Over 80 residents turn out for Poyll Dooey demo

A Ramsey commissioner who organised a demonstration against a housing development said over 80 people turned out.

Lamara Craine, leader of the Isle of Man Green Party, stood in solidarity with residents on the Poyll Dooey fields yesterday, which are subject to a planning application for residential housing. industrial units and a public house.

She addressed the crowds with facts about the effects on wildlife in the area if approved and the impacts on Ramsey as a whole if flooding on the site occurs.

Speaking to 3FM, Lamara said protestors were determined for the plans not to go ahead: