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Michael Moynihan: I was wrong — but Cork City Council still hasn’t explained the missing green space

Michael Moynihan argues that Cork City Council’s explanation for removing a tree in Blackpool sidesteps the real issue — the unexplained loss of the surrounding green space
Michael Moynihan: I was wrong — but Cork City Council still hasn’t explained the missing green space

The old fire brigade substation in Blackpool where the small green area has been concreted over. Photo: Michael Moynihan

Well, that told me.

Last Thursday I wrote here about the green space in front of the old Cork Fire Brigade substation in Blackpool, which recently had all of that greenery removed and turned into a concrete space. Tree cut down and chopped up, turf taken up — grass, weeds, and flowers all transported away.

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