UPDATE- SEPTEMBER 2022

Thank you! Without your support, the Judicial Reviews regarding the Bailey Gibson and Player Wills site would not have gotten as far as they have, all the way to the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. This is a very big achievement for our grassroots campaign against the proposed overdevelopment of the Bailey Gibson and Player Wills sites. We could not have done it without your generous support.

But the fight is not over. Our brilliant legal team are asking to argue our case in person in front of the Court of Justice of the European Union. This will require financing for expert opinions, travel costs, etc.

These questions being referred to Europe have the legitimate potential to change how citizens can voice their concerns over developments in their area and how local governments draft development plans in the future. Once again, this is because of the hard work and commitment of all of you who have supported this just cause in various ways.

We will continue to plan fun community-based events over the coming months, to raise awareness and bring neighbours together. This is all we can do in this David and Goliath fight, remain focused and driven to reject developer Hines’ plans to overdevelop these two important sites in the heart of Dublin 8 - build to let apartment towers reaching as high as 19 storeys in the middle of two-story neighbourhoods. And of course this will take funds to pay the outstanding legal team that has brought us this far and tirelessly fight for our neighbourhood.

Thank you so much for your continued support. Let’s keep the pressure on Hines and Dublin City Council to do the right thing for our Dublin 8.

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We are delighted that so many people have chosen to donate their I Love Dublin 8 Yard Sale takings - you are great ! 

***URGENT***

Hi everyone, following consultation we have updated the total we need to raise to fight this case to the significantly higher sum of €60,000, which clearly reflects the magnitude of the task before us.Such an amount is a drop in the ocean compared to the resources of the site's developer Hines, who proudly claim to manage or control worldwide assets of $144.1billion.

This David and Goliath disparity only serves to highlight the truly undemocratic nature of the SHD scheme - that we have to pay so much just to air our reasonable issues against a faceless corporation managing overseas pension funds.

Rather than letting this deter us, it spurs us on to get this done - for ourselves, our community, and others facing up to daunting corporate rivals.

Judicial reviews against developments have a very high success rate, and public (and political) awareness of the flaws in the well-intentioned SHD scheme is growing, as evidenced by numerous recent articles and radio items overwhelmingly supporting our cause.

Let's get this over the line, and lay another marker for communities across Ireland who refuse to be steamrolled so that unaffordable, buy-to-let, co-living, profit-driven monstrosities like this one - masquerading as a 'solution to our housing crisis' - stop, literally, darkening our door.

If you've donated already, thank you so, so much.

If you've no money to donate, you can still help us by contacting your local Government TD or the Housing Minister and letting them know how you feel.

Thank you for your time, attention and generosity.

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We are coming together as a community to take a judicial review of the An Bord Pleanala decision on the Bailey Gibson site. We have retained a legal team for this judicial review so that the views of our community can be heard.*

It is not a decision entered into lightly but with over 300 local observations disregarded by An Bord Pleanala, we are left with no option but to take this case to save the destruction of our community.

This is not about NIMBYism or stopping the site being developed, the community pitch and sport facilities must be built, the 16 story towers do not.

It is about having our voice heard in creating a sustainable community in Dublin 8 – homes in an acceptable high density development with decent infrastructure, safe streets, sports facilities and green spaces.

This is what we need in Dublin 8. Bailey Gibson, Player Wills and Teresa’s Gardens are a huge opportunity to build these kind of homes.

If the planning permission on Bailey Gibson is allowed to go through unchallenged against the interests of our community, it sets a precedent – other developments around Dublin 8, including Player Wills and all the other brownfield sites in Dublin 8 will be targets for this level of ill considered over development.

But if we win this judicial review, we also set a precedent – that the needs of our community are important and must be considered.

We need to raise €60. 000 to cover our costs. This is not a small sum, but spread across our whole community it can be done. If you can afford it, please donate of €100 or whatever you can afford. 

We know our community has a heart and soul and this judicial review is about making sure they are kept.

All money raised will be documented and in the event of it not being used will be returned to the donor

*This is a continued fundraiser from the initial Players Please fund which submitted a group observation to An Bord Pleanala on the Bailey Gibson site application. All donations before September of this year were for that group observation.

With that application having been granted with none of our observations having been applied as conditions, this is an expanded group taking in residents associations and groups across Rehoboth, the Tenters, The South Circular Road and across the area.