CONTROVERSIAL RAHOON REZONING GOES AHEAD

Date Published: 11-Jul-2011

City councillors have voted 8 to 7 in favour of the controversial rezoning of a site on the Rahoon/Seamus Quirke Road

Residents Associations in Highfield, Maunsells and Shantalla have heavily campaigned against the proposal to redesignate the site in Rahoon to allow a 35 million euro shopping centre development

The proposed rezoning of the site owned by former Fianna Fáil Mayor Micheal O hUiginn was narrowly defeated when it came to a vote in January

Following a legal challenge by Mr O hUiginn the vote was re-taken this evening