Councillor urges longer winter opening hours for Limerick parks

Social Democrats councillor Elisa O’Donovan has called for winter opening hours in public parks across Limerick city to be extended, especially those with sports and recreational facilities.

At this month’s Metropolitan District meeting she also asked the council to consider improved lighting where required to allow for greater and safer use during winter evenings.

The council responded that extending opening hours later into the evening would need additional operational resources, including revised working hours for park rangers, increased staffing and potentially extra security costs for opening and closing park facilities.

Regarding the provision of additional lighting, the council said it would require significant capital investment as well as ongoing maintenance and energy costs.

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