Car Park deal off

A proposed deal between the Parish and a local development consortium involving the Church Car Park is no longer on the table.

The deal was outlined last October, and drawings were published showing the placing of a new car park for the church at the back of the Parish House, in return for a land swap that would have facilitated the developer in building a residential/retail scheme.

Fr Michael Murphy told parishioners at the weekend that the 'negotiations have broken down and the deal is now off'.

He paid tribute to members of the Finance Committee who invested an 'inordinate amount of their talent, time and treasure' in trying to make the deal happen for the good of the Parish.