Remembering President Erskine Childers and his endeavours for the Connemara Pony and his family steeped in history

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At 11#4(am, the $o%th 5fficial ommemoraton ceremony %ill commence on the "ast 3ier,

%ith music provided *y the 6o 1 Army and and a hhistorical conte7t to the events of '!th

&uly 11) %ill *e provided *y mem*ers of the ASGARD 1(( group led *y 3at 2urphy#

At 1'#18pm, the 3resident, 2ichael D $iggins %ill arrive and %ill inspect a guard-of-honour

provided *y the Army and 6aval Services# Also participating %ill *e 2s $eather $umphreys

TD, 2inister for Arts, $eritage and the Gaeltacht and the Defence 9orces# At 1'#)(pm the

3resident %ill give a short speech and %ill then proceed %ith %reath-laying and ceremonial

activities at the ommemorative 3la+ue#

At 1'#4(pm, an Asgard replica : ;Asgard 4ust opposite the sheds and a re-

enactment of the landing of the arms, arranged *y the ASGARD 1(( ommunity Group, %ill

commence o*served *y the 3resident# ?ocal volunteers from the eann "adair GAA lu*

and marching volunteers from Du*lin %ill unload the ;arms< and leave the 3ier %ith the

;consignmentust last %ee/

to the 6ational 2useum of Ireland# :See Article 3age )=

A huge screen %ill *e erected at the end of the "ast 3ier and there %ill *e a live feed on the

screeen of the flotilla and the entire ceremony, along %ith a conte7tual historical

presentation#

The community and pu*lic element of the commemoration %ill continue after '#((pm %ith a

cultural programme featuring rian egley, eoltBirC hluain Tar*h and St, rigids 3ipe

and from $o%th#

The %hole event is free and open to the pu*lic and all are encouraged to attend in period

costume# 3ries %ill *e presented to the *est period dressed individual male or female,

family and *oat cre%# The programme %ill conclude at )pm#

.e understand up%ards of '(( invitations have *een issued and prominent attendees %ill

include si7teen mem*ers of the hilders family, relations of 2ary Spring Rice and of Gola

Islands 3at 2cGinley, of ulmer $o*son and of The 5Rahilly %ho provided a car on the

occasion# Also in attendance %ill *e the Army hief-of-Staff onor 5oyle and the 6avys

Rear Admiral 2ar/ 2ellett# An interesting aside to the event is the participation of the ne%ly

appointed 2inister for Defence, $eather $umphreys, %ho herself comes from a 2onaghan

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unionist *ac/ground and %ould *e more familiar %ith T%elfth of &uly cele*rations than

gunrunning for Repu*licans#

So, if you %ant to go alongE All the activities %ill ta/e place on the "ast 3ier *eyond the

"l*o%# The top level of the pier %ill *e closed off to the pu*lic from that point, so mem*ers

of the pu*lic attending can only do so on the lo%er level# 5ur advice is to go early, say

*efore 11am# A very large attendance is e7pected and for safety reasons, the *arriers %ill *e

closed %hen it is considered necessary# .e estimate appro7imately the first 1,((( to arrive

%ill *e admitted#

ERSINE CHILDERS AND THE HOWTH GUNRUNNING

After one hundred years %e can say there are very fe% in $o%th %ho remem*er "rs/ine

hilders and the Asgard#

To give you a *ac/ground to the story, %e are attaching

to this ulletin an article %ritten *ac/ in '((1 *y Des

Gilroy as part of the $o%th Sutton ommunity ouncils

campaign to have the Asgard returned for permanent

e7hi*ition in $o%th#

It %as hoped *y the ommunity ouncil that the Asgard

could *e the centrepiece of a ne% 2aratime 2useum to

*e *uilt on $o%ths .est 3ier#

This am*ition never came to fruition#

Childers towards the end of his life.

THE SAGA O THE ASGARD

Since August, '(1' the restored Asgard is on permanent display in ollns arrac/s,, Du*lin #

.or/ on the pro>ect *egan in '((0# The focus of the restoration %as on preserving as much as

possi*le of the original %ooden hull and its metal supports, *efore replacing pieces %ith ne%

material# In a pro>ect led *y master ship%right &ohn Fearon, over 0( of the original dec/

and hull %ere preserved# The yacht and related artifacts are no% on permanent display in an

e7hi*ition titled AsgardH The 11) $o%th Gun Running Vessel onserved#

6essa hilders 2"3 and her *rother 3rof# Rory hilders %ere the guests of honour at the

official opening *y Arts 2inister &immy Deenihan in August '(1'#

$o%ever, *efore *eing restored, the Asgard %as the su*>ect of a highly controversial and at

times tur*ulent dispute *et%een those %ho favoured restoring the vessel to sea-going

