Frost Stops Play
Posted on December 28, 2008, by Conor O'Neill, under Bandon.
Whilst growing up from age 6-18 in Kilkenny, one group of people I never got on with were the park-keepers (“parkies”) in the Castle Park. They always seemed to be fun-killers.
It looks like nothing has changed in over 20 years. I watched at least 50 people walk away gutted from the park yesterday with bawling children due to this:
One person claimed it was because a child had slipped and hurt themselves on the previous day. A child. Hurt. In a playground. Shock! Horror! How could this happen? Quick! Sue someone!
We just went and climbed some 100 ft tall trees and let the children fall into the unfenced pond instead since that was much safer.
And don’t get me started on the “We close at 4pm but actually lock all but one of the gates at 3.30pm so we can be in the pub at 4.01pm”.
Office of Public Works eh?
5 Replies to "Frost Stops Play"
Conor O'Neill on December 29, 2008
The following day the playground was still shut for the same bullshit reason whilst another, 15 miles away, (Discover Park Castlecomer) was open. Boggles the mind.
keith bohanna on December 31, 2008
Come in the summer Conor – they open until 10pm.
And as we live on the other side of the boundary wall do say Hi next time you are in the park – open invitation to sup espresso here anytime to you and yours.
[Holy Cow, did you bring the whole lot of them, what a great surprise 
]
keith
Conor O'Neill on January 1, 2009
10pm and not a second later eh 
We’ll deffo pop in the next time. I ran into an old college buddy down at the lethal duck pond the other day.
Dave on January 3, 2009
Could they not just put up a big “don’t say we didn’t warn you” disclaimer notice?
Des on December 28, 2008
Not uncommon really.
You may recall the case that was thrown out of court a few weeks ago in respect of a kid who had fallen in a school playground. Her mammy was “looking for justice”.
Folk need to realise that stuff happens and there isn’t always someone else to blame..