€300k plan for all-inclusive playground in Fitzgerald Park

Cork City Council plans to plough €300,000 into the development of the city’s first all-inclusive playground for children of all abilities.

The council said yesterday it has advertised for landscape architect-led design and project management teams to design and oversee the development of the new amenity on the site of the existing play area in the revamped Fitzgerald Park.

They have been given a blank sheet to work with on condition the facility is open by June 2015. The aim is to develop an amenity that will enable children with disabilities to play alongside able-bodied children.