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Official Opening of the playground at Bancroft Park, Tallaght

Official Opening of the playground at Bancroft Park, Tallaght

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20/05/2019

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Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Councillor Cathal King officially opens the playground at Bancroft Park, Tallaght

 

On Friday 17 May the Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Councillor Cathal King, officially opened the playground at Bancroft Park.

Speaking at the event Deputy Mayor Cllr Cathal King said, “The concepts for change came from playground users and ideas which have been tried and tested during the delivery of the playspace programme across the county. Many of the changes incorporate natural play into the playground. Natural play has been proven to have benefits for children in terms of increasing well-being, developing imagination and allowing children to assess risk and develop their coping abilities.” 

The Deputy Mayor went on to pay tribute to the local community for their support of the popular playground and of Bancroft Park and the work of the Council staff in managing the project and maintaining the playground.

 

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IMAGE 1: Deputy Mayor Cllr Cathal King taking a spin on some of the equipment at Bancroft Park Playspace

 

IMAGE 2: Deputy Mayor Cllr Cathal King with local resident.

 

For further information, contact South Dublin County Council’s Communications Unit at (01) 414 9000 or communications@sdublincoco.ie

 

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About South Dublin County Council

South Dublin County Council is one of four local authority areas in the Dublin region.

The Council provides and funds a broad range of services including housing, roads, walking and cycling routes, parks and playgrounds, libraries, sports facilities, litter control, arts centres, enterprise units, fire services, community infrastructure and financial support. It also serves as a platform for local democracy with 40 councillors spread across six electoral areas.

Bounded by the River Liffey to the North and the Dublin Mountains to the South, the County lies 16 kilometres south-west of Dublin city centre and has an administrative footprint of 223sq. kilometres. The County has nine main villages Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle and is bounded by adjoining counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin City, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire.

 

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