Option for smaller hoarding at Portobello Plaza declined by council

An option to close 630 square metres of space was chosen over option to keep all public seats open and 480 square metres blocked off

A large portion of Portobello Plaza is closed to the public to facilitate the building of a hotel. Picture: Rollingnews.ie

Dublin City Council was offered the option of cordoning off a smaller portion of Portobello Plaza by Jury’s hotel group before agreeing to close 630 square metres of space.

The developer offered council officials the option of erecting hoarding that would cause less interference with the public plaza than the current layout. At present, a 630 square metre area is taken over for hotel construction. But Jury’s Inn and Leonardo Hotels offered to take up ...