Farrell calls for Council to withdraw from public display process for car park at Malahide Castle. At a council meeting today, November 5th Fine Gael Councillor Alan Farrell tabled an emergency motion to insist that the Council withdraw from the planning process for the proposed car park extension and introduction of metered parking at Bridgefield, near Malahide Village. The proposal…
WATER QUALITY INDICATORS IN PORTMARNOCK & MALAHIDE BEACHES Over the summer, a disappointing report lead to the absence of Blue Flag awards to several beaches across the county. Local beaches also suffered and the purpose of my question to the council (detailed below) was to illicit their views on how best to achieve a turn around in our fortunes as…
Fingal County Council has put on public display plans for the enlargement of the Bridgefield Car Park near Malahide Village. This display period was initiated by your local Councillors with a view to eliciting your views on this Council proposal. The plan would see the removal of one of the existing playing pitches, realignment of the existing entrance and the…
Following the decision of my colleagues within the Howth/Malahide Ward on Thursday afternoon, I would like to express my disappointment to the numerous local residents who were given commitments by virtually all sitting councillors in the run up to the local elections in June of this year. I stand over my decision to vote in favour of closing this right…
A disgraceful act of vandalism over the weekend has deprived Malahide sporting groups of their much needed all weather facility at Broomfield, Malahide. The Broomfield all weather pitch has been severely vandalised over the weekend causing an estimated €17,000 worth of damage to the electrical system controlling the flood lights. I am outraged by this disgraceful act and cannot believe…
An interesting idea from Deputy Leo Varadkar which could be of interest to many.
“Following the collapse of the Malahide Railway Bridge on Friday evening, various transport providers have laid on additional services for beleaguered commuters from northern areas of Fingal. It is imperative that these service providers offer any and all incentives to commuters to stay away from their cars by providing adequate services at peak times. “Next week, the return of thousands…
“Thankfully a tragedy was avoided on Friday by the quick thinking train driver who raised the alarm at such an early stage. I believe this individual should be congratulated in some formal way. Following this collapse, I believe it imperative that Irish Rail complete whatever works are required to restore the bridge without delay. “It is also important to note…
Having literally walked in the door from the count centre in Clougran (430am) I am delighted to have been re-elected to Fingal County Council. In short, I would like to thank the thousands who saw fit to trust in me sufficiently to give me their first preference vote and also those who made it happen, my canvass team Emma, my…
With Just one week left, I have called at every door in the Ward with the exception of parts of Baldoyle & Bayside and am in the process of calling back on round two. Having started my campaign in September 2008 I can honestly say the reception has been terrific. I would like to thank the many thousands whom I…
