Environmental group working to save 45 trees set for removal from Clonmel

Nearly €1m has been spent on a new urban design in the town, part of which will see 45 semi-mature trees removed

As part of the town's new urban design plans, trees currently standing in O’Connell Street and Gladstone Street in Clonmel are set to be removed, with new trees taking their place. File picture Dan Linehan

After a week of tree-related controversy in Cork, environmentalists in Tipperary say they will not give up on their quest to save 45 semi-mature trees scheduled for removal from one of the county's major towns.

As part of the town's new urban design plans, trees currently standing in O’Connell Street and Gladstone Street in Clonmel are set to be removed, with new trees taking their place.