Councillor Neville [FF] questions planning of Kingswood antennae

Councillor J. Neville submitted the following question to the County Manager at a meeting of Tallaght Area Committe 2 on Monday, November 27, 2006:

"To ask the Manager to outline the planning history if any, of the numerous antennae in the vicinity of Kingswood Shopping Centre and will the Manager confirm if the erection of such antennae is exempted development and on what legislative basis would they be considered such?"

REPLY
Planning application SD03A/INV11 was received on 24/01/2003 for retention of 2 GSM panel antennas, No. 1 transmission link dish mounted on a 3m steel support structure plus associated equipment container at UNIT 3, Kingswood Shopping Centre, Sylvan Drive, Dublin 24. The applicant was Irene Kavanagh - O2 Ireland , Lower Baggot Street.

On 31/01/2003 the application was invalidated as it was not in compliance with the requirements of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001

Planning application SD03A/0156 was received from Barney O Hare at Unit 1, Kingswood Shopping Centre on 18/03/2003 for retention of Satelite signal receiving antennae to rear elevation, box type internally illuminated sign on gable and 2 no. posters/advertisements in front windows either side of entrance door.

On 07/05/2003 a decision was made to grant permission for retention. No appeal was lodged against this decision.

Planning application SD03A/0342 was Received on 29/05/2003 from Irene Kavanagh - O2 Ireland , Lower Baggot Street , for No. 2 GSM panel antennas, No. 1 transmission link dish mounted on a 3m steel support structure plus associated equipment container at Unit 3, Kingswood Shopping Centre, Sylvan Drive, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

On 18/06/2003 the application was deemed to be invalid as the site notice was found not to comply with the requirements of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001.

Planning application SD03A/0463 was received on 04/07/2003 for permission for 2 No. GSM panel antennas, 1 No. transmission link dish mounted on a 3m steel support structure plus associated equipment container at Unit 3, Kingswood Shopping Centre, Sylvan Drive, Tallaght, Dublin 24. The application was submitted by Irene Kavanagh of O2 Ireland , Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.

On 28/08/2003 the Council refused permission for this proposal.

No appeal was lodged against this decision.

Under the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, the erection of mobile telecommunication masts and antennae may be considered to be exempted development provided that certain Conditions and Limitations are complied with (Schedule 2, Part 1, Class 31 of the Regulations refers).

Notwithstanding the above exempted development Regulations, the erection of antennae on the Clocktower Public House is currently under investigation by Planning Enforcement. A Warning Letter dated 26th October 2006 pursuant to Section 152 of the Act was served on the owner/ occupier in this regard. However, the investigation will now be broadened to include an investigation into the status of all antennae erected at Kingswood Shopping Centre. The Councillor will be kept informed as this investigation progresses.

Information courtesy of Joe Neville's e-mailing list.

Book Sale - Tallaght Community Arts Centre

The Tallaght Community Arts Centre, Unit 1 Village Square, Old Bawn, Tallaght is holding a BOOK SALE on SATURDAY 2nd December from 11AM - 4PM.

Books on sale include Hard covers, Paperbacks, Biographies, Cookbooks and also Records and CDs.

For further details please contact Ruth OR Susan on 01 4621501 or ring John on 087-4160988.

Children's book for one Euro and less / Small number of novels in French.

Irish Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Society Christmas Service

The Christmas Service will be held on December 3rd 2006 in St Nicholas of Myra Church, Francis Street, Dublin at 7.30pm. The Society welcomes families to join it in remembering their babies in a special way at Christmas. The ISANDS National Remembrance Quilt will be on display. [More information]

"Operation Freeflow" kicks off for 2007

The annual "Operation Freeflow" effort to keep traffic moving over the leadup and wind-down from Christmas begins tomorrow, Monday 27th November. (If past experience is anything to go by, you should leave for work at least half an hour earlier....) More information available on www.freeflow.ie

Maternity leave increase: Minister

According to a report at breakingnews.iol.ie, the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Seamus Brennan, has announced that from March next year, new mothers will be entitled to 26 weeks paid leave - an increase of four weeks.

