Dublin City Council in Cabra Boxing Club's corner amid redevelopment plans
Cabra Boxing Club champion Macie O'Connor (Image: Cabra Boxing Club)The Cabra Boxing Club will be “fully supported” in retaining its location amid Dublin City Council’s Broombridge-Hamilton redevelopment plan.This statement comes following concern from Cabra Boxing head coach Damien Flood, who previously spoke to Dublin Live about his fear that the club would be left “homeless” following the redevelopment. However, the Council emphasised that they will help ensure “the Boxing Club can be retained as the area undergoes redevelopment into a sustainable community in the coming years.”The Council stressed that the redevelopment of the area should provide further growth opportunities for sports clubs. As development that’s guided by the Dublin City Council Sports Plan, they confirmed there would be continued investment in sport and recreation facilities in Cabra-Glasnevin.This five year sports plan aims to support physical activity across the city until 2029 and has an allocated annual budget of €20 million for sports and recreation. While 88% of that funding goes toward the 31 sports spaces managed by the Council, that leaves 12%, or €2.4m, for outside bodies like Cabra Boxing Club.The team at Cabra Boxing ClubWith a vision “to provide world class municipal facilities and programmes in Dublin City that empower all people to lead more active, healthy and fulfilling lives,” the sports plan aims to turn Dublin into one of the most active cities in the world. The Broombridge-Hamilton Masterplan, formerly Ballyboggan, also aims to facilitate employment creation in the area and carve out a mixed-use location for both industry and residents. With plans for both new homes and commercial development, the Council has approximately 77 hectares of land zoned.“The vision for the area is that of a modern, mixed use urban neighbourhood with a strong residential and community focus which maintains complementary commercial uses, supports existing employment and provides the opportunity for new employment growth,” the Council stated in its masterplan report. “The area will support a thriving local economy, which caters for the health and well-being of people at all stages of their life. The area will have excellent community facilities and will be underpinned by a high quality green and biodiverse public realm, well integrated with surrounding natural amenities and accessible to the wider city.”As a club with 60 to 70 active members, Cabra Boxing Club is a major contributor to the community and supports many young people who come from disadvantaged and marginalised backgrounds. Mr Flood called for the Council’s support amid the uncertainty of the Broombridge-Hamilton redevelopment as he didn’t want those young athletes to be left behind.“Boxing guides them for their whole life. We have children coming from all walks of life - from the Travelling community, the settled community, the migrant community - everyone,” he said. Mr Flood previously stated he worried that, without the Council’s support on finding a permanent home for the club, that they would be in danger of closure.This content is funded by the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme.Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice .For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage .
