Check out Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment for information on the recent decision by An Bord Pleanala to refuse planing permission to the Port of Cork for their proposed new container terminal at Ringaskiddy.
The decision was greeted with joy by residents in the lower harbour… This joy was however short lived as the revelations about Haulbowline hit the headlines shortly afterwards.
With the publication last week of a review of boundaries for local elections by the Minister for the Environment, the residents of the Carrigaline electoral area have been left disgracefully under represented on Cork County Council. Read more »
Parents and concerned residents were pleasantly surprised by the appearance of Minister Michael Martin at tonight’s public meeting in Star of the Sea primary school. However they were equally disappointed by his lack of commitment, his poor grasp of the facts and his bully boy tactics in shouting down ladies in the audience to make his own point.
The minister denied ever promising a new school, making semantic distinctions about “being approached by the board of management” and giving “sanction” for the project while not committing to it. Read more »
As the fight for a replacement for Star of the Sea primary school intensifies members of the parents association have launched a website of their own complete with online petition! I would urge everyone to visit the site and sign the petition.
http://whereisournewschool.com/
A protest held on Monday 10th of March was well supported with 250 protestors and a large amount of local and national media. A public meeting is scheduled for April 14th. More details to follow here and on http://whereisournewschool.com/
Please take the time to read the site sign the petition.
Since starting this site the primary concern of most people in the town has been the lack of progress on the Star of the Sea school redevelopment.
Most of us will have received information in our letter boxes telling us that the government parties are looking into the issue and that the school has been moved from one design phase to another…. Well this is not the case! Read more »
The following article comes compliments of Colm Burke MEP.
I was delighted to see media reports during last week that Ryanair is supporting the calls from Fine Gael and the other opposition parties, as well as Cork Chamber and other key Read more »
The following item comes courtesy of Simon Coveney TD.
This week parents have expressed anger, disappointment and frustration at the lack of progress in relation to the promised new Star of the Sea Primary School in Passage West. Read more »
The Communities within the Carrigaline Electoral Area which includes the catchments of Douglas, Carrigaline, Crosshaven and Ballincollig and Lenenagh are to benefit in the coming years as a result of their inclusion in the Community Funding Plans being developed by East Cork Area Development (ECAD) Ltd.
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Last weeks budget contained no funds to start building the long awaited and promised primary school in Passage West.
As reported here on www.harbourviews.net in October, the school was promised when Read more »
