Ballintemple

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

School Speed Limits – Pilot Scheme

Posted by on September 29, 2010 at 12:13 pm

Under an EU funded transportation project, the Traffic Division in City Hall, has recently received support to encourage behavioural change in the way children travel to school, especially in encouraging both parents and children to travel to school in modes other than the private car. Success in such an endeavour would lead to reduced traffic [...]

Blackrock Playground – Update

Posted by on September 15, 2010 at 12:28 pm

Just to update you on the new playground sanctioned for Blackrock Village. As you know, in the summer I reported on the proposed new playground that was earmarked for the village. The Part 8 process was begin immediately and all going well, City Council had hoped to be in a position to commence the physical

Children of Crab Lane must be offered the BCG vaccine urgently

Posted by on September 1, 2010 at 12:39 pm

I am calling on the HSE to redouble their efforts to screen all the children in Ballintemple National School as quickly as possible to allay parent’s and children’s fears. But all it is absolutely necessary that the BCG vaccine is offered to all pupils at Crab Lane as a matter of urgency. Having spoken to [...]