[update: May 11th ] Council do U-turn on the depot. Under pressure from the residents and club, the council has been forced to u-turn and grant Dubh Ghall a licence to use the depot building! GREAT NEWS. The local councillors met with the relevant departments prior to the very last meeting of this council (before the elections) and the councillors extracted this ‘concession’ from the council. Questions that need to be asked: Why was this such a difficult task for the community, as it is WIN WIN for Baldoyle AND why did this not happen a year ago? The answer to both those questions is that for many years Baldoyle has for all intents and purposes has been without representation at council. Elect a Baldoyle councillor on June 5th by Electing Brian Greene to FCC.
Following the Socialist Party public meeting (30/04) to discuss the abandoned depot & Seagrange park, council officials met with Dubh Ghall reps at the site. Unfortunately the council departments have still failed to offer the use of the building to the club.
The bigger picture is the councils intent for the Brickfield lands under the review of the next development plan. We continue to work closely with the community thorough residents associations & sporting organisations to halt any plan to build on the flood plain at Seagrange / Parkvale.
The depot has been is use for 30+ years I lived in Parkvale for 12 of these years, and it really became an issue when the council stopped using the compound 12 months ago when they left the gates wide open for serious anti social behavior.
Brian Greene pictured outside the depot with local Dubh Ghall players after the medal ceremony at the recent Easter camp.
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