Donal McMahon

"This is in a build up area with a number of children's play parks in the area."

"The solutions are not immediately available to us and would require significant negotiations of contracts."

'For many families using the pitches and walking trails this has become a real source of worry'

"I am very confident there would be no damage to the wall."

"The plans for Jennings Park are exciting and long overdue."

"The council probably has two to four years before spaces are filled."

Objections included concerns around environmental impact, noise pollution and increased traffic into the area

A council report shows that an administrative deadline had been missed by the applicant with the previous planning permission then expired in July 2022. A new application was entered in February 2023.

"I have also raised concerns that unauthorised motorised quad bikes and scramblers are destroying the flora at the beaches in and around Kilkeel."

"I have heard nothing yet and I don't want it to turn into a fiasco."

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"It feels like families with young children are being priced out of what is such a great event in Lisburn."

The Dundonald Ice Bowl has proved popular in the past for young children at its 'Indiana Land' soft play and slides, but the council says a similar facility will not feature when the new look attraction opens next year

"Parents were sharing stories... in some cases children physically vomiting and just being overwhelmed by an intense anxiety associated with getting into school."

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"It's just by chance no small child was seriously hurt"