Harbour residents use pier pressure

The Bulloch Harbour Preservation Association plans to apply for a judicial review and is fundraising for a campaign against a development by Richard Barrett’s Bartra group

Bulloch Harbour in Dalkey Picture: Fergal Phillips
Richard Barrett

Residents around Bulloch Harbour have launched a fundraising drive to finance their planned High Court fight against a development by Richard Barrett’s Bartra group.

An Bord Pleanála approved planning at the 200-year-old South Dublin pier for a luxury development of houses, apartments and a café and public square.

“We feel that they ignored submissions and findings from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, An Taisce, hundreds of submissions from the public, and rejected the report ...