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31st May 2011

Greystones Harbour Group Urges 'Take Down The Hoardings'

Greystones Harbour Group Urges 'Take Down The Hoardings'

A new residents group to push for progress on Greystones harbour has been formed. The 'Give Us Back Our Harbour' group says it has made substantial progress towards its objectives after it stepped up a campaign two weeks ago.

The GUBOH group has held several meetings with town and county councillors from all parties and has published the proposals it put to them to allow almost a kilometre of hoardings at the harbour development to come down and have the amenity returned to the public for the summer season.

"There has been great progress," said GUBOH spokesman Basil Miller. "We've met the Fianna Fail town councillors, including Greystones mayor Ciarán Hayden, Fine Gael's town and county councillors, and the Labour group which includes the Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council, Tom Fortune.

"All are agreed that something must be done to get the harbour amenity back to the people. All are agreed that it must be done soon. All are agreed that delegates from GUBOH must be included in any discussions with the developers on steps to make the harbour site safe, landscape it, and return the amenity to the people of Greystones."

Miller went on to say that there are disagreements on timing and on specific steps, but the overall level of agreement was "most encouraging".

"We are now quite optimistic, where ten days back we would have been 'cautiously optimistic'," he said. "Our proposals have, in their broad outline, been accepted by all parties. Issues have been raised, such as safety and insurance, which we acknowledge are important.

"But we believe that this kind of issue can be dealt with in meetings with the developers and WCC which will include GUBOH delegates, and we have told councillors this. Not every issue or objection need be resolved ahead of such discussions — we would expect suggestions for solutions to come from any party at the table, including Sispar or WCC."

He said that GUBOH has a pool of expertise both among its committee members and general membership which can help in such discussions.

"We can also call on external expert help. Several persons eminent in fields ranging from contract law to engineering to insurance and more have called us to volunteer their services. We can actually augment the expertise already available to WCC and Sispar with contributions from our own people, and we are happy to do so pro bono."

The local councillors have agreed that a GUBOH delegation should join in meetings with Sispar and WCC on the issues involved.

GUBOH has also begun a round of discussions with four local clubs in relation to the community facilities at the harbour which have also been delayed. The rowing club, angling club, sailing club and Sea Scouts will all move into new clubhouses and compounds at the south-­‐east corner of the harbour, but nobody is able to say when these will be built or what the sequence for construction will
be.

And in the run-­‐up to the Greystones Town Council meeting on Tuesday 31 May, at which Sispar will make a presentation on the harbour, GUBOH will also meet local TDs to seek their further support.

"It's not over till the fat lady sings, but we hope to see a united front of the community, the local councillors and the local TDs putting the point strongly that it is not acceptable for a ghost harbour and an empty building site to be left as it now is in the absence of any further building work," said Miller.

"To that end, we are ramping up our campaign another notch. Collectors will be on the streets in the area this weekend asking even more people to sign our petition. More premises will be displaying our banner.

"And more of our members and supporters will be attending the Town Council meeting, not in the form of a demonstration or protest, but simply to show Sispar and WCC that they stand behind us and behind our local representatives when they seek action to get the harbour back into public use."

Ten days ago, the group placed large banners on the walls of several business premises in Greystones as part of its campaign to have the harbour hoardings removed in time for the summer.

The banners bear the slogan "Give Us Back Our Harbour — Take Down the Hoardings".

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Dublin Bay

Dublin Bay on the east coast of Ireland stretches over seven kilometres, from Howth Head on its northern tip to Dalkey Island in the south. It's a place most Dubliners simply take for granted, and one of the capital's least visited places. But there's more going on out there than you'd imagine.

The biggest boating centre is at Dun Laoghaire Harbour on the Bay's south shore that is home to over 1,500 pleasure craft, four waterfront yacht clubs and Ireland's largest marina.

