Limerick's An Taisce branch to hold lecture on thorny issue of trees locally
An Taisce event brings together two arboreal experts in the LPYMA
THE LIMERICK branch of An Taisce will this week host a lecture focused on the thorny issue of trees in the city and their preservation.
The LPYMA building at 97, O'Connell Street in the city centre, will play host to the event on Wednesday, October 29 from 7pm.
Tree experts Dr Dealga O'Callaghan and Cormac Downey, who is president of the Tree Council of Ireland will address the lecture this week.
Entry is €10, or €5 for people who are not in employment. Tickets are available here.
Based in Liverpool, he's written tree strategies and tree policies for local authorities across Britain.
Mr Downey has worked on, up and with trees for the last 30 years, beginning his career as a commercial climber before moving onto being a tree surgeon.
An arboricultural officer for the Office of Public Works, he is also the executive marks and landscape tree officer at Fingal County Council in Dublin.