Sir, - Mr Seamus MacPhilib suggests "a raised walkway/ cycleway from, say, Blackrock Dart station to Merrion Gates along the seaward line of the existing seawall". Might I complement his suggestion with the idea that a linear park be created from Sandymount to Blackrock, modelled on the superb example from Fairview to the Bull Island bridge. The park could be up to 100 yards wide, with frequent access points for swimming, and car access could be via Merrion Gates.
A promenade stretching from Irishtown to Blackrock would be a marvellous amenity for thousands of people on the south side of the city. In time, it might extend all the way to the west pier at Dun Laoghaire. - Yours, etc.,
Waltham Terrace,
Blackrock,
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Co. Dublin.