Mahon

New Playground for Blackrock Village

Posted by on May 27, 2010 at 2:50 pm

Following a recent question I submitted to the City Manager on the renewal of Blackrock Village, I am delighted to be able to tell you that the Manager is quickly progressing plans for a park and playground in Blackrock Village. In his letter to me Joe Gavin, City Manager stated that the

Docklands Update

Posted by on May 11, 2010 at 2:29 pm

At a recent meeting of the Docklands Policy Committee, a number of documents were made available, giving an update on the progress of the docklands development. The Docklands Progress Report, prepared by the Docklands Director of Services, gave updates on a whole range of

Gus Healy Pool Update

Posted by on May 9, 2010 at 12:38 am

At last weeks council meeting, I tabled a question to the City Manager on the possible routes that can be explored by Cork City Council in order to develop the Gus Healy Pool in Douglas. Since I joined Cork City Council, it is an issue that arises continuously. The Government recently confirmed that there will be no new [...]

Well Road Traffic Queues

Posted by on April 24, 2010 at 8:26 pm

I was disappointed with a recent report to the Roads and Transportation Functional Committee. For the last number of months, since the roundabout in Douglas Village was removed by Cork County Council, I have being requesting an that alternative route be provided for traffic coming off the Well Road, and wishing to travel the Douglas [...]

Call for a General Election in Ireland – Saturday 24/04/2010 @ 12 Noon

Posted by on April 19, 2010 at 10:30 pm

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South Mahon Local Area Plan

Posted by on April 12, 2010 at 12:50 pm

Cork City Council is preparing a statutory Local Area Plan for the South Mahon area in the south-east of the city, which is identified in the Cork City Development Plan 2009-2015 as a Key Development Area. The new local area plan will set out a planning and development strategy for the area, the

National Spring Clean 2010

Posted by on April 9, 2010 at 4:11 pm

National Spring Clean takes place during the month of April, 2010. National Spring Clean is Ireland’s most popular, well recognised and successful anti-litter initiative. Now in its 12th year, the campaign encourages every sector of society to actively participate and take responsibility for litter, by actually conducting clean-ups in their own local environment. National Spring [...]

Cork City Marathon 2010

Posted by on April 9, 2010 at 10:55 am

The Cork City Marathon will take place this year on June 7th 2010. Building on the success of the marathon since its inception four years ago, a new route has been announced for this years marathon. Click here to view the route (pdf) There is plenty of help and support available out