Corinthians Boxing Club in Summerhill needs €17,000 to bring its building up to fire code, or it’ll have to close. But trainers there think its past is hindering its fundraising efforts.
The old lock-keeper’s cottage on the Royal Canal is empty, with scrawls of graffiti on the walls and missing roof tiles. Willie Whelan has plans to restore it as a hub for outdoor activities.
Some say they welcome the planned redevelopment of the square, but that it would be a loss to the city if existing businesses did not form part of its future.
Councillors backed a plan for a play park commemorating the children who died in 1916, and one for housing in Ballyfermot, and heard about plans for Bridgefoot Street Park.
Two groups of councillors recently voted on the current design for the track which runs from Clontarf to the city centre. One okayed it, the others said it wasn’t good enough.
At a meeting Monday, councillors clashed with managers over whether to close the laneway, and were denied information about plans to build housing on the Oscar Traynor Road site.
The government promised €5 million a year for three years to address the area’s troubles, based on the Mulvey report’s recommendations. Community groups say this doesn’t go far enough.
