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"June is deeply associated with Áine, the Irish goddess of summer, fertility, love, and sovereignty, whose presence is especially felt around the midsummer season."
It’s unclear still what the park in Rathgar might be renamed to. Or when Diamond Park would be renamed for Wheelock.
When people see photos of the impressive specimen caught, they can’t believe it was in Darndale pond, says local Alan Kennedy.
When designs for the new-look plaza at the corner of South Great George’s Street and Dame Lane went before councillors last year, they said it looked like a hotel entrance.
The council is planning to put the job of operating it out to tender, and also move its location.
Changes would bring more routes into the green spaces, as well as natural play areas, added amenities and upgraded pitches.
Vandalism to playgrounds is a problem across the city. Ideas to tackle it include providing alternative spaces for teens, designed and built with them.
Pockets of the park have become meeting points for drug users and dealers, says junior parkrun organiser Stephen Keeler.
It’s built and open. But, the oasis in the Marianella apartment complex hasn’t yet been taken under council control.
It has abandoned an idea to remove a small astroturf playing pitch after weigh-in from the local community.
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors on the South East Area Committee discussed on Monday.
“The more we do, the more is asked of us,” wrote Ruth Law.
An early version of the plan ran a new footpath through a field used for football, but the council has changed course to preserve this informal pitch.