Tree-felling operations get going at Glenview

By Aideen O’Flaherty

WORK has commenced on the felling of trees along the boundary between Glenview Park in Tallaght and the N81.

Sixty-six trees out of approximately 120 will be felled over the next two weeks as part of the first of a two-phase operation to remove the trees, which are mainly of the poplar species.

In October 2015 an arborist’s survey found that the poplars were beginning to suffer from wind damage, and that their presence was restricting the growth of ash trees which were also situated along the boundary.

As previously reported in The Echo, residents had raised concerns that the trees were growing to a “dangerous level”, according to Brendan Ferron, Sinn Féin councillor for Tallaght Central.

A spokeswoman for South Dublin County Council told The Echo there are plans to remove the remaining trees in the second phase of the tree removal at a later stage in 2017.

She added: “This would enable the necessary landscape remedial works and the proposed replacement planting to be completed during the winter 2017/spring 2018 planting season.”

It is expected there will be replacement planting once all of the trees are felled, and this will include a line of ornamental cherry trees, as well as a beech hedge along the inside length of the boundary railing.