Councillors oppose proposal to ban political events and protests from public parks

The head of Dublin's Parks, Biodiversity and Landscape Services division, Lee Moore, said the council anticipated that it would receive a lot more requests for marches to end up in Merrion Square. Photo: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

Councillors from across political parties have voiced strong opposition to a proposal by officials in Dublin City Council to ban protests and political events from being held in public parks in the city.

The local authority claims it is receiving an increasing number of requests for parks in the city centre to host events organised by groups protesting about geopolitical events occurring around the world.