A new space has opened in South Dublin's Collinstown Park focusing on the physical and mental well-being of teenagers.

Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Councillor Peter Kavanagh visited the site to officially open the new teenspace yesterday, Thursday 28 October.

Speaking at the opening, Cllr Peter Kavanagh said: "SDCC's Teenspace Programme commenced following countywide consultations with teenagers, to find out what their needs are and how those needs can be best met in SDCC's parks and open spaces.  

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"Our teenagers told us that they wanted safe spaces to meet with their friends and wanted to engage in a range of unstructured physical activities. Teenagers showed a strong preference for self-directed activity over organised activities.

"Encouraging physical activity in any form is extremely important for physical and mental health we thought very important to listen to teenagers about the types of activity that particularly appeal to them."

The Mayor also paid tribute to the local community for their support of the popular park and teenspace at Collinstown Park, and the work of Council staff in managing the project and maintaining the teenspace.