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condition and those %ho *elieved the proper approach %ould *e to conserve the original

vessel#

Among those %ho %or/ed strenuously over the years to ensure the Asgard %as not

a*andoned to the scrapyard %ere a num*er of local 3eninsula personnel# These included the

late ?eslie 5?aoi from $o%th, 3addy 5$ara from Sutton and .il/ie Di7on and aptain

"ric $ealy %ho %rote the *oo/ ;Asgard The Story of Irish Sea Training


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from her parents in oston# @nder the direction of &ohn Fearon, traditional *oat conservator,

the ASGARD has *een meticulously conserved and restored to its original splendour, and is

on pu*lic vie% at the 6ational 2useum of Ireland Decorative Arts J $istory, ollins

arrac/s#

After the official opening of the e7hi*it in August '(1', a local committee from the $o%th

area came together and undertoo/ a num*er of pro>ects to commemorate and perpetuate the

heroic endeavour# As a prelude, over the %inter of '(11K1' si7 local volunteers *uilt,

assem*led and partly funded the rigging and spars for the conserved ASGARD # They have

no% follo%ed up, in this the centennial year, *y underta/ing the construction of an e7act

replica of the ASGARDs dinghy#

&ohn Fearon, %hile researching in 6or%ay, discovered the plans of *oth ASGARD and her

dinghy# &ohn and his colleague 5llie .ard *egan *uilding the dinghy *ut unfortunately due to

financial constraints %ith the 6ational 2useum the pro>ect %as halted shortly after%ards# The

si7 local volunteers again rose to the challenge and undertoo/ the mammoth tas/ of

recreating in identical detail the original dinghy# The committee, consisting of - .ally

2cGuir/, 3at 2urphy, 2i/e Ale7ander, 6eville 2aguire, Rory 2cGuir/ and 3addy arry set

a*out raising the necessary funds#

Recovering the s/eleton frame from &ohn Fearon, the group engaged 9ingal master *oat

*uilder ?arry Archer to complete the %ood%or/# The dinghy %as then transferred to 3at

2urphys %or/shop %here 3at and George "lliott undertoo/ the tas/ of filing do%n and

cleaning 1,8(( rivets *y hand *efore then applying the finishing touches *y applying eight

coats of varnish# Thus, over the course of a year, this splendid and iconic dinghy has *eentransformed from paper plans to the e7ample of super* design and craftsmanship that is

evidenced today# @rged on *y 3at 2urphy, the community, individuals, clu*s, organisations

and *usinesses of $o%th and the surrounding areas contri*uted to raising the necessary

funds# Indeed, so generous %as the response to the fundraising that the committee %ere in a

position to contri*ute a surplus L8(( to the $o%th ?ife*oat#

The final part of the plan %as to present the dinghy to the 6ational 2useum and at a

reception in $o%th Macht lu* on .ednesday last, &uly 1!th, the very happy Asgard

Volunteer Group passed the *eautifully presented *oat to Raghnall 5 9loinn of the 2useum#

The 2useum %ill position the dinghy in its rightful place ad>acent to the ASGARD in a

lasting tri*ute to a remar/a*le feat# The recreated dinghy %ill *e availa*le for the pu*lic to

see from the 'th&uly '(1) at the 6ational 2useum of Ireland Decorative Arts J $istory,

ollins arrac/s#

The Director of the 6ational 2useum of Ireland, Raghnall B 9loinn, in paying tri*ute to thecommitment of all those involved in the dinghy recreation pro>ect, stated N the National Museum of

Ireland is delighted to accept the donation of the replica of ASGARDs dinghy and wishes

to than all those in !owth and the surrounding areas for their wor in seeing the pro"ect

through to completion# and in particular the Asgard $olunteer Group. %his is truly a

community effort com&ining solid research# local fund'raising# traditional &oat'&uilding

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sills and the enthusiasm of a dedicated team of (olunteers. It will &e a significant addition

to the Museums e)hi&ition.

Also in attendance for the press launch %as ne% appointed 2inister, $eather $umphries,

%ho said# H *I am (ery grateful to the (olunteers of !owth for their generosity in gi(ing

their time and e)pertise to assist us to commemorate this important e(ent in our history.

