At September’s meeting, the council’s Planning Committee approved plans for improvements to the Riverside and Strand courses, new chipping and practice greens, realignment of the practice area, and an overspill car park with 30 additional spaces, at the club on Strand Road in the town.

Development Management and Enforcement manager, Shane Mathers, said the application had received 13 public objections and nine items of support, and the overspill car park would alleviate the parking of vehicles on the edge of the course on peak days.

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Founded in 1894, the Championship Strand Course was the host for the 2017 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open won by Jon Rahm – attracting crowds of over 92,000 for the whole wee

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