After The Currency reported the idea of the council moving its HQ, councillors were talking about and thinking through the pros and cons and implications.
To get council managers to the bargaining table, elected representatives rezoned the site to block their plans. Chief Executive Owen Keegan was not pleased.
Tired of pleading with the council for an astroturf pitch in their area so they don’t have to rent private facilities to train in winter, Kilmore FC is planning a protest.
Citing a lack of funds, Dublin City Council has tried for some 15 years to get a pitch built through a public-private partnership, so far without success.
While one residents’ group pushes to have the park restored to its Georgian-era state, others like it better the way it is today, football pitch and all.
At the weekend, kids and parents and coaches crammed into a small playground in the neighbourhood to highlight the need for sports facilities in the area.