%here is no dou&t that the landing of arms in !owth was a significant milestone along the

road to +aster ,-, and I am delighted to support arrangements to mar this centenary in

an appropriate way

SINN EIN COMMEMORATION

Sinn 9ein %ill hold its o%n commemoration on Saturday, '!th, commencing at the $ar*our Road end

of the "ast 3ier and then follo%ing a lone piper to the ommemorative 3la+ue %here they %ill have a

%reath laying ceremony and a speech *y Sinn 9ein, londal/in councillor "oin 5roin#

Additionally, the Irish Volunteer ommemorative Society %ill hold an e7hi*ition of memora*ilia in

the $o%th Sea Angling entre on Saturday, '!th and Sunday '0th, running from 11am )pm#

S3ECIAL HOWTH TRAM DIS3LAY ON SUNDAY

As you may /no%, the Du*lin 2etropolitan 3olice, on hearing a*out the landing of the

Asgard %ith the guns, set off on the $o%th tram from the city to intercept the gunrunners#

.hen they sa% a force of 1((( men %ith arms marching to%ards them, they ordered the

drivers to drive *ac/ to the city to get reinforcements to the sound of *ooing from the

onloo/ers# This %as referred to the Ogreat tram chaseO# 9or this reason the 6ational Transport

2useum have *een as/ed to *ring a tram do%n to the har*our %ith an e7hi*ition on the$o%th gun running on *oard the tram#

9eargal raven, %ho helped to restore the tram in +uestion, is the grandson of one of the gun

runners, &eremiah $ennessey, %ho %as diso%ned *y his shoc/ed father %ho O%ore the

clothes of a ritish coast guard officerO The %hole story %ill *e on the tram and %ill *e part

of the display to commemorate the occasion# It is the local museums contri*ution to this

historic event#

5ur than/s to &im Filroy, Director of tram restoration, at the 6ational Transport 2useum,

$o%th astle Demesne for this information #

TRI3S TO LAMBAY

.e only recently discovered that S/erries Sea Tours are operating trips to ?am*ay Island

from the 6orth ounty Du*lin to%n#

The company runs t%o passenger trips dailyP one to the Roc/a*ill ?ighthouse : 1 hr 18mins

L48= P the second to ?am*ay Island :' hrs Q L8( per person=# The trips are run *y local R6?I

cre%man "oin Grimes a*oard an #) metre Red*ay Ri* %ith a single 4(( $3 engine# The

*oat can carry seven passengers and one cre% mem*er# oo/ings %ith "oin at (! 4()4)0#

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.e pic/ed up this testimonial from a .ashington tourist on TripAdvisor#

We took a 2 hour tour of nearby Lambay island, which has some interesting local history

and is home to thousands of cormorants, gannets, puffins, gulls, and terns. We saw the

smaller Skerries islands as well. Eoin, the tour operator, was courteous and made sure we

were well taken care of out on the boat. He was also ery knowledgeable about the scenery,

wildlife, and local history of the islands. !his is a great, aluable trip if you"re staying in the

town of Skerries, as we were. #ut it"s also worth traelling to Skerries for. $ome for the sea

tour, stay for the ice cream shop on the pier and the delicious local restaurants.%

BEANN EADAIR SUMMER CAM3

5f all the Summer amps availa*le to our youngsters, %e have al%ays regarded the GAA ul amps,

sponsored currently *y Felloggs, as *eing one of the *est organised and offering the very *est value#

In $o%th, due to the enormous %or/ put in for over a decade *y 3eadar 2acanna and his team of

volunteers there, the eann "adair lu* has *ecome a mecca for *oth young *oys and girls and is the

preferred destination for over one hundred children plus parents every Saturday morning#

6o% %e note that the lu*s ul 9oot*all amp in &uly %as totally sold out %hich is an incredi*le

achievement and a recognition of the great %or/ they do there# A second camp %ill *e held August 1

''nd for foot*all, hurling and camogie and places are still availa*le# The cost for the %ee/ is L88 for

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the first child in the family and L)8 for any su*se+uent child# The co-ordinator is athal 9itpatric/ at

(0 )1'#

oo/ing is on the clu* %e*site %%%#*eanneadair#net#

SUTTON CROSS DEVELO3MENTSThan/s to the great %or/ carried out around Sutton ross *y local volunteers, particularly the Tidy

To%ns ommittee, and 9ingal o ouncil, the appearance of the ross area has vastly improved over

the past num*er of years# The floral *eds have *een generally %ell maintained and contri*ute great

colour to the overall scene#

6o% %e note t%o developments, one adding to the overall am*ience and the other having a negative

effect#

Sutton Cross Goes Continental

.ith the opening of Insomnia and Il Valentino at $iggins utchers and the placement of

outdoor ta*les, the ross has ta/en on a continental loo/# .e no% have a ne% scene %here*y

coffee drin/ers can sit in the sun, %atch the *uses go *y and o*serve the goings and comings

into the ad>oining an/ of Ireland# .e note that the *a/ery and cafe *usiness in $iggins