Unpaid leave has also been extended by four weeks, to sixteen weeks. More information will presently be available on the Website of the Department of Social and Family Affairs.

Rathfarnham Concert Band & Beaufort Choir, Concert Hall, 28th Nov

SHOWTIME with Rathfarnham Concert Band and Beaufort Choir

BOOK NOW!

Tue 28th November, 8:00pm
Rathfarnham Concert Band join forces once again with Beaufort Choir to bring you an evening of music and songs from Broadway and the Musicals. Jazz favourites will be played by their ever popular Jazz band.
Pricing Details
€20
€15
Presented by:
Rathfarnham Concert Band Society

Murphy's Prams to open in Rathcoole

Murphy's of High Street, Dublin, which opened in 1942, is to launch a retail branch in Rathcoole in December 2006. The shop, which boasts "specialist nursery product knowledge, choice, service and impartial professional advice" is also presently running an online service at www.murphysprams.ie

"Proud to Live in Tallaght" Workbook Launched

Pat Rabbitte, T.D. launched the "Proud to Live in Tallaght" activity workbook for schoolchildren in Tallaght on Monday 13th November in the Dublin West Education Centre. The workbook, designed by local teacher Robert O'Leary, is dubbed "An activity book for children in Tallaght schools" and is accompanied by a Website, tallaght4kids, which was sponsored by the DWEC and Tallaght Partnership.

In the Foreword, Gerard McHugh, Director of the DWEC says: "The purpose of our activity book is to demonstrate why we are proud of Tallaght, to help us to become aware of its reality and its potential and to renew the ambition of a new generation of inhabitants in Tallaght, in this era encompassing citizens who have come from all over the globe. The activity book does not attempt to present all there is to know about Tallaght, rather it provides us with enough information about interesting aspects of Tallaght's past and present that we want to embark on a discovery to find out more and more of that past and present. Furthermore it encourages us to discuss Tallaght, to reflect on it, to explore, to investigate and to discover. Ultimately this activity book envisages a new generation of Tallaght's young people demonstrating their pride in their own place by wishing to emulate the positive achievements of the past and present and by creating their own new history which will inspire generations to come. This activity book, rather than being the end of one phase, is the beginning of exciting, positive and interesting further phases in reflecting about Tallaght's potential and assisting in the realisation of that very positive potential."

The book has been distributed to all Senior Primary Schools in the Tallaght area.

Hearing into application for judicial review of Tallaght Stadium plan adjourned

According to the Shamrock Rovers website, an application by Tomas Davis GAA Club seeking leave for a Judicial Review of the decision taken by South Dublin County Council to complete the development of the partially complete Stadium in Tallaght was to be heard by the High Court on Friday 24th November 2006. However, the matter was put back for mention on December 3rd 2006 due to a shortage of judges.

The 10,000 seat soccer stadium was originally planned and partially constructed by the Dublin club in 2000 before funding ran out.

16 Days of Action Opposing Violence Against Women 2006

From http://ireland16days.blogspot.com

"25th November to 10th December 2006
"This year marks the 16th year of the global 16 Days of Action Opposing Violence against Women. The 16 Days campaign runs from 25th November to 10th December. It is an international campaign that started in 1991 and now has over 2000 organizations from over 130 countries participating each year. In 1999, the United Nations officially recognized 25th November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.The aims of the campaign are:

• To highlight the prevalence of violence against women.
• To raise awareness of violence against women as a human rights issue at local, national and international level.
• To show solidarity with women around the world organizing to challenge violence against women.
• To put violence against women on the political and media agenda.
• To work towards the elimination of violence against women."

