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Any news on the Christmas day swim, is there a usual time?

He's put the kayak back:

I will pass on your message, he definitely doesn't feel accused. He just gave it a home rather than leave it there.

Hi Ciaran,

I know who decided to give it a home. He is abroad at the moment, but he will return it to the same place this Saturday morning.

I couldn't find a non paywall version, but the headline says "Shapoorji Pallonji owes up to €2 million to a range of trade creditors, who sources say risk ‘being burned’ if it exits Irish market" That probably explains why they've stopped better than a rumour about a mystery underground ri...

Agreed, that was the one I was looking at. The site is completely cleared now, let's hope they start building soon and we get a few new shops in the village.

Whatever it is the plans that were given approval show 6 checkout lanes and the entire floor area for a supermarket. Tesco express seems like the best guess.

Turvey is definitely not designed as a high volume road for a supermarket. Why would they approve two supermarkets on this road across the street from each other? Especially when there is a new high volume road ready made for this.

There is already planning permission for a super market in the vacant lot beside the train station. Why do we we need planning permission for another super market on Turvey? That road is already congested and in a terrible state. Why wouldn't the planners insist this new super market is out on the n...

it's so annoying, obviously it's a minority but that's all it takes to ruin it for everyone. there are some good ideas here on how to deal with it: https://www.treehugger.com/ways-communities-persuade-dog-owners-to-pick-up-poo-4863130 I really like the idea that all dog's DNA has to be registered an...

What a joke! So many objections ignored and not covered in the granting letter. Does anyone in the community want this? Why can't the one beside the train station go ahead?

The building beside the train station was granted planning permission on June 9th 2021: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/88502 What is described as a "retail convenience foodstore" in the opening sentence is a bit of an understatement, it actually says "...

I still don't get the distinction between TWO ABREAST groups and single file groups. But regardless, I don't think the solution is for slow moving groups or other hard to pass road users to move to the drag strip, poorly surfaced Turvey road. I think a better solution is for people in cars who don't...

I'm also looking for recommendations, also in Beverton. luckycat, are those uPVC prices or aluclad? I haven't started pricing anything so just curious what the budget should be.

I would agree that 2 abreast, 10 metres apart is not being considerate of other road users. They should smarten up. But asking all cyclist to use Turvey road is not the answer.

I don't understand why it's not safe to ride two abreast? I find passing 2 abreast similar to passing a single cyclist. I still go into the other lane.

Is the request about 2 abreast or about a group of cyclists? For me, 2 abreast is no different than a single bike, you still need a clear view to go into the other lane. A group of cyclists in single file would be harder to pass than 2 abreast because it would be a longer line.

No plans but we live in a 4-bed semi in Beverton. We knocked the wall between the kitchen and dining room, that was definitely load bearing and required a RSJ.

It does seem an unlikely site for a Lidl or Aldi, but this floor plan is definitely not a convenience store http://documents.fingalcoco.ie/NorthgatePublicDocs/00681841.pdf Check out the supermarket lobby with the rows of trolleys, the 6 checkout lines, the supermarket area with 1157 square metres an...

For the Turvey site, it looks like the last decision was Feb. 9 requesting additional information documented at the end of this document:

http://documents.fingalcoco.ie/Northgat ... 687231.pdf

It seems like minor changes so likely leading to it being granted approval.

Agreed, it looks alot like the Lidl design in Swords.

Looks pretty big to me. The floor plans have supermarket written on them, one plan shows 6 checkout lanes. So definitely more than a convenience store. The 3d view is not pretty.

My daughters is in 5th year and finding it working well. Most subjects the teachers are only doing calls every 3 out 5 classes or 4 out of 6 but she says this is because they get through a lot more in a class online than at school. With less messing and general chat she says they just don't need a c...

Apparently temporary toilets will be installed: https://www.fingal.ie/news/council-carry-out-emergency-coastal-defence-works-portrane?fbclid=IwAR2eNcAkeOgY5x8pTvvX2TPLnT5CYPc6w1rkbBp4cq6OGaNgOtd-CQ6bUT4 From reading this, it's hard to see that they have any idea what the long term solution is going ...

Hopefully it can go ahead by then. It's a great event for the community and the club. Tough balancing act for the organizers though, you definitely don't want it to be the cause of an outbreak.