Traffic travelling through the Phoenix Park should be stopped, according to local Green Party representatives.
The group which includes two TDs, an MEP and a number of councillors say the past couple of weeks have shown how vital the park is to the inner city.
They're calling on the OPW to prevent private motor traffic from using the park as a thoroughfare, instead only allowing access to park facilities, institutions, and existing parking spaces.
The Greens are seeking a trial end to through traffic, to run until the reopening of schools at the earliest.
The OPW is planning to permit parking and through traffic in the park from next Monday as part of the government's roadmap to reopen to ease the coronavirus restrictions.
Councillor Michael Pidgeon is behind it, he says it should be a destination, not a route for cars;
