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 “people’s history” project is looking for stories of shopkeepers, craftspeople, tradesmen, and people who worked on the boats, or in the big houses.
Local authorities are responsible for designating bathing spots each year, but some locals at the Forty Foot say that since designation in 2018, standards have slipped.