The bay is rather shallow with many sandbanks and rocky outcrops, and was notorious in the past for shipwrecks, especially when the wind was from the east. Until modern times, many ships and their passengers were lost along the treacherous coastline from Howth to Dun Laoghaire, less than a kilometre from shore.

The Bay is a C-shaped inlet of the Irish Sea and is about 10 kilometres wide along its north-south base, and 7 km in length to its apex at the centre of the city of Dublin; stretching from Howth Head in the north to Dalkey Point in the south. North Bull Island is situated in the northwest part of the bay, where one of two major inshore sandbanks lie, and features a 5 km long sandy beach, Dollymount Strand, fronting an internationally recognised wildfowl reserve. Many of the rivers of Dublin reach the Irish Sea at Dublin Bay: the River Liffey, with the River Dodder flow received less than 1 km inland, River Tolka, and various smaller rivers and streams.

Dublin Bay FAQs

There are approximately ten beaches and bathing spots around Dublin Bay: Dollymount Strand; Forty Foot Bathing Place; Half Moon bathing spot; Merrion Strand; Bull Wall; Sandycove Beach; Sandymount Strand; Seapoint; Shelley Banks; Sutton, Burrow Beach

There are slipways on the north side of Dublin Bay at Clontarf, Sutton and on the southside at Dun Laoghaire Harbour, and in Dalkey at Coliemore and Bulloch Harbours.

Dublin Bay is administered by a number of Government Departments, three local authorities and several statutory agencies. Dublin Port Company is in charge of navigation on the Bay.

Dublin Bay is approximately 70 sq kilometres or 7,000 hectares. The Bay is about 10 kilometres wide along its north-south base, and seven km in length east-west to its peak at the centre of the city of Dublin; stretching from Howth Head in the north to Dalkey Point in the south.

Dun Laoghaire Harbour on the southside of the Bay has an East and West Pier, each one kilometre long; this is one of the largest human-made harbours in the world. There also piers or walls at the entrance to the River Liffey at Dublin city known as the Great North and South Walls. Other harbours on the Bay include Bulloch Harbour and Coliemore Harbours both at Dalkey.

There are two marinas on Dublin Bay. Ireland's largest marina with over 800 berths is on the southern shore at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The other is at Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club on the River Liffey close to Dublin City.

Car and passenger Ferries operate from Dublin Port to the UK, Isle of Man and France. A passenger ferry operates from Dun Laoghaire Harbour to Howth as well as providing tourist voyages around the bay.

Dublin Bay has two Islands. Bull Island at Clontarf and Dalkey Island on the southern shore of the Bay.

The River Liffey flows through Dublin city and into the Bay. Its tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac.

Dollymount, Burrow and Seapoint beaches

Approximately 1,500 boats from small dinghies to motorboats to ocean-going yachts. The vast majority, over 1,000, are moored at Dun Laoghaire Harbour which is Ireland's boating capital.

In 1981, UNESCO recognised the importance of Dublin Bay by designating North Bull Island as a Biosphere because of its rare and internationally important habitats and species of wildlife. To support sustainable development, UNESCO’s concept of a Biosphere has evolved to include not just areas of ecological value but also the areas around them and the communities that live and work within these areas. There have since been additional international and national designations, covering much of Dublin Bay, to ensure the protection of its water quality and biodiversity. To fulfil these broader management aims for the ecosystem, the Biosphere was expanded in 2015. The Biosphere now covers Dublin Bay, reflecting its significant environmental, economic, cultural and tourism importance, and extends to over 300km² to include the bay, the shore and nearby residential areas.

On the Southside at Dun Laoghaire, there is the National Yacht Club, Royal St. George Yacht Club, Royal Irish Yacht Club and Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club as well as Dublin Bay Sailing Club. In the city centre, there is Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club. On the Northside of Dublin, there is Clontarf Yacht and Boat Club and Sutton Dinghy Club. While not on Dublin Bay, Howth Yacht Club is the major north Dublin Sailing centre.

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