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Vandals chop Buncrana trees
13.01.10
by Damian Dowds, Inishowen Independent
A Buncrana Town Council official has blasted
mindless louts who chopped down mature trees in
Castle Park over the weekend.
The damage came to light on Monday when town
gardener George McDermott was alerted to the
destruction of two mature trees.
“We have had drunken fools causing damage to
property in the past, but this is of a different
nature altogether,” said town engineer Donal Walker.
“The perpetrator or perpatrators took something like
a hatchet to the trees and must have spent
considerable time and energy in chopping them down.
“It was nothing short of pure, premeditated
vandalism,” he said. |
“Town gardener George
McDermott and his staff are regularly praised for
the work they do on maintaining green areas and the
general aspect of the town,” Mr Walker continued.
“They take great pride in their work and are rightly
praised for it, but to see something like this
happening is demoralising. It goes against
everything that we are trying to achieve.”
Mr Walker estimated the cost of replacing that
trees, planted some five years ago, at €1,000 each. |
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“They were large girth
trees that had enhanced Castle Park and to replace
them now will be very expensive.”
The Council have asked for anyone with information
to contact Buncrana Garda Station on 9320540. |
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