Rejection of Ballsbridge plan

Madam, - Congratulations to Dublin city councillors

Madam, - Congratulations to Dublin city councillors. For the second time they have ignored pressure from city officials and developers to change Ballsbridge dramatically - two years ago, when they voted to reject the Prime Urban Centre designation, and on Monday, when they voted against a rezoning which would have seen Ballsbridge transformed into a massive urban centre ( The Irish TimesTuesday June 12th).

Like the patrons in the Rathmines pub who cheered when they heard on the TV news that the Ballsbridge property developers had been stopped in their tracks, I too applaud the city councillors for being on the side of the public. - Yours, etc,

V O'SHEA, Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4.