Cork residents snap up pieces of iconic monkey puzzle tree  

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, councillor Kieran McCarthy says there was a great turnout

The monkey puzzle tree before it was badly damaged by Storm Ellen in August.

Pieces of Mahon's monkey puzzle tree, which was irreparably damaged by Storm Ellen in August, were handed out to locals in Cork on Saturday as keepsakes.

After the iconic tree was blown down, Cork city councillor Kieran McCarthy, UCC's Dr Eoin Lettice, O'Callaghan Properties and St Michael's Credit Union joined together to ensure locals with fond memories of the tree could take part of it home.