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utchers is *eing operated *y the Il Valentino ontinental a/ery ?td %hich opened its

original *ranch in Gallery uay at Grand anal $ar*our#

The company is o%ned and managed *y 5%en and Valentina Doorly and at their southside

cafe they have *uilt up a significant reputation for authentic Italian patisserie, desserts and

coffee# Indeed, food critic 2arie-laire Dig*y got +uite e7cited *y them last 5cto*er %hen

she %rote in the Irish Times 2againe /throughout the winter# the &aers at il $alentino

will &e selecting ingredients to create special recipes around a &umper apple har(est. 0oull

find strudls# crum&les# pithi(iers and tarts on sale# &ut the show stopper they are planning

is a cro1uem&ouche chou) pastry towre decorated with pommes damour# or toffee

apples2. If they do that in Sutton, %e >ust cant %ait for the %inter#

A small set*ac/ the company applied in 2ay for planning permission , the development

*eing ;the placing of ta*le and chairs outside and inside and the sale of hot drin/s for

consumption off the premises< $o%ever, 9ingal planners declared the application invalid

*ecause of the omission of copies of the ne%spaper notice and site notice# Additionally they

failed to supply si7 copies of all plans and dra%ings# As %e go to print, %e are told a fresh

application %ill *e made in the ne7t fe% days#

$o%ever, on the negative side, %e have noted that S*!V'+has engaged in a campaign to

erect large advertising placards on lampposts around the ross# These are grossly unsightly

and %hen ta/en %ith the other signs no% erected *y the various shops on the pillars

supporting the old Super+uinn offices, they have introduced a very negative element into the

areas %hich %ill not help Sutton in the Tidy To%ns#

ould someone have a +uiet %ord %ith SuperValu management, tell them it is not only

unsightly *ut pro*a*ly illegal and as/ them to stop this practice#

DUBLIN BAY CRUISES#

Du*lin ay ruises are no% operating a service *et%een $o%th and Dun ?aoghaire via the

ity entre seven days each %ee/#

The 2V St ridget, capacity 1'( passengers, sails from Dun ?aoghaire at am, enters the

?iffey and doc/s at Sir &ohn Rogersons uay# At 11am it leaves the doc/side and ma/es its%ay to $o%th# At 1pm it departs $o%th for the city centreP it leave the +uays at 4pm and

arrives in Dun ?aoghaire around )pm# @nfortunately for $o%th residents, there is no return

>ourney, so its a short %al/ to the DART Station#

Advertised fares are as follo%sP Adults L''# Senior L1## Special family rates# Fids go freeE

:4 years and under=# 2ore information at %%%#du*lincruises#com or (1(11080

Du*lin ay ruises is a family run *usiness o%ned *y "ugene and lare Garrihy and their

three children Aoi*hCn, Ail*he and Doireann#

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$5.T$ T5@RIST 599I" 53"6S AT ?AST

%ourist 3ffice on !ar&our Road# !owth

In our last issue on 2ay '(, '(1), %e reported that the ne% tim*er structured Tourist 5ffice

had *een put in place# .e added that it had *een due to open the previous %ee/end *ut had

hit a snag# It turned out that the ;snag< encountered %as lac/ of electricity and that the

ouncil %as %aiting for the "S to connect po%er to the unit# This caused immensesurprise, particularly since the foundations for the office had *een laid in mid-'(14 and then

a lenghty period had elapsed %hile a lease %as *eing negotiated *et%een 9 and the

Department of the 2arine# $ad no one applied to the "S for a connection until the last

minute or %as the "S so inefficient as to ta/e months to offer a connection#

"ventually the connection %as made and the office opened at the *eginning of &uly# .hen it

opened, it %as totally unsigned and %e %ondered %hy# The %ord %as that the ouncil %ished

to erect t%o flagpoles signaling the location of the service *ut once again had encountered

o*>ections and o*structions from the har*our authorities# This %ee/ %e note that mo*ile

flagpoles have *een installed %hich can *e ta/en in each night#

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.hy is progress so slo% and painful on everything that happens in the vicinity of the

har*our

HOWTHS BUILDING EYESORES

%he old 4aily Court !otel ' +yesore

Derelict sites and *uildings have *een a *light on the *eauty of $o%th over the past five

years and %hile some improvements have *een made, there is still a lot of %or/ to *e done#

