A company building a nursing home on the derelict property where Ana Kriegel was murdered should mark her memory on the site, a politician insists.
Cllr Howard Mahony, who is on Fingal County Council, believes that such a move would be a “lovely gesture” for the tragic schoolgirl’s heartbroken family and the community.
The Irish Sunday Mirror last week revealed how Glenwood House is being renovated to accommodate a 119-bedroom care facility.
Sherborough Properties have got permission from Fingal county council to do up the protected structure off St Catherine’s Park in Dublin.
Fianna Fail’s Mahony told the Irish Mirror: “I would have ideally liked to see it demolished, quite frankly.
“But as far as I’m aware, there were plans to build a nursing home before the tragedy. And it’s in private ownership.
“But I’d love if they could mark Ana in some way as part of the construction.”
And he added: “They’re very close knit down there. It was a huge shock to them at the time.
“I would like to see them mark Ana in some way.
“It would acknowledge the fact that such a tragedy took place there and would be paying tribute to her, her family and the community in general, I’d think it would be a lovely gesture.”
Tragic Ana was aged just 14 when her body was discovered at the dilapidated building three days after she went missing in May 2018.
She suffered a shocking death having been beaten and sexually assaulted.
In 2019, two juveniles, who can’t be named for legal reasons, were caged over the murder.
Leo Varadkar, while Taoiseach, previously called for the building to be demolished after the events that took place there.
However, it is privately owned and it is ultimately up to them what they do with the site.
Sherborough Properties initially got planning in 2016 for a 62-bed nursing home.
But when a bigger one was lodged, it was refused but their latest application got the green light.
Glenwood House was bought for €10.5million by Sherborough Properties in the early 2000s.
It has protected structure status and is privately owned by the O’Callaghan family, who run a hotel chain.
The latest planning decision allows for partial retention of the dilapidated country manor on 105 acres which was built around 1800.
