COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

MOTION NO. 8

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell, Councillor Alan Hayes

That the Manager give a commitment to install an historical information stand at Mill Lane Park, to commemorate the visit of boxer and anti-war activist, Muhammad Ali who visited the park fifty years ago, on 15th July 1972.

REPORT:

The parks and sporting venues in South County Dublin receive large numbers of visitors on a yearly basis. It would not be feasible or practicable to commemorate the numerous sports personalities and dignitaries that have visited the county over the last 50 years. The visit of Muhammad Ali to Ireland in 1972 was for the boxing match against Al ‘Blue’ Lewis in Croke Park. His visit to Mill Lane is already appropriately acknowledged in the ‘150 years of Stewarts Care’ book, an excerpt of which has been attached to this motion.

South Dublin County Council has no proposals to provide a historical information stand at Mill Lane Park to further commemorate his visit.