Boyd Barrett says its 'just a gamble' to tender Irish Glass Bottle site to private developers for public housing

The People Before Profit TD said the site should be kept in State possession.

The Dublin TD made the comments after the tender process, that was looking for companies to develop the site in Ringsend in Dublin, closed yesterday. Picture: Press Association.

A Dublin TD said it would be "utter madness" for NAMA not to keep control of the Irish Glass Bottle site in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis and the downturn in the construction sector.

It comes after the tender process, that was looking for companies to develop the site in Ringsend in Dublin, closed yesterday.