5n the $ar*our Road area, the replacement of the old filling station site *eside 9indlaters

%ith the ne% fascade of the $o%th 2ar/et is a huge improvement# Additionally, the openingof the garden centre on the old Teelings 9illing Station site has covered up another derelict

site# .as planning permission re+uired for this change of use If so, %e did not notice it

going through#

$o%ever, $o%th Village is currently *lighted *y t%o sites %hich urgently need attention# The

most important of these is in the Village centre, the old aily ourt $otel# 3lanning

permission has *een received for the demolition of this *uilding and its replacement %ith a

mi7 of retail and residential# At present it is a terri*le eyesore and is li/ely to remain so until

demolition and re*uilding ta/es place, pro*a*ly not *efore early to mid-'(18#

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The other derelict *uilding %hich is also li/ely to *e %ith us for a long time is the old

?ighthouse pu* replacement# Readers %ill recall that, %hile in construction, the replacement

*uilding strayed seriously from the permission granted and the less-than-pleased planners in

9ingal o ouncil called a halt to the development# .e note from our 3eninsula 3lanning

6e%s of 9e*ruary 1, '((0, that the developers applied for retention of the non-approvedelements of the development# This %as refused and demolition ordered# At this stage, seven

years later, %e understand that the developers are a%aiting their day in court as they are

sueing the deceased architect for negligence# "ffectively this case is against the architects

insurance company and %ith the lengthy delays currently *eing e7perienced in the civil

courts this saga may have many years to run# In the mean%hile, %e *elieve 9ingal o ouncil

has reached an agreement %ith the developers to replace and ma/e safe the e7isting fencing

alongside hurch Street and to *o7 off some of the most unsightly elements of this %retched

*uilding#

ANOTHER BLOW TO TOURIST INTERESTS AS THE

DE3ARTMENT S3OILS THE UN

As %e reported in our last issue, the $o%th "7press Train is a very %elcome and colourful

addition to the touristic attractions in $o%th# 6o%, as has happened to many tourist and

community initiatives in $o%th, the har*our authorities have stepped in to spoil the fun#

5riginally, travellers on the fun train en>oyed a trip %hich ran from the 5ld ourthouse "ast 3ier $ar*our Road Transport 2useum .est 3ier at ?ife*oat Station 5ld

ourthouse#

6o% the har*our authorities have *anned it from the har*our, citing potential to cause

o*struction and traffic disruption#

The fare on this trip is L4,8( for adultsP L4#8( for children# 9urther info at (!#1(!('( or

%%%#ho%the7press#com

TRI3ADVIS5R G"TS $5.T$ R"STA@RA6TS

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In our opinion, T!)*'%)"$!can *e a good guide provided one reads the revie%s carefully

and *et%een the lines#

$o%ever, our faith in its rating system has *een sha/en %hen %e loo/ed at its ratings of

restaurants in $o%th#

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In all, t%enty-one restaurants and cafes are revie%ed and listed in order of rating# The ratings

are as follo%sP

1# 5onnells

'# 5ctopussy Seafood Tapas ar

4# The $ouse)# A+ua

8# A**ey Tavern

!# 5ar $ouse

0# Deep

# The Dog $ouse

# rass 2on/ey

1(# "llas

11# Il 3anorama afe

1'# eshoffs

14# "ast

1)# loody Stream18# asa 3asta

1!# 2arie ?ouise Tea Room

10# ra**y &oes

1# ountry 2ar/et

1# Fing Sitric

'(# 9indlaters

'1# affe aira

.e %ill *e more careful in future %hen chec/ing Tripadvisor ratings for restaurants in cities,

to%ns and villages %e may visit# .e have so many great restaurants in $o%th that in our

vie% it is impossi*le to separate the top eight# If as/ed to compile a listing of the top ten, in

no particular order, %e %ould include eight of the 1-1( a*ove and promote *oth the Fing

Sitric and ra**y &oes into our listing# .e %ill leave it to readers to ma/e their o%n choice

and to guess %hat t%o %e %ould relegate out of the top ten# The *rilliant ne%s, though, is that

there is not a poor restaurant among the %hole t%enty-one and %e are really %ell served for

good dining in $o%th#

INGAL COUNCIL CUTS 3RO3ERTY TA5

In the legislation introducing the 3roperty Ta7, provision %as made giving county council the

latitude to increase or reduce property ta7 for that area *y a ma7imum of 18# As it %as

generally held that Du*lin property o%ners %ere unfairly ta7ed *ecause of higher property

prices in the area, 9ingal councillors voted at their &uly meeting to cut the ta7 for '(18 *y this

ma7imum percentage# This decision is su*>ect to a consultation process and formal

ratification in Septem*er#

ommenting on the reduction, ouncillor ian 5allaghan, %ho proposed the motion,

commentedP ;

