Galway City Councillors have been told that the clean-up operation in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn is expected to continue for the rest of the year.
Record winds in late January caused widespread damage at a number of municipal sites around the city, with thousands of fallen trees at different locations.
Council crews have been attending to the damage since then, and their work is likely to go on for several more months.
Efforts to move, cut and clear debris are presently ongoing at several wooded areas that are managed by the local authority.
The council's Director of Services for Operational Development has been updating elected representatives on the progress so far.
Patrick Greene told this month’s meeting of the local authority that the damage caused by the storm was extraordinary and would take "somewhere in the order of twelve months" to fully deal with.
He said crews had prioritised emergency situations in the immediate aftermath of the severe weather in January and since then had been attending to issues in order of importance.
Mr Greene said the focus at present was on re-opening parkland areas around the city.
Councillors also heard that around 600 properties owned by the local authority had sustained damage during the storm.
At this stage, repairs have been carried out on 40% of the impacted stock.
Contractors have been working with council staff to deal with the volume structural damage to roofs and walls, with works costing close to €250,000 already.
Initial estimates, earlier this year, suggested the council could face a €15 million bill to cover all post Storm Éowyn repairs.
