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Fri 09 Sep 2008Minister asked to investigate felling of 300-year-old trees
THE MINISTER for the Environment has been asked to investigate why Drogheda Borough Council failed to protect 300-year-old beech trees felled early last Saturday morning by a property developer.
The trees were on Cromwell's Lane, believed to have been on the route Oliver Cromwell took to the town. The trees are on the grounds of Bayview House, which is recorded in the National Inventory of Architectural History. It is owned by Eugene O'Connor of Keal-Ryan developers in Meath, a director of Drogheda United FC. The club has its offices in Bayview House.
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