Sandycove and Glasthule Residents Association November 2014 Newsletter Circulation 2,500 Dun Laoghaire Courthouse Saved Jane Dillon Byrne Neighbours Evening 2014 Meet your Councillors RESIDENTS MEETING Monday 24th November 2014, 8pm St. Joseph’s Pastoral Centre ALL MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS FROM SANDYCOVE AND GLASTHULE ARE WELCOME [email protected] Annual General Meeting May 2014 Dun Laoghaire Town Centre: There must be an end to the excessive investment The Chairperson’s Introduction their policies. along the seafront and a real creative investment in the commercial core of Paul O’Callaghan, Chairperson, welcomed Of the twenty one candidates, thirteen were the town. This to focus on employment all to the meeting, including Councillors, there on the night: John Bailey, Cormac creation in retail, office, tourism and Council candidates and Richard Boyd Devlin, Jane Dillon Byrne, Mary Fayne, education. End the lack of joined up Barrett, TD. Karl Gill, Melisa Halpin, Peter Kerrigan, thinking which sees the Senior College Mary McHale, James McCann, Michael moving out of town. The Shopping Centre Paul introduced the committee members. Merrigan, Ellen O’Connor, Donna Pierce needs a radical rethink and physical facelift He thanked Liam Madden for the excellent and Patricia Stewart. to reinvigorate the core area. Dunnes needs production of the Association’s latest to use or lease their streetfront shops. newsletter and thanked the volunteers Before the candidates addressed the Revive the Festival of World Cultures as a who faithfully deliver the newsletter. gathering, Paul outlined some of the issues Street festival in the town. He reminded us to support our local of concern to the association members. traders several of whom advertise in our Harbour Company: This must newsletter. Dun Laoghaire Baths Site: Application be accountable to the Council as to for a Foreshore Licence has been made. No development on its property. It is regarded Our finance report showed that we timeframe has been given for the Foreshore almost as a separate fiefdom. Council is were up €500. Paul pointed out that process. It will be followed by the Council’s wasting money on a floating swimming subscriptions run from AGM to AGM in Section 8 Public Consultation process pool and attracting cruise liners whose accordance with Constitution. He urged (Planning). This just drags on and on. passengers are immediately bussed out the anyone who hadn’t done so to sign up after town. the meeting. Otranto Place Park: We are waiting for proposed relandscaping of this area, which Dublin Bay Gas Drilling: They will be Election of Officers and Committee is to feature a community funded sculpture back. Giant Malaysian company Petronas by Imogen Stuart. We need to move it on. are partnering Providence in this block. Paul O’Callaghan stepped down as chairperson. John Elliot was proposed as Dublin Bay Wind farm: We made new chairperson by Bob Waddell and a submission to Dept of Environment. seconded by Ursula Maguire. This was put Recent sentiment and economics is to the floor and John was deemed elected. moving the debate away from building UK Windfarms in Ireland, but vigilance is still necessary. The candidates each introduced themselves and gave their views. The two minute time limit per candidate was very well adhered to! Joyce’s Tower renovations: We are pleased to see it open again. It must be Paul thanked all present and extended kept as a free attraction and there must be an invitation to join in refreshments and engagement with the volunteer group in chat at the end of the evening. This was a John Elliot who has taken over as Chairperson any decisions on its future. great chance to talk directly to the election Liam Madden stays on as secretary. candidates. Presentation Brothers Field: This has Caitriona McCarthy stepped down as been purchased by the Council. We would treasurer. Paul thanked her very much for push that there be no block booking of all her work. Mary Roche was proposed as the facility by any particular predominant new treasurer by Susan Heddigan and Sporting Body. The option should be seconded by Kay Gleeson. This was put to considered for provision of facilities for the floor and Mary was deemed elected. many sports, and Special Needs clubs such as Special Olympics etc. The following current members of the committee offered to continue: John Granitification of Dun Laoghaire Conroy, Kay Gleeson, Sean Coakley, Patsy seafront: Someone in the roads and Ashe, Bob Waddell, Paul O’Callaghan, pavement department has to be told to Caitriona McCarthy. After a call for further stop. Committee candidates, this was proposed by Ursula Maguire and seconded by Imogen Stuart. New Library, yet more excess of Chairperson: John Elliot This was put to the floor and the committee granite: Under no circumstances should Secretary: Liam Madden was deemed elected. this expensive piece of infrastructure Treasurer: