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THE long-awaited children’s play- ground for Lahinch looks set to get the final go ahead in the coming weeks following unanimous sup- port for a license to be granted to the Lahinch Playground Committee at yesterday’s meeting of Clare County Seiee
A local group has been working on a number of proposals to construct a
playground on the promenade area of Lahinch for the last number of years. The group has raised tens of thousands towards the project while funding has also been secured from the council own funding for play- pace Uien
The project had become bogged down with choosing a site for the playground but it now looks almost certain that the green light will be given to construct the playground
on a piece of land belonging to the council supported by Lahinch Sea- (eyule
The local authority will lease a sec- tion of land belonging to Seaworld for £15,000 per year and will in turn licence the operation of the site to the Lahinch Playground Committee for a nominal fee, believed to be €1 per year. Some of this money will be recouped by Clare County Coun- cil through the provision of 12 extra
parking places as part of the devel- opment.
“A huge amount of funding has been raised by the community in Lahinch for this project and we are delighted to be able to proceed with this at last,” said Cllr Richard Nagle ¢3D)
“The playground committee have worked in very close co-operation with the staff here and in Ennis and we are now happy to start this
work.”
Councillor Martin Conway (FG) also complimented the local group on the work they have put in.
“The playground committee have done the rounds in terms of submit- ting the different sites that were up for consideration. They have done great work. This won’t be just a play- ground for the children of Lahinch, it will a playground for all the visitors who come to Lahinch and the people