On the 27th of November, the Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr. Baby Pereppadan officially opened the newly improved Killinarden Park. The Mayor was joined by local Councillors, Mr Colm Ward, Chief Executive, Ms. Teresa Walsh, Director of Services, and staff of South Dublin County Council. Children from The Sacred Heart National School, members of the Croí Ró Naofa GAA Club and Sacred Heart Football Club and members of the local community were also in attendance to celebrate this event.
Speaking at the event Mayor Cllr. Baby Pereppadan said “Works began on site here 12 months ago, to upgrade the park in accordance with the plans developed with the local community over several months. The park enhancements now include provision of a lit walking and cycling route and other new accessible routes though the park. New play spaces, exercise areas, a skate ramp and a multi-use games area have been provided. A major upgrade of the existing grass pitches has also been undertaken. New improved entrances with associated signage now welcome visitors, and there has been extensive tree and shrub planting throughout the park. I would like to acknowledge and thank the community for all their assistance and input during the preliminary design stage and their support for the project during construction. It is a joy to see the park so well used and I look forward to seeing it providing amenity, recreation, and environmental benefits to the community of Killinarden for many years to come.”
This project has been funded by South Dublin County Council’s 3-year capital budget and supported by the National Transport Authority via Active Travel Grants and the Department of Sport via Sports Capital Grants. Nicholas de Jong Associates carried out the planning and design work on this project with Clonmel Enterprises Ltd civil contractors realising the vision on the ground.