SINNERBOY Tribute to Rory Gallagher

www.sinnerboy.co.uk

THURSDAY 30TH NOV
TEMPLE BAR MUSIC CENTRE

Doors 8pm. Tickets €15 from www.tickets.ie Also available from City Discs, and Soundcellar.

"After their blistering performance there last year, Sinnerboy, the top international Rory Gallagher tribute act, will be back in the Temple Bar Music Centre on Thursday 30th November. Hailing from Manchester, Sinnerboy have built a huge reputation for faithfully recapturing the sound and excitement of a live “Rory gig”. Anyone who has seen this powerful three piece before will know its all about commitment and passion.- Rory’s music played as he did.

"This has been a busy year for Sinnerboy who have gigged the length and breadth of Ireland, the UK and the Continent. Already they have headlined the Rory Gallagher Festival in Ballyshannon, Cork Rocks for Rory, the big annual UK tribute in Manchester and the Leeuwarden Festival in Holland. To cap it all they headline Rory Gallagher Day in the Ulster Hall, Belfast, in late December when they will be introduced by none other than Donal Gallagher who has said of them: ‘here is the proof that Rory’s music lives on’!!

"Rory Gallagher had a huge impact on the world of blues and rock and blazed the trail for many major Irish acts to follow on the international stage. Rory’s work was a major source of inspiration for many other big name artists. Fellow Irish bluesman Gary Moore has described Rory as “a friend and a truly great player” while the renowned bassman Jack Bruce of Cream fame said quite simply “Rory proved a white man could play the blues”! Perhaps the greatest accolade for Rory was when his hero Muddy Waters invited him to guest on his London Sessions recordings – a huge endorsement of his standing in the blues world he loved so much.

"Sinnerboy will dig deep and wide to bring out the very best of Rory Gallagher’s music, both electric and acoustic, at their upcoming gig. With a repertoire that covers every era of the late Rory’s career they aim to please and guarantee another blistering night of “all the Rory favourites and more” at Temple Bar Music Centre on Thursday November 30th."

From info@dublin-blues.com mailing list.

Christmas Panto & Children's Drama in Dublin 2006-07

Mother Goose at the Gaeity
Sun 3 Dec 2006 - Sun 4 Feb 2007Tickets from €16.50Book Now!
The story so far…
Meet Mother Goose, Dublin’s Number One straight-talking, street-wise Panto Dame! Raising sixteen children is hard enough, but Mother Goose also has an evil rent collector to contend with. How can the gift of a goose called Prescilla possibly be the answer to all Mother Goose’s problems?....or is it just the start of them?! [Read More]

The Lyons Tea Panto: Sleeping Beauty
Anthem Productions. With Hazel O'Connor, Alan Hughes, George McMahon, Joe Conlan
Date: 15 December 2006 - 26 January 2007
Time:
Liberty Hall Theatre

Eden QuayDublin 1

Phone: +353 1 872 1122

Website: http://www.libertyhall.ie

An Grianan Productions present
Jack and the Beanstalk
Directed by Myles Breen at The Civic Theatre, Tallaght
This year's Christmas Show is Jack & The Beanstalk written by Little John Nee. You can expect lots of fun, great songs and audience participation from the cast of five great actors.

Thursday 28th December - Friday 19th January 2007 [Read More]

Lambert Puppet Theatre presents
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs at The Civic Theatre, Tallaght
Once upon a time, there was a Theatre in Tallaght that opened its doors to Europe’s most highly acclaimed Children’s Theatre Company. Now the Lambert Puppet Theatre returns to the Civic Theatre with the classic fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. [Read More] Sunday 11th February @ 2pm & 4.30pm

More to follow...

Spring Term for Adult Learners in Old Bawn

Dear Lifelong Learners
I am pleased to inform you of a new alliance we have made in order to expand the excellent range of courses we offer for your benefit. This new alliance is with Ireland's premier security training body. The Irish Security Training Association has been the forerunner in establishing and maintaining standards in the security industry. We are offering their Static & Patrol Security - Basic Job Training course in our spring programme. On successful completion of the course a person is qualified for the Private Security Authority Registration in line with NSAI.999:2004. We are very pleased to be associated with the ISTA, which has its headquarters locally in Cookstown Industrial Estate. Their website is www.securitytraining.ie Please pass this email on to your colleagues/friends who might be interested.

