AUDIO TV3’s Matt Cooper says McHale Road residents should compromise

AUDIO TV3’s Matt Cooper says McHale Road residents should compromise


Edwin McGreal

With decisions still pending from An Bord PleanΡla on the planning controversies at McHale Park in Castlebar, Matt Cooper, one of Ireland’s leading current affairs commentators through his Last Word show on Today FM and bestselling book Who Really Runs Ireland? has called on the McHale Road residents to compromise.



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Matt Cooper was speaking shortly after Sunday’s Connacht Final between Sligo and Roscommon at the venue where he was presenting TV3s coverage and, while he did acknowledge the residents’ concerns, the former Sunday Tribune editor argued that occasions like last Sunday demonstrate the ‘greater good’ of the McHale Park redevelopment to the town and its economy.
“I know it may be regarded by the residents as something of an eyesore but when you think about the benefits to the local economy of having the ground here for Connacht finals, I think for what the improvements of McHale Park bring to the town, surely it is a small enough price to pay,” asked Cooper, who examined the role of people like SeΡn Quinn, SeΡn Fitzpatrick and Taoiseach Brian Cowen in his acclaimed book.

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