‘Nothing to do with my professional life’ – how a ‘nimby’ developer is blocking 850 new homes
This story by Fionnán Sheahan, about property developer Mark Leonard, was one of April’s most read news articles.
The imposing 18-foot-high walls are all that most people living in the area know about the location.
Beyond the huge metal gate of the Central Mental Hospital though, the 34-acre site right in the heart of the south Dublin suburb of Dundrum is empty and ready to provide housing for up to 2,000 people.
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