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t’s one of the most popular outdoor adventure parks in Wicklow – if not the country – and now Squirrel Scramble has had to head for the trees.

And that’s because of an insurance hike that can only be described as nuts.

And not the good kind. Or the other ones.

We’re talking a leap from €26,000 for the year for insurance to €88,000 this year.

Understandably, Anthea and the rest of the Pascoe Lang gang who have been running Squirrel’s Scramble in Killruddery since 2016 are hugely underwhelmed by this ridiculous leap in price, and are currently putting together a letter to their local MPs and TDs.

And it goes very much like this…

We’re devastated to announce that as of Sunday Sept 19th we have to close temporarily but not because of Covid this time, it’s down to a sickness of a different nature that has gripped this country for far longer.  

COMPO CULTURE take a bow.

We simply cannot get insurance. 

Our last two insurers have high tailed it out of the Irish market. The awards here are too high, the judiciary untouchable, the government inept and inactive, all too consumed with scratching the legal sector’s greedy back and last but not least, the litigious nature of too many people not taking responsibility for their own negligence, looking for a quick payout with no regard to the wider consequences for others.

Over the past few years many businesses in our industry and beyond have been dropping like flies because of the ongoing  insurance crisis, now it’s our turn on the chopping block and there will be plenty more to follow. We need your help and your rage. Please write to your local TDs,  ask them what they can do to stop this crisis from closing down all places of activity for our children, teens and adults.

Pascoe & Lang

Soon there will be nowhere left to play. 

We’re heartbroken , we’re worried for the future, we’re exhausted, we’re angry and we’re so so sorry we can’t stay open at the moment for those of you who love coming to Squirrel’s Scramble.

To all the many hundreds of customers we’re about to let down, whether you choose to hold onto your booking and reschedule with us in April next year or go for a refund please bear with us as we process everything.

We will continue to seek insurance and we will reopen as soon as possible. We are told the market will be different by April next year so we hope to re-open then. If you can help us get insured we’d love to hear from you.

We are humbled and touched by the outpouring of support from the many well wishers, for that we are extremely grateful.

On our website we’ve compiled a list of appropriate TDs email addresses and a few points we think would make an impact on the insurance crisis. We would love the people of Greystones to email the TDs, Jennifer Whitmore told me herself this morning more emails they get the more traction it is likely to have in the Dail, and John Brady has also offered his full support.

You can find that full list of TDs’ email addresses over on Squirrel’s Scramble’s website here. Oh, and here’s some good news.