Kennedy Park (Cork, Ireland)

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Kennedy Park is a local park in Cork, Ireland, so called after the visit of USA President John F. Kennedy on 28th June 1963. It is situated between Victoria Road and Monahan Road in Cork. The Park is more fondly known as 'Da Boggy' due to its proximity to the Boggy Road. In it's prime the park hosted a variety of amusements for kids including, swings, slides and monkey bars but due to misuse and neglect these were eventually removed. It was once the pitching site for Pipers Circus up to the end of the 1980's.

The park is associated with a variety of sporting codes. It was once the homestead of the successful Nemo Rangers GAA club during it's infancy. Currently it is the training base for the Cork Admirals American Football team. Other's associated with the park include St John Boscos, Jewventus, St Patricks Church altar boys. More recently it has become a popular location for tag rugby teams.

In 2000 the subject of installing a skate park was discussed but due to insurance complications and public objections this did not materialize.

In the mid 2000's at the height of the Celtic Tiger boom the future of the park was cast in doubt after plans were unveiled to reduce the size of the park to allow for a new road to be created in conjunction with the Cork Docklands Development. The unpopularity of this proposed decision led to a mass petition by local residents and by the sporting clubs who use the park. Economic constraints have almost certainly secured the Parks future with the Docklands Developments grounding to a halt and not expected to commence for a great deal of time.

More recently the Park has seen a huge transformation with the introduction of a walk way and planting of new trees and shrubbery. The walk way been christened the Coronary Walk in an attempt to encourage local residents to live a more active and healthy lifestyle. The walk way has attracted increased users and led the park to become a popular hotspot for Rollerblade users and cyclists.

It is hoped that a children's playground may be resurrected in the near future.