Tree-thousand saplings handed out at Cork City Council National Tree Week Giveaway.

10/03/25

To celebrate National Tree Week 2025, which ran from Sunday 9 March to Sunday 16 March, Cork City Council gave away 3,000 trees at two locations.

Branching out from last year’s single location, an additional distribution site was added in the form of Glen River Park. The Tramore Valley Park location remained as part of this year’s giveaway of alder, blackthorn, hazel. oak, pine and rowan saplings.

Tree Officer with Cork City Council, Thomas Kane, said: “The balance of land ownership across the city is obviously weighted toward private ownership with 80% of available land in this category. Giving away trees to the public is one way of promoting planting and increasing canopy cover in these areas.

Not only do trees contribute to combatting biodiversity loss and serve important ecosystem and climate functions, but there is also an inherent value for people’s health and well-bring attached to trees. The benefits are many and we are happy to help people in this way”.

The city council owns and manages about 17% of the city's total tree canopy and has since 2021 planted 15,000 trees. A further 5,000 are projected to be planted this year.

The tree giveaway was in partnership with Coillte and the Tree Council of Ireland

National Tree Week is an annual event organised by the Tree Council of Ireland in partnership with Coillte. It is the largest tree celebration in the country, providing a unique opportunity for people to come together and celebrate the beauty and importance of Ireland's trees!