COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, September 08, 2025
QUESTION NO.14
QUESTION: Councillor N. Fennell
To ask the Chief Executive to give a report any upcoming plans for park upgrades across the county.
REPLY:
Please find below a list of planned and ongoing upgrades to parks across the county:
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Title |
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3G Pitch East of the County |
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3G Pitch West of the County |
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Lucan Athletics Track Upgrade |
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Bancroft Athletics Track Upgrade |
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Sean Walsh Park Bowing Green |
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Tymon Park Pitch Upgrades – Pitches 129/130/152 |
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Butler McGee Park Upgrade |
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Jobstown Park Pitch 67 and 68 upgrades (ongoing) |
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Jobstown Park MUGA upgrade (ongoing) |
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Fairy Sensory Trail - Tymon Park |
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Family Trail - Sean Walsh Park |
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Firhouse Village Pocket Park - planting upgrade |
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Greentrees Park - installation of age friendly gym equipment (ongoing) |
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Kiltipper Park Phase 2 |
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Killinarden Phase 2 |
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Quarryvale Park Dog Run |
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Quarryvale Park Basketball Court |
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Glenaulin Park Pitch upgrades (ongoing) |
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Intergenerational Centre Tymon Park (ongoing) |
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Teenspace Programme – Clondalkin Park, Dodder Valley Park East/West, Griffeen Skatepark, Rathcoole Park, Sean Walsh Park, St. Cuthberts, Whitechurch Park |
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Playground installations: Glenasmole Community Centre, Balrothery, Delaford Park, |
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Corkagh Park – Volleyball Court |
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Waterstown Park – Bridge Upgrade |
The planned and ongoing upgrades to parks are in addition to existing upgrades completed in recent years, including projects integrating new facilities into existing parks to provide for upgraded and enhanced recreational amenity, both passive and active. These have included:
- Killinarden Park Phase 1
- Jobstown Park
- Whitestown Stream Park
- Quarryvale Park
- Ely Arch Park
- St. Cuthberts Park
- Kiltipper Park
- Corkagh Park upgrades
- 3G Pitch Programme
- Pavilion Programme
- Clonburris SDZ
- Dodder Greenway
- Grand Canal to Lucan Urban Greenway
- Teenspaces
- Upgrading parks for biodiversity, access to nature and health and well-being
In recognition of this and similar work, South Dublin County Council won 6 Awards across multiple categories at the 2024 Irish Landscape Institute Design Awards.