a report confirmed all were dead. It is not known what caused the trees to die.