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Bord allows compulsory purchase by council of bitterly disputed city park

AN Bord Pleanála has given Dublin City Council permission to go ahead with the compulsory purchase of a park in Ranelagh, which has been at the centre of a bitter dispute between local residents and its owner.

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Bord allows compulsory purchase by council of bitterly disputed city park

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