{"id":398470,"date":"2026-04-14T19:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/398470\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:57:11","slug":"mayor-john-moran-appoints-designers-for-modular-development-in-limerick-community-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/398470\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor John Moran appoints designers for modular development in Limerick community park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MAYOR John <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/460\/property\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Moran <\/a>has signalled his intention to push ahead with modular homes in a southside park &#8211; despite huge public opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The first citizen has appointed a team to design the homes planned for Boro Park in Janesboro.<\/p>\n<p>It came just seven days after local residents railed against the proposal at a public meeting, in the mayor\u2019s presence, at Our Lady Queen of Peace National School.<\/p>\n<p>The mayoral order outlines spend of \u20ac16,575 (excluding VAT) on the appointment, made following the recommendation of a senior council official.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/crime-and-courts\/2060407\/young-man-stole-students-bike-locked-at-limerick-university.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Young man stole student\u2019s bike locked at Limerick university<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Limerick City and County Council did not return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>But local Fine Gael councillor Sarah Kiely has said her community will be present in the park \u201c24-hours-a-day\u201d to ensure not a single modular unit is built there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think lines have been clearly drawn from my community. I felt everyone was very respectful. They went to the school in good faith, they took time out of their evenings,\u201d she said, in relation to last month\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor Moran described this as a listening exercise, and it\u2019s very clear, he did not listen, and only days after, ploughed ahead with this, despite a commitment to have a further meeting. If right was right, he would have waited until the next meeting to progress anything, given the fact it was such a passionate meeting with very good points made,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The City East councillor, who lives in Janesboro, also questioned the money spent on the appointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a good use of public money in a time where people are watching their money and we as a local authority are looking for efficiencies. To me, it screams total and utter waste of money,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Mayor Moran has previously pointed out the Boro Park is zoned for residential use, making it easier to develop without long delays.<\/p>\n<p>He has suggested that any loss of green space can be compensated for by improved amenities elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Residents say Boro Park is one of the few accessible green areas in their neighbourhood and is heavily used by families, children, and older people.<\/p>\n<p>They argue that building on it would permanently remove a valued recreational space.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MAYOR John Moran has signalled his intention to push ahead with modular homes in a southside park &#8211;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":398471,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[124215,93,61,60,176064,1396],"class_list":{"0":"post-398470","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-community-games","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-janesboro-fc","13":"tag-limerick"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}