Proposed housing development 'poses security threat to President Higgins'

A proposed new housing development near Phoenix Park poses a security threat to President Michael D Higgins, it has been warned.

The OPW, which is responsible for the management of Europe’s largest urban public park, said it had “serious concerns” over the safety of President Higgins, who lives at nearby Aras an Uachtarain. It also expressed concern about the impact on park users as well as the potential to affect the area’s walls which are protected structures.

She added the OPW had been advised by gardai that side elevations of the apartment block looked out onto the park and people on certain floors could see directly into Aras an Uachtarain’s grounds.

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