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A binocular scope dedicated to Dr John de Courcy Ireland
Binocular scope dedicated to
Dr John de Courcy

Coliemore Harbour at dawn




Wildlife Monthly newsletter

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Castle Park School


Harold's Boys School

Dalkey School Project
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Archibolds  CastleDalkey IslandDalkey QuarryBulloch CastleKilliney Bay towards Dalkey IslandBulloch HarbourGoat CastleColiemore Harbour
Dalkey Tidy Towns
for the Heritage Town of Dalkey
circa.4300 BC to 2011 AD

The National Tidy Towns Programme has made a huge
contribution to improving our natural and built environment
and Dalkey is delighted to take part, each year.

An exploration licence is being applied for by Providence Resources
to drill for Oil or Gas
Planned off Dalkey Island in 2Ol2 about 6k from the shore.
Which will affect the whole of Dublin Bay.

A public meeting is scheduled for this Tuesday coming
31st January at    7.30pm
in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire

It is up to the individual or organisation, to object to the current application, in totality,
or not, or to request for the Public Hearing.

Note!. That any objections must be submitted before the 2nd February 2012.


At the Public meeting held Tuesday 24th Jan, the consensus was that was that the time frame to object to the granting of the licence was much too short, & that a lot more information was required,

See the Irish Times report of the meeting:-

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0126/1224310758814.html


To object :- you have three options.
1.  Send an email to one but preferably to both links below, outlining your reason, It can be very short stating that there is not enough time or the relevant information to make up your mind. Or use the draft letter below.
2.  Write a letter stating your reasons, as above.
3.  Fill out the on-line petition.

If you want to object :- To be sure, it would be best to do both 1, & 3, due to the time frame.

One can also send the above to any TD or local councilors who you may think would act on your behalf.



Legal notice was given January 5th- 2012 with an objection window of only 21 working days, with a closing date for objections being February 2nd 2012.
This is serious! Very Little Time to act
To object to this directive - quote ref: MS 5/4/54l write with grounds to :-
The Foreshore unit,
Department of Environment, community and Local Government, Newtown Road, Wexford, Co. Wexford
or foreshore@environ.ie.
Also contact Minister for the
Environment: philip.hogan@oireachtas.ie, Tel: 056-77 71490, Fax:056-77 71491
and get in touch with Local Government!
In addition an independent petition has been launched in objection to the application: www.protectourcoast.net
It is in ALL our interest to protect our environment!

Draft letter :-
https://www.change.org/petitions/protect-dublin-bay-dalkey-island-killiney-bay-wicklow-coast-from-oil-drilling#

To see what an oil rig looks like go to :- http://www.providenceresources.com/default.aspx


For Further Reading go to:-

http://www.shelltosea.com/content/community-may-split-over-application-search-oil-and-gas-dalkey
http://www.shelltosea.com/content/gas-oil-robbery


National Tree Week

token planting on :-

Dalkey Hill




Tidy Town spring clean/Harold Boys at Dillons Park

Tidy Town spring clean/John Waters painting
 
CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING
will take place from Tuesday 3rd - Sunday 15th January 2012 inclusive between 9.30am and 3.30pm at the following locations: •

    Blackrock Park Main Entrance
    Dalkey Hill Car Park

    Grange Road Car Park
    Goatstown
    West Pier Car Park , Dun Laoghaire

    Cabinteely Park Car Park
    Marley Park
    Mount Anville Parks Depot
    Shanganagh Recycling Centre Car Park
Please do not leave trees before or after these dates or outside the designated areas. The provisions of the Litter Pollution's Acts, 1997-2003 will apply.



Have you been made redundant ?

Could you please spare Dalkey Tidy Towns a few hours a week / month
to help our committee improve our fantastic area.
Just email us ( link below ) and / or bring a friend.

Please join us for a morning (or even an hour) of activity to improve Dalkey Heritage Town

If you are interested to know more please
call June on 285 0813

email:  Contact Us    or:-        Watch This Space

Your help will go a long way to make the most of our lovely heritage town
Is deas an rud an beagán ach é a dhéanamh go maith.



Free Aerobics class / weekly clean ups, for all ages.
Litter patrols from May to September are weekly sessions.

1st   Tuesday of month

10.30am / 12 noon
meet at "Writers Corner," Castle Street / St Patricks Ave.
2nd  Thursday of month
    11am / 12 noon
meet at Dillon's Park,       Coliemore Road.
3rd   Saturday of month
10.30am / 12 noon
meet at "Writers Corner," Castle Street / St Patricks Ave.

   January

3rd,  12th,    21st
   February 7th,    9th,    18th
   March 6th,    8th,    17th
   April 3rd,  12th,    21st


If anyone would like to join a new group for an evening clean-up, Please Contact Us 
If you are interested to know more please
call Terry on 285 9974

We know that a lot of individuals do a clean up in the in their area, but if we can
do it on the same day, to raise general awareness it would be great.

Please encourage as many of your communities, clubs and neighbour's to participate each week.

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The Dalkey Tidy Towns committee works with many other voluntary bodies in the task of improving our Towns environment, together with the co-operation of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.

We welcome you to tour the site and see what's been achieved and how much more must be done.


We would dearly love to get more people involved and if you would like to know how you could help please visit the web page "Helpers Wanted"

DID YOU KNOW THAT

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