I am also pleased to say that we have our first group graduating soon in the Introduction to Public Relations course. They are very pleased and I would like to recommend this course to anyone involved in business, voluntary groups or clubs.

I attach full details on these courses and welcome bookings for these courses from now for the spring term. [Click here to visit the Website - WW]

Once again thank you for choosing Old Bawn for your lifelong learning and if you are not currently with us we hope to see you back in the spring term. I will email you the brochure later in December.

Don't stress yourself too much in the run up to Christmas, that might only leave you no option but to join a relaxation class in January!

With every good wish from all the team here in Adult Ed in Old Bawn for Christmas and the New Year.
Brian Glennon

TIME TO CONNECT 20th November to 1st December

Connecting People with Technology
A Fortnight of eInclusion Events across South Dublin County
20th November – 1st December 2006

Connect’s mission is to deliver a free, easy to use service that enables local communities to use technology in innovative ways to achieve their goals and to put local content on the world wide web. Connect includes a range of complementary projects and strategies that will be implemented in South Dublin County. The combined impact of these strategies working together will achieve the vision. The projects are:

· Connect Me presents an extensive range of local information using an online interactive mapping system, creating a place where people can find accurate information easily and quickly about their community

· Connect Web supports all community groups in South Dublin County to create their own internet content that will facilitate improved information management and develop new methods of collective engagement

· Connect School in St Aidan’s Community School, Brookfield, is developing student centred technology through an innovative learning culture in order to improve school attendance, participation in class and educational outcomes for the students

· Connect Centres is creating a network of Digital Learning Hubs in local Community Centres where local people can access and learn about technology in their own communities, transforming the digital divide into digital inclusion

As well as the timetabled workshops... there will be many exciting displays and promotions in the Council Foyer in Tallaght over the 2 week period including, various community groups promoting the work they do and their Connect built websites, private companies promoting their online services, interactive displays, competitions and lots lots more!

[Read full schedule by clicking here]

Night of Soul on Friday November 17th

A "Night of Soul" is promised for St Killian's Parish, Kingswood, Tallaght on November 17th, when the Dublin Gospel Choir performs in St Killian's Church from 8.30pm to 10.30pm.

Admission is €10 for adults, or €5 for students or persons entitled to concessions.

Hayes calls for Hospital to be saved

Following on from Minster of State, Conor Lenihan's, letter to constituents stating that there is "no question of downgrading the [Tallaght] Hospital", Senator Brian Hayes has circulated a leaflet detailing the "Case for the National Childrens' Hospital". Read more on www.brianhayes.ie

Templogue Guides looking for new members & leaders

"Templeogue Guides are having their enrolment on Friday 24 November in St Pius X School Hall. Recent activities include skiing in Kiltiernan, auditions for the Dublin Diocese 'Christmas Cracker' variety show, a camp in Larch Hill with a group from the Order of Malta, and lots more.

"We're looking for leaders, so if you have a couple of hours a week to help out please let us know. For more information about what we're up to, please visit our website."

As posted by tumeltyni on the DSW Forum.

