Mary Lou McDonald appeals development on site 'of the last battle of the Easter Rising'

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has emerged as one of nine separate parties to lodge appeals to An Bord Pleanala against the green light for a planned €500 million transformation of central Dublin.

Sinn Féin party leader, Mary Lou McDonald TD has emerged as one of nine separate parties to lodge appeals to An Bord Pleanala against the green light for a planned €500 million transformation of central Dublin.

Last month, Dublin City Council granted planning permission to UK property giant, Hammerson, for twin applications for the redevelopment of a 5.5-acre plot stretching from O’Connell Street to Moore Street.