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SGRA April 2007 Newsletter Sandycove and Glasthule Residents Association Newsletter www.sandycoveandglasthule.ie April 2007 [email protected] Circulation 2,500 Sandycove and Glasthule Residents Association is thriving and active in the Sandycove and Glasthule area. The m ain object of the Association is to prom ote the best interests of the residents of the area. W e regularly publish this newsletter, which is distributed to 2,500 households in the area. The printing of this newsletter is paid for by m em bers‘ subscriptions. If you are a m em ber, thank you. If you are not already a m em ber, please consider joining. An application form is enclosed with this newsletter. (&/&3"- &-&$5*0/ *446& 8 ) "5 5) & $"/% *% "5&4 4": "# 065 -0$"- *446&4 W e received responses from GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES W hat they told us (in alphabetical order): A General Election is approaching. There is considerable Barry Andrews, Fianna Fail interest among residents as to where candidates stand on John Bailey, Fine Gael important issues affecting our locality. As a service to resi- Sean Barrett, Fine Gael dents and as a contribution to promoting public interest Richard Boyd Barrett, and participation in issues affecting the area, we decided People Before Profit Alliance to address questions to each of the potential TD candi- Ciaran Cuffe, Green Party dates who have made themselves known to us. These questions were set out in a questionnaire. W e asked each candidate Eamonn Gilmore, Labour to respond so that we might publish a report on the responses in our Mary Hanafin, Fianna Fail next newsletter. W e said it would be helpful if responses were short Fiona O‘Malley, PD and to the point. See inside this extended General Election issue for what they told us. As at the time of going to press no other candi- Oisin Quinn, Labour dates had made themselves known to us. Eugene Regan, Fine Gael ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Date Thursday 26th April 2007 If there are any topics you wish to be discussed at the AGM please tell us by emailing Time 8 pm [email protected] or writing to The Secretary, Sandycove and Glasthule Residents Venue Presentation College, Glasthule Association, c/o Mount Carmel, Sandycove Road (entrance to the left of Presentation College opposite St Josephs Church) As well as the usual formal business of the AGM this will be an opportunity for residents to hear about the latest developments in the area, to ask questions and to express their opinions AALLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS AANNDD PPRROOSSPPEECCTTIIVVEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS FFRROOMM SSAANNDDYYCCOOVVEE AANNDD GGLLAASSTTHHUULLEE AARREE WWEELLCCOOMMEE GARDEN AW ARDS Some green fingered gardeners will be the recipients for their endeavours at the AGM Page 1 October 2006 Residents Gathering On 19th October 2006 a successful residents‘ gath- URSULA‘S ering, attended by over 70 residents, was held. Everyone was thanked for their attendance. Our Chairperson Ursula Maguire updated us on BITS AND PIECES planning developments, including the proposed pastoral centre, which is supported by the Associa- tion. W e like the cover picture of the People‘s Park in the March- She reported that the Association is represented by April issue of DLR Times. This is a great focal point as one Bob W addell at every meeting of the County Coun- comes into the Sandycove and Glasthule area. cil and committee member David O‘Neill represents the Association on the County Forum and one of its John Kane, who grew up in Sandycove, is now Irish Consul sub-committees. in Bermuda. He established the W orld Rugby Classic in Bermuda and undertook major fundraising for charity there. Ursula thanked the 40 volunteers who deliver the He was awarded an MBE in 2006 for his services to golf and newsletter. 2,500 newsletters are delivered and rugby. Congratulations John. more volunteers are needed. Ideas for future issues of the newsletter are welcome. John Elliot and Bob Glasthule Buildings won a Community Project Award in the W addell were thanked for their work on the newslet- Environmental Section sponsored by Dun Laoghaire Rath- ter. down County Council. W ell done. She also congratulated Glasthule Buildings on the Jimmy Rock would be known to many who visit the People‘s recent Tidy Towns award which they had received. Park. He retired recently. W e wish him many happy days, pursuing his pastimes. Our guest speaker for the evening was Imogen Stu- art, the international artist and esteemed member of W ell done to those who braved the weather by participating our community, who spoke about her 60 years of in the Forty Foot Christmas Day swim. W e pay tribute to all sculpture. Bob W addell gave the vote of thanks for who supported the fundraisers. This time, ⁄16,000 