Labour has welcomed plans to regenerate the Newmarket area in Dublin, however has called for the community to be at the heart of the development.

Dublin City Councillor for the Liberties area, Cllr Rebecca Moynihan said: "We must ensure that going into the future, private planning applications in the immediate area are conscious of the need to ensure that the vibrant community spirit in the area is retained and it doesn't become a part of the city where only transient infrastructure is delivered.

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"We're a little bit worried that the makeup of people in the area in the coming years will be a lot more transient and I think people have to have regard for the residential nature of The Tenters in the inner city."

(CD/LM)