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DOONBEG Community Develop- ment Ltd has added its voice to the objections against the proposed clo- sure of aright of way on to the White Strand.
In its letter to the council, chair- man John Smith, said it was decided to object to the proposed closure fol- lowing a meeting of the development company on March I.
He said the company objected to the “proposed closure of the public road to Murray’s (Carrig’s) gate and the consequent extinguishment of the public vehicular and pedestrians
right of way to the beach from the said gate which has been obstructed by a boundary wall”.
“We would remind the council that it was this company which proposed the golf development in the first place and supported it through planning on the understanding that right of way to the beach would be honoured,’ he wrote.
‘We have always been of the opin- ion that a tunnel capable of taking an ambulance was the best solution to this particular problem,” the letter eyeTebaLeCeem
“We welcome the long overdue provision of a car park.”
Doonbeg man Murt McInerney has also written to the council with a similar objection.
In his letter he said the proposal to provide a car park was welcome, and agreed with the development compa- ny that a tunnel under the fairway ca- pable of taking an ambulance should be provided.
Meanwhile Cree man James Mc- Nulty has written to all council members asking that they object to the proposal.
The proposal in question is for a 120-metre portion of the public right of way on a local road, from where the existing roadway turns to give
access to Doonbeg beach to the point where it enters the private driveway.
Any extinguishment of a right of way is the reserved function of the council and can only be changed by the council members.
Kilrush’s county councillors have already unanimously proposed to defer any consideration of the pro- posed extinguishment of a public right of way at Doonbeg pending the outcome of a judicial review.
The councillors also agreed to move their March meeting from the Doonbeg Golf Club to Lissycasey, for fear of a perceived conflict of in- terests.