went to the very well received illustrated talk showing her St. Luke‘s hospital. sculptures, many of which we know very well in places near where we live. An entertaining ques- Boys and girls from Harold School received their awards re- tion-and-answer session with Imogen Stuart fol- cently as the under 11 Cumann Na mBunocoil (South Divi- lowed. sion) winning team. W ell done. The meeting was attended by Fiona O‘Malley TD W e hear Newtownsmith is included in a Dun Laoghaire and Councillors Jane Dillon Byrne and Mary Rathdown County Council 2007 major programme for the Mitchell O‘Connor. Minister Mary Hanafin sent a installation of a pedestrian crossing. message to the meeting and apologies were re- Congratulations to Nuala Moiselle. She won the Irish Film ceived from other Councillors. and Television Award for lifetime contribution to the industry. There then followed discussions on local issues For the Irish Rugby Teams‘ recent Six Nation successes we including blockages in drains, the barrier to be in- congratulate the full backs, who are local boys: Girvan stalled at Eden Park, the number 8 bus, the high- Dempsey on the Senior Team (Triple Crown W inners) and speed ferry to Holyhead, the rejection of the St Felix Jones on the Under 20 Team (Under 20 Grand Slam Brendan‘s planning application, the difficult junction W inners) . to Barnhill, and parking at Newtownsmith and Ade- laide Road. A wide-ranging and lively debate on the Another local sports success, Neil O‘Hagan, sailing sports- problems of traffic and parking in the area devel- man, received an Anglo Irish Sports Scholarship at a special oped and it was definitely clear at the end of eve- awards ceremony at the National College of Ireland. ning that traffic and parking are very big issues among residents. Centra, Glasthule, recently won the National Hygiene Award for the best store in small retail category. W e congratulate Louise and her staff. APRIL IS NATIONAL SPRING CLEANING MONTH W e welcome Marie Cawley, the new Parish Secretary at St. Sandycove and Glasthule residents are encouraged to Joseph‘s. join with the Tidy Towns Group for CLEAN BEACHES st Congratulations to Emily Kerr, Katie Lenehan and Jesse DAY. This takes place on Saturday 21 April. All meet McCormick, first-year students at Loretto Abbey, Dalkey, on at 11 a.m. in the park at the Old Sandycove Baths. If winning the County Final - Junior Section in the 2006/2007 you have any handy implements i.e., brushes, bring Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Student Enterprise them along. You might also consider getting together Awards. These girls live in the Sandycove and Glasthule with your neighbours for an hour or two during the area. They now qualify to compete in the National Finals. month to tidy up your own road. The Tidy Towns inspec- W e wish them every success. tors will be noting any houses which let down the area. Page 2 GENERAL ELECTION 2007 This is what the Dun Laoghaire candidates told us W e asked all the General Election candidates for the Dun Laoghaire constituency who have made themselves known to us a series of questions on important local issues: traffic, health, crime, planning, green space, litter, public toilets and Dun Laoghaire Baths. Over the next 8 pages we publish their answers: in effect their manifestos for Sandycove and Glasthule on the issues which keep coming up time and time again at residents‘ meetings. These answers are an important record and, as you would expect, we will be following very carefully the actions and statements of all successful candidates in the months and years after the General Election. TRAFFIC Traffic Do you support the implementation of an overall traffic plan from Killiney to Monkstown? Are you in favour of car clamping? ANDREW S Traffic is a major problem throughout Dublin with 170,000 new cars purchased last year alone. Clearly we need to integrate DART with buses. This goes without saying. W e also have to take whatever steps are necessary to plan for anticipated future development BAILEY Yes, I support the implementation of an overall traffic plan from Killiney to Monkstown, provided we talk to all the people in the areas for their views. Plus no changes at Dart for parking. No, I am not in favour of car clamping. BARRETT Yes, I support the implementation of an overall traffic plan from Killiney to Monkstown. No, I am not in favour of car clamping. There are plenty of penalties available. BOYD Yes, there needs to be a comprehensive traffic management plan for the greater Dun Laoghaire area. This needs to be based BARRETT on real consultation with the local communities instead of being dreamed-up by over-paid consultants sitting in an office. I am opposed to the introduction of clamping. It is purely a money-making racket that will discourage people from coming to the area.
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