Should DCC close Bull Island?

So about 30-40% of the Island is manicured green for Golf club members, and people are getting upset about dog walkers on the beach was my point.. seems more about the Dogs than protecting nature..

Well yea, the "Golf lobby" are quite powerful in terms of influence in Dublin, I mean if we converted all Golf courses in Dublin to housing then 10's of thousands of homes could be built.. but will never happen..

So what do you do about a problem like Bull Island? It's a a UNESCO biosphere reserve/major wildlife habitat
public beach/recreation area and home to two full links golf courses..29% of the Island..

You are being way OTT. The lease for the St Anne's golf course expires in 44 years and then it returns to DCC control. The golfers will have no influence then, DCC literally hold all the cards here. DCC don't even have to do anything, just wait and they will get the land back eventually. They might even be able to shorten the timeframe by making it known that the golf course is on a finite timeline, thereby making it less attractive to new members as time goes on.

There will be no case for leasing that land for a golf course again. The income DCC currently receives from the lease agreed in 1971 is a pittance in today's money (nevermind in another half century) so they won't notice the loss of revenue, there will be little to no competition to push up the value of a new lease and any new lease agreed will be back to being pocket change after a couple of decades. There is more value to DCC and the people they serve in "rewilding" that part of the island.

DCC really should be considering options for a new course to replace both SAGC and Clontarf (and probably Sutton too which I believe is also leased by them). The land divided by the R123 Mayne Road could be a good option. It will likely remain undeveloped as the boundary between distinct urban areas and the Local Authorities themselves. The golfers either play ball with DCC or the young golfers of today will find their options for playing in north Dublin when they retire significantly reduced.

The club/members.

Get the golfers to pay for the dog \ fox wardens.
Sorted :)

A club member was telling me .... they call it "the royal chicken run".

That's what the land was used for previously.

They might have to close the causeway down the line. You could have a scenario where the causeway is regularly flooded at high tides (risen above current levels), along with low lying parts of the current island - though there is still an 'island'.