Lord Mayor calls for car-free zone at popular beach to mark summit

DUBLIN Lord Mayor Dermot Lacey yesterday declared the northside beauty spot of Dollymount Strand a car-free zone to mark the 10th anniversary of the Earth Summit in Rio.

Lord Mayor calls for car-free zone at popular beach to mark summit

Travelling by special bus from outside the city’s Natural History Museum, Cllr Lacey set in train a day-long programme of environmentally friendly events in the vicinity of the beach and the Bull Island Interpretative Centre.

The joint initiative by Dublin City Council and Coastwatch Ireland was aimed at promoting and protecting the environment of Bull Island and Dollymount Beach.

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