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Official Opening of Ogham Stone Native Irish Tree Trail

Official Opening of Ogham Stone Native Irish Tree Trail

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03/04/2019

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 Official Opening of Ogham Stone Native Irish Tree Trail

 Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Councillor Cathal King officially opens the new Ogham Stone, Native Irish Tree Trail at Dodder Valley Park.

 

On Tuesday, 2 April Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Councillor Cathal King officially opened the recently completed Ogham Stone, Native Irish Tree Trail at Mt Carmel in Dodder Valley Park.

Speaking at the event Deputy Mayor Cllr Cathal King said, “The planting of native trees along this new tree trail promotes and enhances the amenity and ecological value of Dodder Valley Park. The Ogham Stone signage will allow people to identify and name the trees and will serve as an educational resource for the area.” The Deputy Mayor also acknowledged the support of the Environmental Pillar of the Public Participation Network during the project.

Director of Services Teresa Walsh said, “The Ogham Stone Tree Trail project at Dodder Valley helps deliver on SDCC’s Corporate Objective to maintain and improve our parks and recreational areas. The native trees that have been planted will help support pollinators as well as contributing to the Council’s Action against Climate Change, which includes an increase in trees planted across the county.”

This project was funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Government of Ireland under the Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant Scheme and was supported by the Environmental Pillar of the Public Participation Network.

 

For further information contact Communications Unit, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 on communications@sdublincoco.ie

 

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Deputy Mayor Cllr Cathal King – Ogham Stone

 

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Ribbon Cutting by Deputy Mayor Cathal King Director of Services Teresa Walsh, Sean Crowe TD, Cllr Charlie O’Connor, Una Ruddock from the PPN , Cllr Brian Lawlor, Cllr Brian Leech, Cllr Conor McMahon, Staff from Craft Monuments, and Staff from SDCC

 

 

For the Editor,

About South Dublin County Council

South Dublin County Council is one of four local authority areas in the Dublin region.

The Council provides and funds a broad range of services including housing, roads, walking and cycling routes, parks and playgrounds, libraries, sports facilities, litter control, arts centres, enterprise units, fire services, community infrastructure and financial support. It also serves as a platform for local democracy with 40 councillors spread across six electoral areas.

Bounded by the River Liffey to the North and the Dublin Mountains to the South, the County lies 16 kilometres south-west of Dublin city centre and has an administrative footprint of 223sq. kilometres. The County has nine main villages Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle and is bounded by adjoining counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin City, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire.

 

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  • Deputy Mayor Cllr Cathal King – Ogham Stone
    Deputy Mayor Cllr Cathal King – Ogham Stone
  • Ribbon Cutting by Deputy Mayor Cathal King
    Ribbon Cutting by Deputy Mayor Cathal King