It would make financial sense for after-school clubs to turn away children of non-working parents, says Austin Campbell of the Robert Emmet CDP. But “we don’t want to leave them behind. So we lose money.”
The council’s play development officer says she wants to meet with a representative of the Clongriffin Community Association and others to see the playgrounds at Father Collins Park and talk solutions.
Government policies and plans talk about the need to encourage compact city living, and apartments that are for families and those with children, as well as singles.
Noel Smith and Kelly Caffrey’s job is to get to know young people in the north-east inner-city who may need their support – perhaps now, perhaps sometime in the future.
Dublin City Council Culture Company’s historian in residence guides children through online workshops, a book club and, most recently, an out-and-about video project.