Mary Roche become eaten up with administration. We Presentation from Candidates in Local can only hope it will be as huge a facility Elections inside as it is such an imposition outside. Other committee members (in alphabetical order): Our AGM was on Monday May 24th, How can the massive investment in the local elections were on the following the waterfront be linked back to the Patsy Ashe Caitriona McCarthy Friday. Each election candidate was offered commercial core of the town? Create Sean Coakley Paul O’Callaghan the opportunity to give a two minute an Artists Trail/Quarter in rates free vacant John Conroy Bob Waddell presentation to introduce themselves and shops. Kay Gleeson Page 2 Sandycove and Glasthule Residents Association Newsletter November 2014 Newsletter of the Sandycove and From Our Constitution The objects of the Association are to promote the best Glasthule Residents Association interests of the residents of the area to be served by the Association and, without limiting the generality of the Association Events foregoing: Nov 24th, 8pm: Residents Meeting (a) to promote a sense of community and neighbourliness This is an opportunity to make your views known on among residents of the area; issues of importance in the locality. See cover. (b) to promote the preservation and improvement of the Dec 1st, 8pm: Neighbours Evening area as a suburban residential area; This our third time running this event. It promises to be another enjoyable an informative evening. See (c) to monitor issues and problems affecting the area; page 11 for more details. (d) to promote public interest and participation in issues affecting the area; Newsletter Distribution (e) to provide a forum for open discussion of issues All our newsletter distribution is done on a affecting the area; voluntary basis. The newsletter is distributed twice a year and shouldn’t take long to deliver. It’s a great (f) to make representations in the interests of the way of meeting your neighbours. members of the Association as a whole to all levels of government, other public authorities, organisations and persons whose decisions and actions may affect the area; If you would like to help, please email us or talk to any committee member at the Residents meeting on (g) the publication from time to time of a newsletter for November 24th. purpose of informing members and residents generally of matters of common interest; Please Support Local (h) to co-ordinate the activities of the Association with Businesses organisations having similar objectives; This is especially important coming up to Christmas. (i) to promote cultural, educational and recreational activities for the residents of the area. Here are some good reasons: The objects of the Association include to protect and improve conditions and amenities in the area of the 1. Local businesses recycle a much larger share of Association for the benefit of members of the Association. their revenue back into the local economy. The Association shall be non-party political and non- 2. Local businesses create more jobs locally. sectarian. 3. Local business help create local culture and community. 4. Local stores help to sustain a vibrant, This is Your Association compact,walkable village attracting visitors. There are many ways to get involved: newsletter distribution, committee membership, contributing Advertising articles for newsletter... You will notice advertising at the back of this Get in touch. Talk to us at the meetings or send us newsletter and also our new trades ads. This is an an email: effort to defray costs and support local businesses. [email protected] If you are interested in advertising with us please email [email protected] Are you new to the area? or phone/text Liam on 086 8046938. Welcome to Sandycove and Glasthule. Our next newsletter will be published in May. If you’d like to see what some of your fellow residents are like and what’s of concern why Unless expressly attributed, the views expressed in this newsletter not come along to our Residents Meeting or our are based on editorial decisions broadly reflective of the policies neighbours meeting? These are on November 24th decided by the committee of the Association and should not and December 1st respectively. necessarily be attributed to any individual committee member. www.sandycoveandglasthule.ie Page 3 give a additional extra “tillie” for good measure. Sometimes TIMES GONE BY IN the creamy milk would still be warm having a short time ago GLASTHULE 50s-60s come straight from the cow. Robert Thomas Growing up in Glasthule was a great place. The Park on Eden Rd opposite the Harold School was our playground. We had no equipment just our own imagination, games, toys, friends, and all under the close supervision and safety of our parents, mostly Mothers, Grandparents and neighbours who lived in the surrounding houses. The Park on Eden Road, now a green space and referred to by Dun Laoghaire corporation as the Eden Rd.