Lord Mayor Cllr Colm Kelleher was speaking at the site at one of the three controversial CityTrees which, together with two more 'trees' on Grand Parade will operate on Patrick Street for 12 months
The five trees cost €350,000 for fabrication, delivery, installation and maintenance for a year. The Council says the ongoing maintenance per year would be less than €20,000 per year.
The City Council says the so-called 'Robot Trees' will remove fine particles of polution from the air, however the plan has been heavily criticised due to the cost, with UCC Atmospheric Scientist Dean Venables describing it as a waste of money.
RedFM News was at the launch and captured the moment the Lord Mayor was heckled:
The Lord Mayor says the City is working to end homelessness in the city:
The City Council are launching a new Air Quality Strategy this morning at the site of three of the controversial CityTrees. More on air and online @RedFMNews pic.twitter.com/hwaP9qCL5L
— RedFM News (@RedFMNews) August 12, 2021