Irish Seamen's Relatives Association (1939-46)

"The publication of research initiated from 1986 into the loss of the Steam Trawler Leukos [and] SS Ardmore and the disclosure of the Irish Government's failure during the period 1939-46 to Register the Deaths of Seamen lost on Irish vessels has generated many enquiries from families and survivors. Consequently the Irish Seamen’s Relatives Association (1939-46) has been specifically formed to provide as much information as possible for the benefit of relatives of seafarers who were killed as a direct result of belligerent action while serving on neutral Irish Registered Vessels during World War Two. Membership of our Association is by invitation and strictly limited to next of kin. We will from time to time highlight issues relevant to families of Irish born service personnel irrespective of country." [Read More]

Knocklyon Christmas Festival Concert Fri 1 Dec

Knocklyon Concert Band Society will present A Christmas Festival Concert on Fri 1 Dec at 8.00 pm in St. Colmcille's Church. Featuring: Knocklyon Concert Bands, Culwick Choral Society, Ruth Cahill, Soprano. Tickets on sale after each Mass on Sunday 12 and 19 Nov in the Church Shop. Website: http://knocklyonparish.com/

International Volunteer Day - Tuesday December 5th

The International Volunteer Day (IVD) provides an opportunity for volunteer-involving organizations and individual volunteers to work together on projects and campaigns promoting their contributions to economic and social development at local, national and international levels. By merging UN support with a grassroots mandate, IVD is a unique opportunity for government agencies, non-profit organizations, community groups, the private sector and volunteer-involving organizations to work together to attain common goals. [More information]

Christmas Gift Wrapping Shop

From December 9th -22nd a Christmas Gift Wrapping Shop will be open from 9am until 6pm each day (9pm on Thursdays and the week before Christmas) in the Stephens Green Shopping Centre.

The centre is donating the space to The National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, and they are looking for over 700 volunteers to help them Wrap! [More information]

Christmas Cards in aid National Childrens Hospital Tallaght

Christmas is a very special time, especially for young children. Buying Christmas Cards from The National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, means you will be helping sick children get better, not just at Christmas, but all year round....

Individual packs available for purchase. Each pack contains one of each of our 7 cards. To place an order simply call us or email info@thenationalchildrenshospital.ie.

Corporate Christmas Cards Choose from a range of high quality cards over printed with your company name and logo. The National Children's Hospital receives 100% of all proceeds from every card sold.

[See rest of article]

Flat rate Sunday 95c fare in November: Dublin Bus

The Echo is carrying a half-page colour advert from Dublin Bus this week offering passengers a "flat rate" of 95c for adults and 65c for children, any Sunday in November, "wherever you're headed."

The fine print states: "Applies to cash fares only. Excludes Airlink, Nitelink, ferry services, Tours and Routes 90 and 91."

"No question" of Hospital downgrade, Children's closure: Lenihan

Minister of State, Conor Lenihan, TD (FF), has said there is "no question" of a downgrade to Tallaght Hospital and that reports to the contrary by the Labour party are "misrepresenting the situation." Mr Lenihan made his remarks in a letter to constituents in the Dublin South-West area.

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Spanish Students in Tallaght

One of our Dublin South-West Forum members, Ana, organises one of the Spanish Students programmes in the Tallaght area. Click on the picture to view a larger version of the article, which appeared in The Echo of March 23, 2006.

Building Housing or Creating Homes? (November 22-23, Dublin)

Focus Ireland, Festival and Conference at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin
22nd and 23rd November 2006

Focus Ireland is hosting a two-day event which will explore these questions and seek to stimulate a debate around housing and home in Ireland.

Please find attached the programme (pdf file): www.activelink.ie/downl06/festivalofhome.pdf

Focus Ireland is offering a limited number of places at a special rate of EUR100 to registered NGO's, community and voluntary organisations.

To book log on to www.focusireland.ie or phone 01 284 26 87.

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Tallaght Leisure Centre to open November 13th

Tallaght Leisure Centre is now nearing practical completion, with a number of minor works to be completed. South County Dublin Leisure Services Ltd. has been appointed to manage the facility on behalf of the Council and they are currently engaged in testing of the plant and machinery and will also carry out training for the staff to be employed at the centre. It is envisaged that the pool will open to the public on November 13th. If you have any queries please contact 01-4523300

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Other informationm available at http://www.tallaghtleisure.com/preview_ext.html

Over 8,000 Attend Hallowfest Festival

Over 8,000 people attended the first Hallowfest festival in South Dublin County last weekend 29th and 30th October which was organised by South Dublin County Tourism Board to encourage people to celebrate Halloween in a fun way for all the family. With the help of street performers, Halloween games and a supervised fireworks display the weekend was a great success and will now become an annual national event.