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/Gi(en the relati(e healthy finances of the Du&lin Councils which deri(e a su&stantial

income from commercial rates rather than from the Central Go(ernment Grant# this

decision is one that should &e possi&le without any threats to a reduction in core ser(ices2

CONTINENTAL DINING ON THE WEST 3IER

Colourful Scene at Deep and %he 4rass Money on 5est 6ier# !owth

.ith temperatures in the mid-'(s this %ee/, $o%th has had a huge influ7 of visitors and %e

can truly say %e have never seen so many people around the har*our in mid-%ee/ as on the

Thursday of this %ee/#

It %as delightful to see diners outdoor at ta*les en>oying *oth the *eautiful %eather and the

fa*ulous cousine of our .est 3ier restaurants in continental style#

And %ould you *elieve# As a further gesture to tourism and the restaurants %hich pay a very

high rent, %e are told the har*our authorites demand an additional L1,((( per ta*le per

annum#

ST VINCENT DE 3AUL CLOTHING A33EAL IN

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This %ee/ that marvellous charity, St Vincent de 3aul, is see/ing your help in its Annual

lothing Appeal in $o%th# The organisation is loo/ing for clean, good-+uality clothes, *ed-

clothes, curtains and shoes# 6e% or as ne%#

ags %ill *e distri*uted on Saturday '!th and Sunday '0th and %ill *e availa*le in the church

porches in the hurch of the Assumption $o%th# The collection of *ags %ill ta/e place on

Sunday August 4rd during the morning masses only# That means get them there *efore 1'

noon#

HOWTH GOL CLUB CA3TAINS CHARITY DAY

A Scenic 5onder $iew from !owth Golf Clu&

The annual aptains harity Day %ill ta/e place in $o%th Golf lu* on 9riday, August ''#

This is a )-person Team event, playing 1 holes sta*leford# This years charity is the ?aura

?ynn hildrens $ospice# The aptains, 2uiris $eron and ?ady aptain reda S%an, invite

all golfers %ith an I?G@ or IG@ handicap to consider participating# Additionally, companies

and individuals can sponsor a hole or a tee for L1((# The team cost is L)(( %hich includes a

%onderful meal# Items may also *e donated for the charity auction %hich %ill *e held at the

dinner# ontact the lu* at 4'4(88 :"7tension '(= or email gmQho%thgolfclu*#ie

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completed. 5hile a deposit of >8? of the sales price was recei(ed# there was no rent &illed

on the property since then.2

The part of the Report relevant to $o%th par/ing to %hich %e %ould li/e to dra% attention

reads as follo%P

/ %he Department has e)perienced difficulties in generating a return from the use of car

paring facilities at some har&ours.

4ased on the charges in place under the legislation# !owth could ha(e generated car

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#e discssed a range of isses affecting Howth Harbor inclding the !epartment$splans to introdce par%ing charges and I strongly conveyed the opposition of thepeople and bsinesses of Howth"&

LOCAL ELECTION

RESULTS

%hree of the fi(e newly elected !owthHSutton councillors# pictured at the Asgard Dingy

presentation in !owth 0acht Clu& on Fuly ,th. l to rJ Clr Fimmy Gueran# Clr Daire Ni

Kaoi# 6at Murphy# Asgard ,88 Committee# Mayor of Bingal# Clr Mags Murray# Clr Da(id

!ealy and Bingal Co Manager# 6aul Reid. Clr Cian 3Callaghan was present &ut missed

this pic#

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In the Autumn, the ham*er 2usic mmittee is organising four concerts for children, one for

each of the four schools in the violin programme#

G%endolin 2asin

These sessions for the schools %ill

feature the reno%ned Dutch musician,

G%endolin 2asin, %ho herself too/

up the violin aged 4 years#

G%endolin has an international record

in the sphere of childrene education

in music# $er a%ard-%inning *oo/ on

violin teaching, 2ichaelas 2usic

$ouse, the 2agic of the Violin %as

pu*lished in '(( and at the time of pu*lication, she %as the youngest female accredited %ith

her o%n violin method

Then on 6ovem*er 18th, it is planned to have t%o ham*er 2usic oncerts on the

3eninsula# 5ne %ill *e in St 2arys hurch of Ireland# The second venue is yet to *e

finalised# 9ull details %hen availa*le# #

BRITISH NAVAL SHI3 IN HOWTH

It is not often %e see a Royal 6avy ship in $o%th, *ut on Thursday of this %ee/, %e had a

visit from the 6avy training vessel, iter# And nice to see the Irish Tricolour flying high on

this ship *eside the @nion flag#

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HMS4iterisn an Archer-class 3'(((-type patrol and training vessel of the ritish Royal

