Children in a West Cork school released this brilliant Rap song video after being shocked by the amount of litter they found when they went to help clean up local beaches.
As the Malahide residents representative body, we’ve become increasingly aware of the lack of suitable step-down facilities in the greater Malahide area for our older residents, many of whom would be happy to trade down their family homes if suitable properties were available.
We’ve set up a Committee to examine methods to increase the housing stock available for step down and protect existing housing stock.
We’re concerned to learn that Gannon Homes Ltd, whose loans are controlled by NAMA, intend to sell off 37 Casino apartments en bloc to an investor. The effect of this would be to remove a significant lot of very suitable accommodation from this specific market.
We’ve written to NAMA to express our concerns and our support of the existing owners of apartments in the Casino in Malahide who are concerned about short term lettings and have been communicating their concerns to NAMA.
Read our letter to NAMA Casino Apartments – Malahide Community Forum – Feb 2020.
Since November 2019, we’ve been supporting Fingal county council’s pilot “School Streets” project at St. Oliver Plunkett’s and St. Andrews primary schools. Initial results are promising – with a 50% increase in pupils using “active travel” – such as walking, cycling or scooting, and a 20% reduction in traffic pollution.
Surveys in the schools show that a majority of pupils would like to cycle to school. We believe it’s now time to provide safe, segregated routes to our schools, clubs and all community facilities. We’re lucky in Malahide to have so many facilities “on our doorstep”. Let’s make them safe and easy to walk and cycle to, especially for our children and grandchildren. Here’s a brilliant ad from Tom Flood that says it all…
Here are the notes from our January 2020 meeting.
The notes of our previous meetings are available on our monthly notes page.
The notes of the November and December meetings of the Malahide Community Forum are now available on our monthly notes page.
Clara Clark a Cycling Without Age pilot with passengers Charles Mollan , left, and John O’Keefe taking a spin in their local park in Blackrock Co. Dublin.
Photograph Moya Nolan
The Malahide Community Forum supports the development of the Broadmeadow Way – a 6km long shared pedestrian and cycling Greenway linking Malahide Demesne to Newbridge House in Donabate.
We have supported this development for many years and would not wish to see any delay in its delivery.
O’Hanlon’s Lane – Narrowness of southern end
One of our residents’ associations (O’Hanlons Lane), brought to our attention safety concerns regarding the proposed routing of the greenway along O’Hanlons Lane, which include risks posed by the narrowness of the southern end of the lane. They previously raised these concerns with Fingal County Council during the 2014 consultation process.
The Malahide Community Forum made a submission to An Bord Pleanála regarding the Broadmeadow Way and OHanlons Lane on 23 July 2019, outlining our support for the development but our concern regarding safety issues on O’Hanlon’s lane. The Forum’s submission included an alternative route for consideration its submission.
Due to technical, safety and operational issues, the Casino Model Railway Museum in Malahide will not open in December. Here’s the link to the note on Fingalcoco website:
https://www.fingal.ie/news/casino-model-railway-museum-update
The opening date will be posted on the Casino Model Railway Museum website
An application for planning permission has been submitted to An Bord Pleanála for 142 units on Seamount Road by Ballymore Property Developments Ltd.
View the application on the Fingal County Council website
View details of the planning documentation at: https://seamountmalahideshd.ie/
The notes of the July, September, and October meetings of the Malahide Community Forum are now available on our monthly notes page.
Download the PDF for the event ‘Living with Loss’ Dublin
As part of our bereavement support function at the Irish Hospice Foundation we are arranging our annual event for the public entitled ‘Living with Loss’. This free public event aims to provide information about grief and the range of supports available to bereaved people. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards.
Iris Murray | Administrator Bereavement/Education
T: 01 6793188 DL: 01 6730047
