Dartmouth Square again
I got a call yesterday morning from Dartmouth square residents about the latest activities of Mr O’Gara. He had set up a makeshift store to sell marble tiles. I cycled up to the square to investigate. One of Mr O’Gara’s colleagues was “pruning” a tree. When I enquired about this, Mr O’Gara said the branches were overhanging the path and that he was merely making it safe for pedestrians. A photographer appeared from the Irish Times. Residents had let me know that on this occasion they did not want to give Mr O’Gara the oxygen of publicity - so I decided to head home.
It’s clear that this is yet another try-on by Mr O’Gara. He’s hoping the arbitrator in the CPO process will give him a few bob for his “property”. How it ever got to this stage should be the subject of an investigation. He should never have been handed the keys to the park.