#iter%as commissioned in 1! into the Royal 6avy and she %as attached to 2erseyDivision, a Royal 6aval Reserve @nit# In 1(, she %as transferred to 2anchester and

Salford @niversity Royal 6aval @nit# #iters time at sea includes %ee/ends visiting local

ports and deployments during the "aster and Summer holidays %hen she visits ports around

the @F and northern "urope# $er main role is to provide 6aval training to @R6@ students on

%ee/ends and in "aster and Summer deployments#

The 2anchester and Salford @niversity Royal 6aval @nit :O2JS @R6@O= is one of 1)

@R6@s attached to universities across "ngland, .ales and Scotland# The organisations

mission is to OTo *roaden naval understanding and develop undergraduates %ho sho%

potential to *ecome the leaders of tomorro%, through maritime e7perience and e7posure tothe values and ethos of the Royal 6avy

The students undergo shore-*ased training held in the unit head+uarters in 2anchester

@niversity %here they undergo a programme of classroom-*ased instruction at %ee/ly Odrill

nightsO# Students also have opportunities to spend time on larger Royal 6avy %arships and

naval *ases, to participate in adventurous training and to gain RMA +ualifications#

As part of her sea training programme, she often ma/es visits to local ports for ceremonial

visits or occasions# .e suspect it has *een sent here this %ee/end as a gesture of good%ill

to%ards the Asgard cele*rations rather than to attempt to stop the ceremonial unloading of thehurley stic/s *y the eann "adair GAA mem*ers on Sunday#

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A65T$"R 2cA?""S" S35RTI6G

A$I"V"2"6T

Fane Recei(es the Kady Captains 6riLe from Kady Captain 4reda Swan

The 2cAleese family in $o%th is reno%ned for their sporting achievements over many years

in rug*y, cric/et and golfing# That tradition %as continued on &une 1)th %hen &ane 2cAleese%as the very popular %inner of the prestigious ?ady aptains 3rie in $o%th Golf lu*#

3laying off a handicap of 1, &ane stayed +uietly under the radar on Day 5ne %ith 4) points

*ut on Day T%o, %hen the chips %ere do%n, she scoreda fa*ulous )( points to %in themost coveted prie in the ladies calendar in the clu*#

Accepting ?ady aptain reda S%ans prie, a specially commissioned .hite Gold Diamond

pendant, &ane dedicated the %in to her late father, Donal, %ho had only died t%o months

earlier in April#

&ane is a practising solicitor and has represented $o%th Golf lu* on a num*er of teams#

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3LANS GO AHEAD OR NEW SUTTON

3ASTORAL CENTRE

St 9intans 3arish, Sutton, is to proceed %ith plans to partially demolish the e7isting 3arish

entre and replace it %ith a su*stantially larger *uilding# This is seen as *eing necessary as

the Sutton site is to *e the $u* in a future configured amalgamation %ith $o%th, aldoyle

and ayside parishes#

Sutton parishioners %ere recently invited to a ; consultation meeting< to discuss the pro>ect*ut many parishioners %ere annoyed to find that a decision to proceed had already *een made

and that approval had already *een received from the Archdiocese# The meeting %as told that

in future all scarce resources personnel, finance, etc in the five e7isting parishes %ould *e

targetted to Sutton# Sutton, it %as stated, %as the choice location *ecause of centrality,

*uilding e7pansion space and plentiful par/ing# It %as planned to lodge an application for

planning permission %ith 9ingal o ounci yesterday, &uly '4rd# The meeting %as told that

the pro>ected cost of the ne% *uilding %as L1#1m *ut many present e7pressed the vie% that

this %as seriously underestimated#

6o consultation has ta/en place to date on these plans %ith parishioners, or pastoral councils,in $o%th, aldoyle or ayside, and %e %ould forecast that they %ill not *e %ell received

there#

HOWTH SUMMER 3ROJECT GREAT SUCCESS

5ne of the great community pro>ects in $o%th during the year is the annual Summer 3ro>ect#?ua lar/e, %ith the help of numerous volunteers, has *een running this pro>ect for children

