More than 7,000 trees have been cut down by local authorities in the last 18 months, new figures show. South Dublin County Council felled the highest number of trees during that period with 1,531 being cut down. Teresa Walsh, director of environment, water and climate change at the council, said the authority only removed trees in cases which met certain criteria. New trees are planted to replace those lost and to increase the overall number of trees in the county,” Ms Walsh said. Wexford County Council, Westmeath County Council and Laois County Council did not cut down any trees during the past 18 months.

Source: The Irish Times July 19, 2019 00:00 UTC