Press Release Archives - Page 2 of 15 - Councillor Derek Mitchell

Greystones DART cancellations to be reduced

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Irish Rail has eventually replied to me to say they will change the instructions to the DART Controllers so that when trains have to be cancelled they will consider the long interval between trains in Greystones and try not to cancel that service. This is a problem, especially at the weekend when the interval is hourly and people have been left waiting for nearly an hour. ‘I hope this will improve the weekend service especially’ said Cllr Derek Mitchell.           The information on the station electronic signs and on the…

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Greystones DART Service badly managed

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On Saturday, when there is an hourly Dart service, Irish Rail cancelled one and then the diesel train from Rosslare was delayed 25 minutes The electronic signs showed that there would be a train sooner. There was no announcement only the wrong electronic display. There were no staff in the station. About 150 passengers were left on the platform for 50 minutes expecting a train soon, many were families with babies and older people. This is very bad management of the customers: The DART controller should send another one down…

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Dutch group in Greystones advise on cycling facilities

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A group from the Dutch Cycling Embassy visited Greystones with the Dutch Ambassador. They are experts at designing cycling facilities and keen to persuade other countries to cycle more like the Dutch do. They gave a talk in the Greystones Municipal rooms to some Councillors and some Council Engineers. Later on they cycled around Greystones and looked at facilities at some schools and other parts of the town. I cycled around the town with them. The picture shows us inspecting the cycling lanes on the seafront by the ‘Seaside Bear’…

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Concern at clearance of Charlesland Land

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This scale of site clearance is normally only done when construction starts with planning permission which follows a detailed landscape plan. This clearance also goes down to the Three Trout Stream through the riparian area in at least 1 place. The Council Chief Executive states it is for 75 houses, as was outlined 5 years ago. Some people state it is for 270 houses. This is a major increase when the May 2022 Census showed the that the town was then already over its 2028 population target. Many more houses…

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Mitchell demands Rail Strategy is revised to improve Wicklow Rail Service

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Mitchell demands Rail Strategy is revised to improve Wicklow Rail Service The draft All Island Rail Strategy ignored improvements needed to the Wicklow Rail Service. Cllr Derek Mitchell said ‘I have made a submission demanding improvements as the Wicklow Rail line has the worst service and is the only single track one in the Greater Dublin Area. The Council has also made a submission of similar points following my request. I hope the strategy is improved as the population is expanding rapidly ’. My 2018 rail plan provided a 3km…

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N11 Bus Priority Scheme will create traffic jams

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The N11 Interim Bus Priority Scheme is open for Public Display on the web. This provides for bus lanes from Loughlinstown to Fassaroe on both sides and from the Glenview to Kilmacanoge, Northbound. Also a more complex Central Section from Fassaroe to Kilmacanoge on both sides of the road. A detailed look at it shows it is much more extensive than initially appears. It involves closing the Enniskerry and Kilcroney turnoffs from the N11 to all traffic. I think this will divert a lot of traffic back into Bray and…

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Art Centre Campaign starts in Greystones

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Over 40 people attended a meeting on Monday evening to start a campaign for an Arts Centre in Greystones. Almost all artists they want a centre for  Art & Artists. A campaign group was formed and more people are welcome to join the group. They should contact : Michelle Owens michellle@lucca.ie ‘Greystones has grown rapidly and as a larger town it needs a centre to encourage Art especially Visual art. Mary Kelly & I called the meeting and I hope this can progress . ’ said Cllr Derek Mitchell. Over 40…

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Wicklow Council sells site to Coast Guard in Greystones

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The Council has agreed to sell the long prepared site and part of the slipway at Greystones Harbour. The site is sold to the Office of Public Works who will build the station. Minister Simon Harris has contacted the OPW in detail and they hope to be ready to go to tender this year. This station has been planned for many years and the slipway was built for the purpose15 years ago and it is long past time to finish it. When completed it will allow the Garda station to…

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Green Party Minister reduces Wicklow Rail Plans and is not funding the N/M11 Upgrade

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The Wicklow Rail line to Kilcoole and Wicklow Town provides the worst service of any in the Greater Dublin Area. There are only 2 trains at rush hour, both short. The recent All Ireland Strategic Rail Review does not provide much improvement. It says the direct Commuter Services will be maintained and there will be an hourly shuttle from Wexford to Greystones. It says that passing loops were considered but rejected. €30Bn spending is proposed but NONE in Wicklow. The Minister of Transport Eamonn Ryan has also stopped work on…

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Mitchell supports Council rejection of another development at Blacklion

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The Council refused Cairn permission for a 98 house development on part of a site at Blacklion, Greystones because the town is over the planned population for 2028. The developer has appealed this to Bord Pleanala. They have also applied for 586 houses on the whole site. I have submitted an observation to the Bord supporting the refusal. Recent figures released from the 2022 Census show Greystones-Delgany, at 22,009 people, to be even larger than earlier estimates. Together with houses sold since, being built and with planning permission the population…

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