*et%een the ages of ) 18 for close on thirty years no% and even in this very sophisticated,

electronic, tv dominated age, its popularity has never dimmed# 5ne of the highlights this year

for the older children %as an outing on the Vi/ing Splash Tour#

"very community needs a hero and certainly in $o%th %e have one in ?ua lar/e#

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HOWTH 3LANNING

2ost activity in the planning area in $o%th is tending to *e concentrated in the Thorman*y

Road area# .e note that osgrove rothers carried out some negliga*le site %or/, in

preparation for %hat %ill *e the *iggest development in $o%th in many years# This %ascarried out prior to 2arch 1, %hich %ill give them relief from some ne% stringent regulations

under the ne% 3lanning Act#

Also on Thorman*y Road at odeen, 6icola Gorman has lodged t%o applications for t%o

ne% d%ellings#

At $eatherfield, &ohn 2c6erney has applied to demolish the e7isting house and replace %ith

t%o ne% ones#

Do%n on 1* laremont Road, A 5allaghan, " 2cGrath and & Thompson have applied to

demolish the e7isting d%elling and *uild three ne% d%ellings on the site#

At 6o 1 Grace 52alley Road, Fevin Ric/ard has lost his appeal to ord 3leanala against

the permission granted to ne7t door neigh*our ?inda ?atham for the *uilding of a ne%

d%elling to the side of her e7isting house#

At arraig*reac $ouse, on 5ld arric/*rac/ Road, ?ucinda Taylor continues to see/ further

alterations to e7isting permissions# .al/ers along this road have *een %itness to ma>or site

%or/s including the construction of an impressive cut-stone %all on the main road#

Details of all these, including ne% applications, approvals and appeals are included in the

attached 3lanning 6e%s#

SUTTON 3LANNING

The ma>or story here is that all is no% clear for Statdev 3roperty ?td to proceed %ith a ma>or

housing development on the site at Sutton ross, *ordered on one side *y Station Road and

on the other *y Du*lin Road# The development %ill see the demolition of 6o 141 Du*lin

Road :St &osephs= and the construction of nine ne% detached houses :Ref# 914AK('8)=#

3ermission had *een granted *y 9ingal o ouncil *ut %as appealed to An ord 3leanala on

April th *y 3atric/ and armel .all# $o%ever, this appeal %as %ithdra%n on &une 1'th andthe 9ingal permission no% stands#

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Also at Station Road, Greg Gallagher had applied for retention of t%o single storey

e7tensions *uilt to the rear and side of 6o 10, in addition for permission to demolish e7isting

me%s, a garage and *oiler house# .e note that the very large site to the *ac/ of this house has

*een cleared of trees and e7pect a planning application to *e sought shortly for a ma>or

housing development#

At Three oins, ! arric/*rac/ Road, Raymond 2aguire has appealed the permission and

refusal granted him *y 9ingal to An ord 3leanala# This proposed pro>ect includes the

construction of a '-*ed detached dormer house on the site# :Ref 91)AK(1'=#

$o%th eltic applied for permission to develop an All-.eather training surface,

floodlighting and a '! space car par/ at their grounds on arric/*rac/ Road# 5n 2ay '0th

9ingal planners sought some additional information :Ref 91)KaK(14!=#

Details of all these, including ne% applications, approvals and appeals are included in the

attached 3lanning 6e%s#

HAVE YOU SOME NEWSOR US

.e %elcome input on local ne%s or events from our readers# If you have an event you

%ish to pu*licise or a ne%s item you *elieve %ould *e of interest to your neigh*ours in the

3eninsula, then please mail them to us and %e %ill give them serious consideration for

inclusion# If you %ere %illing to *ecome a regular ne%s contri*utor, %e %ould li/e to hear

from you# .e particularly need contri*utors from Sutton#

HAVE YOU OUND THIS BULLETIN INTERESTING?

If so, then you can pass the %ord to your friends and neigh*ours and invite them to >oin our

mailing list %hich is open to all residents of the 3eninsula# Mou can also suggest to your local

clu* or organisations that they /eep us informed of activities or pu*lic events#

To apply for inclusion on the mailing list, they >ust e-mail name, address and telephone

num*er to ho%thplanning(0Qyahoo#co#u/# Mou are also %elcome to mail this *ulletin to your

friends, should you %ish#

opies of the ommunity ulletin and 3lanning 6e%s are availa*le in hard copy in $o%th

?i*rary# 3lease pass this information on to friends %ho may not have access to e-mail# The

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Remembering President Erskine Childers and his endeavours for the Connemara Pony and his family steeped in history