A newly developed community play space and garden in Dublin has been officially opened.

The play space, located in the York Street Flat Complex, offers children and young people in the local area, a new form of free play which has an emphasis on imagination and social interaction.

The new play area has carefully planned installations including hills and mounds, a sandpit, slide, a giant blackboard, oversized picnic table and a tree house. The amenity is splashed with vibrant colour due to the extensive planting by one of the local residents.

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Professor Hannah McGee, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, RCSI said: "It is fantastic to see the finished play area and community garden which, I"m sure, will bring a lot of happiness and pride to the local community, both young and old. The REACH programme at RCSI is committed to developing the education and health of our community and this amenity will no doubt contribute greatly to lifelong participation in recreational activities of our local young people."

(CD/MH)