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Wed 11 Nov 2002City councillors secure reprieve for trees on O'Connell StreetThe O'Connell Street trees have been granted a temporary reprieve after Dublin city councillors unanimously supported an emergency motion on the issue yesterday.The central area committee responsible for the north inner city, which met yesterday in City Hall, was told by the assistant city manager, Mr Seán Carey, that the issue would be looked at again and that the council would be involved in any future decisions on the trees.