Councillor urges more engagement from local authority on Ryder Cup.
Bridie Collins, a businesswoman in the village, has also called for talks with people in the community to be ramped up ahead of the tournament set for Adare Manor in 2027.

“I can see myself the need for the village to be pedestrianised. There’s not been enough guidance as to what the village will look like during the event and what its purpose will be,” Cllr Collins said during a special briefing on the 2027 Ryder Cup tournament at this month’s meeting.

Elaine O’Connor, the council executive tasked with co-ordinating Ryder Cup 2027 from the council’s side, acknowledged the expectations of people within Adare might need to be managed. “We recognise this is a key piece. Until we have dates, it is difficult to engage fully with the community.” The council’s deputy director general Gordon Daly said: “There will be no lack of engagement or consultation.” He said one of the 25 working groups set up in response to the Europe vs America contest’s arrival focuses on community consultation.

And he said meetings have already been held with the Adare Community Trust.

It came as Cllr Collins raised concerns about a lack of engagement with people in Adare. District leader, Cllr Adam Teskey said any expectation there would be an “open cheque book” needed to be quashed. He is concerned that the council could be exposed to its own liabilities from hosting the event.

“I do not want to see a situation where our local authority is landed in a state of debt in relation to this event,” he said, also saying no capital work had taken place in Adare since it was announced the Ryder Cup was on its way.

From the Limerick Leader