Kellie Harrington slams 'worrying' proposal: 'Surely it is some sort of joke'

Irish Daily Mirror

3 days ago

Irish Olympic hero Kellie Harrington has slammed a proposal that would see part of inner city Dublin redeveloped.
Harrington has voiced her concerns over plans for parts of the inner city to be redeveloped, namely the Sheriff Street area and part of Amiens Street, and believes that the proposal is very worrying.
The topic came to the forefront in recent weeks after An Post CEO David McRedmond, who is a member of the Irish government's City Centre Task Force, praised plans to "completely rebuild the Sheriff Street area from Amiens Street to Spencer Dock," in a Business Post article.
When pushed on his comments, McRedmond clarified himself and said that the project was concerned with "renewing public space" and that it wasn't about people's homes and houses in the area.
However, in a video shared by Dublin Councillor Daniel Ennis which shows a 3D mock-up of what a redeveloped Sheriff Street and surrounding areas would look like, a clear reference is made to renovating and redeveloping existing homes in the area.
Commenting on the video shared by Councillor Ennis on social media, Harrington wrote: No this can not be real??? Surely it is some sort of joke???
"Do they think they can flatten the homes of all these families ? What's going on in this country ? The fact this video has been made and the community has no understanding of it is very very worrying."
A proud native of Sheriff Street, Harrington is an icon of the inner city and has enjoyed joyous homecoming celebrations in the area following her Olympic gold medal wins in 2021 and 2024.
In a later post, Councillor Ennis has stated that he is seeking a meeting urgently with the City Centre Task Force to discuss the matter.