Swan Park
restoration works
30.06.21
Cllr Rena Donaghey,
Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council and Chief
Executive of Donegal County Council, John G. McLaughlin
recently visited Swan Park in Buncrana to review
progress on the €2.3 million restoration project.
The park was severely damaged by the devastating floods
of August 2017. In November 2018 the project was awarded
€1.7million in Rural Regeneration Development Funding,
with co-funding of €500,000 being provided by the
council. |
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Restoration works taking place at Swan
Park in Buncrana. |
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Cathaoirleach of Donegal
County Council, Cllr. Rena Donaghey stated that “I'm
delighted at the excellent progress that has been made
to restore the park to its former glory. The park has
always been an oasis of calm and tranquillity in the
heart of Buncrana, and today I can really begin to see
the new park taking shape. I would like to commend the
council on the decision to bring in to public ownership
almost 9 acres of land between the Castle Bridge and the
Eye of the Bridge. This will permit much greater
latitude in terms of the restoration works and allow the
park to come back bigger and better than before.” |
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Seamus Hopkins, Senior Executive
Engineer, Donegal County Council, John G. McLaughlin,
Chief Executive of Donegal County Council, Brendan
O’Donnell, Director of Services, Road & Transportation,
Cllr. Rena Donaghey, Cathaoirleach and Eamonn Mahon,
Executive Engineer during their recent visit to Swan
Park in Buncrana. |
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John G. McLaughlin, Chief
Executive stated that “Works within the park had been
delayed due to the pandemic, but good progress is now
being made. Joseph McMenamin & Sons have been appointed
to undertake the restoration of the Eye of the Bridge
and works are progressing well on site. While some of
the specialised works, such as the bridge, have been
tendered, the rest of the work has been undertaken by
the Council’s direct labour staff. The council is
targeting having the park fully restored by the summer
of 2022, with a limited reopening of the park to support
the Halloween Festival.” |
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