Portlaoise estate residents concerned at overhanging trees

Residents in a Portlaoise housing estate have requested that overhanging trees be cut back.

The Fairgreen estate lies on the N80 Mountmellick Road, with hundreds of homes.

Some residents in the Higgins Park section contacted Cllr Thomasina Connell with their concerns, and she tabled a motion on it to the September meeting of Portlaoise Municipal District.

She was delighted to hear that by the time of the meeting, the trees had already been trimmed.

"That is very efficient, the residents had concerns," she said.

Cllr Caroline Dwane Stanley seconded the motion.