Local residents said they were “absolutely devastated” and in “complete shock” over the removal of trees near their homes, letters sent to local authorities show. Following the removal of the nine trees, locals sent letters of complaint, obtained by The Irish Times under Freedom of Information. Another Kildare resident said: “Healthy trees where [sic] first of all hacked a few weeks ago when all they needed was some pruning. And now today healthy trees were cut down! We had no notice,” Mr Wray wrote.

Source: The Irish Times July 19, 2019 00:56 UTC