Ballinlough

Salting Stocks Available from City Council

Posted by on December 3, 2010 at 4:36 pm

Cork City Council’s Roads Maintenance division carried out full salting runs for the last six nights on defined salting routes which prioritise main traffic routes, bus routes and other areas such as those adjacent to hospitals, universities and schools. Footpaths and bridges are also salted especially in the city centre in areas of greatest pedestrian [...]

Ballinlough Halloween Spook Parade

Posted by on October 29, 2010 at 10:58 am

A Halloween Spooks Parade is being organised by the Ballinlough Youth Clubs this Sunday, October 31st. The Parade starts from the Youth Club at 5.00pm sharp. Registration before that from 4.45pm All children must be registered for insurance purposes and accompanied by an adult. All the children will be given glow sticks and musical instruments [...]

Lee Slipway Update

Posted by on October 26, 2010 at 7:32 pm

As I reported in June this year Cork City Council has approved funding for the replacement of the slipway at the Lee Rowing Club on the Marina, in Blackrock . This week we received an updated position on the new slipway. The existing slip has separated from the quay wall and has become dangerous. Tenders have [...]

Tidal Flood Alert – Cork City

Posted by on October 8, 2010 at 11:50 am

I just received the following Severe Weather Warning, from Cork City Council Environment department. TIDAL FLOOD ALERT FOR CORK CITY Valid from Thursday 07 / 10 / 2010 to Monday 11 / 10 / 2010. The natural cycle of High Tides for the following days is predicted for the times given below:

Traffic Free Marina

Posted by on September 29, 2010 at 1:05 pm

Over the summer months, it was mentioned to me about the possibility of making the Marina area traffic free at the weekends. I subsequently put down the following motion to council, so that the idea could be explored further: “That Cork City Council would run a