Progress on the Broadmeadow cycle and walkway

We have received the following update following the Council Area Committee Meeting on 7 October 2015:

There has been significant progress on the Broadmeadow Way project since last reporting to the elected representatives. The Council is currently reviewing the Environmental Impact Statement for this proposal. When all the documentation is complete and ready to lodge with An Bord Pleanála, the Council plans to bring a presentation to this Area Committee Meeting. Council staff continue engaging with affected landowners to purchase land and to agree accommodation works. Continue reading

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Planned Works by Leakage Team on 16 October 2015

The leakage section of Fingal County Council is planning to step test Malahide town centre and surrounding areas on Friday morning 16th October 2015. Water supply will be cut between 00.00am and 04.00am of  Thursday night/Friday morning. Continue reading

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Malahide Water Outage 23:00 – 03:00, 14 October 2015

The water supply to Malahide village and surrounding areas will be disrupted on Wednesday 14th October from 23.00hrs until 03.00am (see affected areas listed below).  Continue reading

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What are we discussing this month?

Every month we add the notes from our meeting to our site, you can view all the monthly notes here.

So what did we discuss at September’s meeting?

  • We are working on 16 different transport issues together with the Garda and Fingal County Council. One of these is a proposed cycleway linking Robswall/Biscayne to Seamount Road to encourage students to walk or cycle to school
  • Progress is being made on The Casino and Fry Model Railway, albeit slowly
  • Neighbourhood Watch have again advised people to be careful of thieves “fishing” for car keys through letter boxes and leaving valuables visible in parked cars.
  • Over 900 people have signed up to the excellent Text Alert scheme in the Malahide/Portmarnock area. If you are interested, contact Neighbourhood Watch directly.
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Water Disruptions in Fingal on Thursday, 17 September

The following areas will experience water disruption today:

Malahide Area: Our Leakage Team will be working in the Malahide area today carrying out a step test. This will take place from 14:00-16:00. If the work should need to be pushed out until later you will be updated in advance.

Areas affected: Seamount Rd., Robs Walls, Seamount Abbey, Seapark, The Hill & The Grove. Some of the areas mentioned will be without water for up to 2 hours.

Irish Water is aware of this disruption.

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Road Reinstatement at The Hill 26 – 28 August

FCC advises as part of the Malahide Interim Drainage Scheme, permanent road reinstatement will take place at The Hill, Malahide from today (Wed 26th Aug) until Friday 28th August. While there are no traffic diversions, there will be temporary traffic lights in operation for the duration of the works.

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Open Space Strategy for Fingal – Observations Invited

Keeping it Green – an Open Space Strategy for Fingal

Fingal County Council is inviting members of the public to forward observations or submissions regarding the above draft strategy.   Further information can be viewed here.

Submissions may be made either online or in writing (one medium only).  Written submissions or observations should be submitted to:

Senior Executive Officer, Planning Department, Fingal County Council, County Hall, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, K67X8Y2 between 9.00am on Tuesday 4th August 2015  and  4.30pm on Friday 25th September, 2015.

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Free Electrical and Battery Recycling Open Day – Friday 24th July in Portmarnock

On Friday 24 July in Portmarnock Sports & Leisure car park you can take along any used household electrical item with a battery or a plug free of charge for recycling (Fridge, washing machine, fluorescent tubes, microwaves, stereos, TVs, etc…).
European Recycling Platform is a not for profit company set up as a compliance scheme under the Waste Management (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2005.

You can find further information here.

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GREAT MALAHIDE QUIZ – Thursday 23 July 2015

GREAT MALAHIDE QUIZ 2015
Thursday 23rd July
8pm
Grand Hotel
€40 per table

Please do get a team together and support the wonderful work done by our Malahide Tidy Towns to keep Malahide looking great.

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Traffic Diversions Malahide 9pm to 1am Wednesday 1 July

Fingal County Council advises of possible water cuts or low pressure and traffic diversions as follows:

Planned Works in Malahide – Swords Road/Dublin Road Junction Wednesday 1st July from 9pm to 1am (Thursday)

Planned maintenance works will be carried out on the water network at the junction of Swords Road and Dublin Road (McAllister junction) commencing at 9pm on Wednesday 1st July. The works will take 3 to 4 hours and it is expected they will be completed by 1am on Thursday morning. Continue reading

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