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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

"To ask the Chief Executive for a further detailed report on progress in seeking to resolve the legal status and secure a sustainable future for the changing rooms at Griffeen Valley Park, so as to ensure the continued use by both Lucan Harriers AC and Weston Hockey Club and to allow access to other clubs who play on Council pitches in the immediate vicinity, particularly Arthur Griffith Park FC?"

REPLY:

The Council entered into a lease in 2004 with Lucan Sports Association Ltd which comprised of three local sporting clubs. The Council was advised in late 2013 by a solicitor acting on behalf of two of the three constituent Club's (Hillcrest United AFC being the third and which has ceased to exist) that the Company had been dissolved and that they were seeking to have the Lease terminated. The Council advised the Lucan Sports Association on the implications of termination of the lease and they undertook to consider the matter further. 

At the request of the Lucan Harriers and Weston Hockey Clubs, a meeting was held with representatives of the Clubs on 19th January 2015 to explore options for the above Clubs to resolve the legal status and continue to use the premises.

Following discussion it was agreed that further time would be allowed to enable Lucan Harriers AC and Weston Hockey Club to consult with their Solicitor to ascertain the feasibility of re-instating the original Company to the Companies Register. A response from the Clubs is awaited.