“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…
In recent days it has been brought to my attention that a member of another party has been suggesting that I support the removal of playing pitches in Malahide Castle Demesne in favour of a car park. This salacious rumour which is no doubt designed to damage my re election campaign is a complete misrepresentation of my views on this…
Following the powercuts last week, you could be forgiven in assuming that the traffic lights in Malahide Village are out because of the ESB, rather than Fingal County Council. Unfortunately, these lights have failed due to corroded lines under the Main Street. The Council have indicated that they expect them to be returned to operation by the end of Tuesday,…
Following several ESB Power cuts / outages over the past number of days I have requested information as to the cause of the problem. Below is the response I received. “On behalf of ESB, I apologise for the disruption and inconvenience arising from the electricity supply interruptions on the 19th & 24th March and again last night 14/4/09. These were…
There will be a public meeting of the Fingal Joint Policing Committee (JPC or Fingal JPC) held at 730pm on Wednesday March 25th at the Marine Hotel, Sutton. Council staff, An Garda Siochana and Public Representatives will be present to discuss policing and the operation of our local authority in the area. The meeting will be chaired by Cllr Alan…
To be eligible to vote at the forthcoming local & European Election, you must be registered with your local authority. You can check online here at Fingal County Council’s online register. How do I register to vote? You can download the RFA2 form to be added to the supplementary register at the following link. Simply fill out the form and…
At a local area committee for the Howth/Malahide Ward the council have committed tens of thousands of Euro to improve road safety at a dangerous bend on the Coast Road, between Malahide & Portmarnock. The bend, know locally as High Rock has been subject to many accidents over the years, the most recent of which occurred in January 2009. In…
The long awaited upgrade of the Swords Road, Malahide has been deferred by Fingal County Council due to insufficient funding. The project, estimated to cost in the region of €2.5 Million has been put on hold due to a significant reduction in the amount of Government subvention to the council. Having fought for the upgrade since 2005, I am extremely…
