There is €3.25 million set aside in the council’s capital budget to restore the park – and the new layout will also facilitate ongoing sports uses, say officials.
“The use of fireworks has a detrimental effect on humans and their pets,” said a motion from Fianna Fáil Councillor Deirdre Heney that the committee backed.
Some business owners and councillors say there has been a rising level of anti-social behaviour and crime in the city centre in recent months, despite what Gardaí figures show.
