Residents say work has begun on prison site
11/10/2005 - 13:15:59The local authority in north Co Dublin has been accused of pressing ahead with the construction of a new prison in the area without informing or consulting local residents.
The residents, who are campaigning against the construction of the €500m prison at Thornton Hall, claimed today that work had already gotten underway.
They said diggers moved onto the site for the prison last night and started knocking down 100-year-old trees.
Spokesperson Teresa McDonnell has demanded that the work be halted as it was still unclear whether the controversial prison project would ever be completed.
