{"id":652615,"date":"2026-10-12T17:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T17:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/652615\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T17:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T17:02:17","slug":"replanting-promised-as-mature-trees-felled-in-phibsborough-for-busconnects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/652615\/","title":{"rendered":"Replanting promised as mature trees felled in Phibsborough for BusConnects"},"content":{"rendered":"

CONTRACTORS FOR THE National Transport Authority (NTA) have felled a number of mature trees in Phibsborough on Dublin\u2019s northside.<\/p>\n

As part of BusConnects, a major overhaul of the capital\u2019s bus routes, a new underpass for pedestrians and cyclists is being built at Blaquiere Bridge on the North Circular Road, beside Phibsborough Library.<\/p>\n

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\n Phibsborough Library garden with mature trees, captured by Google Streetview in September 2024. Google Streetview<\/p>\n

Google Streetview\n<\/p>\n

The contractors carrying out the works have told local residents and councillors that a \u201ccomprehensive\u201d replanting and landscaping programme will take place.<\/p>\n

BusConnects includes plans for a new walking and cycling route from the newly redeveloped Royal Canal greenway along Royal Canal Bank towards the Blessington Street Basin, passing under the North Circular at Blaquiere Bridge.<\/p>\n

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\n CGI of the new cycling and walking route under the North Circular Road at Phibsborough Library. Transport for Ireland<\/p>\n

Transport for Ireland\n<\/p>\n

Blaquiere Bridge was a bridge until 1930 when a spur of the Royal Canal leading down to Broadstone \u2013 along the quiet street and linear park now known as Royal Canal Bank \u2013 was filled in.<\/p>\n

A number of mature trees have been cut down in the garden outside Phibsborough Library to make way for the works, with further works planned on the opposite side of the North Circular.<\/p>\n

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\n The area outside Phibsborough Library this afternoon.\n<\/p>\n

In a video about the project posted by public transport agency Transport for Ireland on social media, Anthony Sheehy, senior project manager for BusConnects Dublin, said the route into the city would hopefully be \u201chanded back to the community in a better condition than we\u2019ve received it\u201d.<\/p>\n

BusConnects<\/a> \/ YouTube<\/p>\n

In a letter to some residents and to local representatives, Graham \u2013 the NTA\u2019s contractor \u2013 acknowledged that the felling of trees can be a concern for local residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project includes a comprehensive replanting and landscaping programme to enhance the local environment, as part of the planning approval granted by An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n

It indicated environmental and ecological checks were undertaken before works commenced.<\/p>\n

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\n An 1837 depiction of the now backfilled Royal Canal spur at Blaquiere Bridge. Alamy Stock Photo<\/p>\n

Alamy Stock Photo\n<\/p>\n

In a second update to locals, the contractors said works will continue this week between 7.30am and 11am on the opposite side of the North Circular Road.<\/p>\n

Feljin Jose, a Green Party councillor for the area, said it was \u201creally sad\u201d to see the mature trees felled, even though they will be replaced. He added that Bus Connects will also see new trees planted along the Phibsborough Road, and no further tree felling is planned beyond Blaquiere Bridge.<\/p>\n

The underpass is needed as a safer alternative for pedestrians and cyclists to the highly congested Doyle\u2019s Corner junction of the Phibsborough and North Circular Roads.<\/p>\n

The National Transport Authority has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CONTRACTORS FOR THE National Transport Authority (NTA) have felled a number of mature trees in Phibsborough on Dublin\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652616,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[29095,615,246,61,60,7942,43,276603,71904,4361,2738],"class_list":["post-652615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-busconnects","tag-dublin","tag-environment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-national-transport-authority","tag-news","tag-north-circular-road","tag-phibsborough","tag-sad","tag-transport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}