• Cliff Walk diversion route should be marked

    The Cliff Walk from Bray to Greystones could be closed some time while the Council tries to get land to move it inland a bit. I have asked that signs/maps be put up of diversion: along Cliff Road, main R761 down to Redford Dip or along a lane to the East. This crosses the rail […]

  • Delgany to Blacklion Cycleway & Road Compulsory Purchase Order hearing

    Delgany to Blacklion Cycleway & Road Compulsory Purchase Order hearing On Tuesday Bord Pleanala held a hearing, by Teams, into plans to build the missing central section of this road. The Council  needs to acquire about 20 small pieces of land, mostly at the end of gardens. 9 householders objected mostly wanting better boundaries to […]

  • Data Centres in areas of large Renewable Generation should get priority of Electricity

    Areas with large Windfarms should get priority for electricity for Data Centres. The amount of Data centres in Ireland is putting a strain on electricity supplies and renewable targets. There is talk of restricting new Data Centres though these bring big economic benefits to the country. Areas which have large windfarms should get priority for […]

  • Delgany N11 Junction10. Part must be kept open say Greystones Councillors

    Councillor Derek Mitchell (FG), Greystones Municipal District, Member, Wicklow County Council,C/o Kiltoorish, Manor Avenue, Greystones, Co. Wicklow. Phone/Fax 01-2874115(H), 087-2574969, 29th September, 2021. dmitchell@wicklowcoco.ie  www.derekmitchell.ie At Tuesdays meeting of the Greystones Municipal District, Councillors agreed to my motion to write to Transport Ireland to ensure that the N11 Junction 10, Delgany, stays open at least […]

  • Delgany J10 Part must be kept open

    Closing J10 will produce significant problems. I think that adequate safety and movement can be obtained by the plan below (numbers refer to Fig 1 in his report map below): Keeping open North on & off N11 to Delgany (1 & 5), Build Local Access overbridge as recommended. Close access 2, 3, 4, 6 as […]

  • Mitchell concerned N11 proposals reduce Greystones Access to N11 & ignore railway

    The recently announced outline plans for the N11/M11from Bray to Coynes Cross close junction 10, Delgany but do not provide any replacement access. This is a busy junction, providing half the towns direct access to the N11, and closing it will create traffic chaos in Greystones. Junction 11, Kilpeddar, is defective and low capacity with […]

  • Mitchell against delaying Development Plan

    The County Council will meet on the 27th July to consider delaying the Development Plan because of Covid delays. The Minister has recently allowed Councils to do this. However the Plan will not be ready until mid 2022, without delays. The Greystones/Kilcoole Plan can’t be started until the County one is completed and will take […]

  • Holyhead men paddle kayak to Greystones

    On Thursday 2 Holyhead men paddled their kayaks to Greystones, starting at 4am and arriving at Greystones Harbour Marina at 9 pm. The Irish Sea Charity Paddle was in aid of a Cancer Unit and a mental health charity in North Wales. Andy Smith and Steve Miles were welcomed by Kathleen Kelleher, Cllr. Derek Mitchell […]

  • Mitchell pleased Delgany to Blacklion CPO published

    I am pleased the Compulsory Purchase Order for the Delgany to Blacklion Cycleway & Road has finally been published on Wednesday. Joining 5 schools with a good cyclepath & footpath is probably unique in Ireland. I have been pressing for this for years. This is a major step forward and if there are no Court […]

  • Greystones again loses out on Council’s yearly budget

    I  have analysed how Greystones Budget compares based on the spend per person from the 2016 Census.  As before we are much the lowest spend. Arklow & West have over twice as much spent. This year Greystones funding is 63% below the average having been 51% below the last 2 years. The population is expanding […]