Residents consider legal action in Croke Park handball row

RESIDENTS in the Croke Park area are contemplating the possibility of taking a class action against the GAA as a result of the ongoing dispute over the handball and community centre beside the Dublin stadium.

The GAA is planning a €9m revamp of the handball centre, which is due to host the 2012 World Handball Championships, and was granted permission for revised plans by Dublin City Council last month despite local objections.

A ‘Justice for the Community’ committee was established earlier this year charged with investigating possible legal options. Local displeasure over the facility’s future on St Joseph’s Avenue was voiced yesterday by Eamon O’Brien.