The Travellers say, however, they “had to” move vehicles on to the site, known as the Kildonan lands. “Avila Park has become like an overcrowded prison,” says Jerry Collins (53) who has lived there all his life. “No one is complaining about housing being built, but we need some of the site for Traveller housing. Local resident Patrick Collins sits inside his caravan, left abandoned on a plot of land adjacent to the Avila Park estate, Finglas. She did not move a trailer on to the Kildonan lands but thought her neighbours’ initiative was a “brilliant idea”.

Source: The Irish Times March 17, 2026 07:31 UTC