Chairman of The Tourism Board David Kennedy said, "We are delighted with the turn out at the festival, with approx 8,000 people who attended the various events over the whole weekend and many more thousand who viewed the fireworks display. It was reported that the fireworks could be seen as far as Finglas on the North side. We look forward to next year building on the success of this year."

With the majority of children who attended dressed up and taking part in the many games there was a constant buzz about the place. One young girl who attended, 8yr old Sophie Sinclair from Saggart said, "It was brilliant, I got to make a cool mask and lantern in the make and do work shop and then my Granddad brought on me the treasure hunt, we had a great time."

[Read rest of article]

Very Best Wishes !

Well done Willie and the very best of luck for the future.

Thanks for the invitation to participate, which I will do in the future - as often as possible !

Speaking of the future and in relation to your posting on the rapid development of Tallaght Town Centre, I share your sentiments entirely. Yes, bring on the future!

The past twenty or so months have been a dismal time in my life, due to the continuing decline in my dear mothers health. I watch her now, a mere shadow of herself and wonder what God of Mercy could there be to subject such a kind, generous, gregarious and loving person to such a hell on Earth ?

I'm heartened though by the wonderful memories of her prior to her illness and take comfort in the knowledge that she wants life to go on for us all with a happy and positive outlook. Her only means of communication at this time is in her eyes, and can she smile through those eyes - you better believe it!

She is some woman for one woman.

Will post again asap. In the meantime repeated good wishes with the new venture.

Liam.

Cranes becoming endangered species in Tallaght

Cranes are being replaced by elegant buildings in Tallaght as more and more of the construction work around The Square reaches that sudden stage of near-completion. Stuck in a traffic jam that wound its way around Belgard Square this evening, I admired the new shop fronts and the even newer, uncompleted units that gape out from under the apartments, their unfinished ground-floors filled with white dust and oddments of builder's rubble. The hoardings are now gone and the most minimal of fences keep the public out. Gangs of second fixers march about, shouldering cable reels and pneumatic drills. Heavy construction machinery is being supplanted by fork-lifters, shopfitters, glaziers peering out through new spans of modern glass. It's great. Come on the future! I love it!

Exploring Atlantic Ireland.... An exciting petroleum province

Exploring Atlantic Ireland is a major two day conference and exhibition show organised in partnership with the Petroleum Affairs Division of Ireland’s Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources. The conference is supported by the Petroleum Infrastructure Programme, the PESGB, the Irish branch of the Energy Institute and the Ireland Newfoundland Partnership (INP).

The best of luck Willie

Hi Willie

Thanks for letting me know about the blog - I promise to familiarise myself with the system and I also promise to try to contribute as much as I can over the next while. I am just back from a very successful canvass with my Party Leader Pat Rabbitte and need to put my feet up - am nursing a pretty bad fluey/coughy/coldy thing at the moment and the beautiful bright and crisp but very very very cold weather up here in the hills is not helping me in my situation! I think my other half is going to mind the kids while I go to bed and try to unsmother myself. Talk soon.

The best of luck with this format.

Marie

Christmas Sing Along St Maelruains Parish

This annual event will take place on Friday 1st December in the parish centre at 7.00pm. We will be joined again this year by the D.C.C. singers and a visiting Brass Band.Come along and get into the festive spirit while singing Christmas carols, shopping for gifts and hand made decorations made by the craft group including hand made Christmas cards, decorations, hand knitted items, decorated logs and hand make cakes and enjoy a glass of wine and mince pies. Buy a raffle ticket and you may even solve some of your Christmas present list dilemmas!

Website: www.stmaelruains.ie