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Cllr. Marcia D'Alton

You might have guessed it by now but we're having awful problems with getting the lights in #PassageWest working this year. When/if we succeed, I'll have a rake of people to thank. More on that later. For now though, I absolutely need to give a massive shout-out to my hubby, Rob. He has climbed trees, spent hours sorting and testing light strings and yesterday he spent several more hours on the roundabout before climbing into his car and driving three boats all the way to Southern Europe. In fact, he missed his ferry as a result. Even if we never…
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If you are a civic-minded young person aged 18-30, you may be interested in this opportunity to apply for a two-week mini-internship with the Council of Europe. You would take part in the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities “Rejuvenating politics” initiative in Strasbourg and would then be expected to initiate a project at home under the stewardship of the Congress. The Congress comprises 648 members, all elected members, from 200,000 authorities in 47 European States. Its role is to promote local and regional democracy, improve local and regional governance and strengthen self-government. It meets in session twice a year.…
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Children from Rathbarry, Ardfield, and Lisavaird national schools light up the Christmas tree in County Hall yesterday, ably assisted by the The Mayor of the County of Cork 😍☺️🎅🎄
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Cork County Council's Local Festival Fund is open for applications for festivals in 2020. A total of €65,000 is available to distribute and applicants can apply for amounts ranging from €500 up to a maximum of €6,000 per festival. To be eligible, running the festival/event needs to cost a minimum of €7,500 and generate at least 350 bed nights in the local community. The Festival Fund Criteria and online application are available at: https://www.yourcouncil.ie/service/Local_Festival_Fund. The closing date for applications isFriday 10th January, 2020 at 5.00pm.
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I care a lot about trees. Especially those that have lived for centuries, that could tell us stories about our place at a time when our great-grandfathers and great-great-grandfathers walked the earth. Apart entirely from all the wonderful functions they perform with regard to absorbing carbon dioxide, purifying the air we breathe and providing drainage solutions. They are proven stress reducers, proven to increase house values and of course each tree is a home to many species of bird, plant, insect and fungus. When trees are grouped together, their value is even higher. If any human could design a device…
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A gentleman gave a generous number of non-perishable foods whilst I was manning the Carrigaline & District Lions Club Christmas Food Appeal trolley. "I remember what it was like to be hungry", he said. "I've turned my life around but it's very humbling to remember what it was like to be hungry". I was grateful to him. He validated the time I was giving and brought home how close not having enough can be. Today is Day 2 of the Lions Club Food Appeal. Positive Passage People and the Passage West GAA are collecting every weekend at the GAA Clubhouse.…
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Sixth class from Star of the Sea singing outside Passage West Post Office this morning whilst fundraising for Marymount University Hospice. They were so good that I couldn't help standing in the adults-who-sing-along corner 😉. The turning on of the pretty Christmas lights in Ardmore Estate with Santa and festive tunes from the Passage West Youth Choir. A heartwarming community event. The launch of the Youth Choir's CD, "After All" in Fr. O'Flynn Park with all proceeds to Barnardos Ireland and the Cope Foundation. They treated us to some songs from the album and they were fantastic! And I manned…
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Cork County Council is working with the Ringaskiddy & District Residents Association on a public realm enhancement plan for Ringaskiddy village. Today we got an official update on where the project is at. The site surveys have been completed and the Council is meeting with TII next week to get their feedback. When the first phase of the enhancement plan is sufficiently developed on paper, there will be a period of consultation with councillors and the public. This will help inform the detailed design and Part 8 planning application that will follow. When the Port of Cork got planning permission…
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Christmas events on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th in Passage West and Carrigaline. With Star of the Sea at the Passage West Post Office, Passage West Childrens Choir and the Carrigaline Business Association/Carrigaline Christmas Lights. Things are getting seriously festive 🎅🎄☃️
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Three 100% genuine, easily accessible ways of giving a little back to make someone else's festive season a little brighter. All have a #PassageWest connection ... - Feed Cork is working towards filling a 20ft container with non-perishable foods and chocolates. They have a number of drop-off points around the city (see below), although the closest to us is in Billy Mackesys Douglas Village Foods. Feed Cork's Director of Funding is a Passage West lady. - Positive Passage People is collaborating with Passage West GAA in collecting non-perishable food items every weekend at the GAA clubhouse for the local branch…
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Ryan Tubridy wears the Shamrock at Christmas-time on the RTE The Late Late Show. An irony only #PassageWest people will understand 😂😂😂
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From Monday, the traffic app "Dunkettle Live" will be available as a free download on the Apple App store and Google Play store. It will provide real time information on traffic flows at various parts of the network including live journey time data through the Dunkettle Interchange to/from key points. If your notifications show lots of red, you will know you'll be in for a slow trip. It will be very useful for those of you who commute this route and you can get a preview of what it offers here: https://wetransfer.com/downloads/4aa67770580755aa5d7404075bdc235320191129114236/235935bff589cd9da28b5483d806555f20191129114236/241fc6
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A friend is organising this very novel fundraiser for the Cork Simon Community, a particularly worthy cause at this and every time of year. It's in the Rochestown Park Hotel on Sunday. Head on down after the Passage West Tidy Towns coffee morning! I am told that the paintings are particularly lovely ☺️
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Bus Éireann is holding a Road Show tomorrow to celebrate the introduction of the Haulbowline - Carrigaline - Ballygarvan - Cork Airport 225 route. It will run from 2-5pm in the Barry Collins' SuperValu, #Carrigaline. Everyone is welcome. Corks RedFM 104-106 will be there and Bus Eireann promises lots of freebies and goodies, including Leap Cards with travel credit 😃 Please excuse the borrowing of Bus Eireann's rather cheesy photo 😉
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Having had a sneak preview, I can confirm that this year's calendar is outstanding! I am thankful to be part of the wonderful committee who put this together. Some jobs make one smile 🥰
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The Passage West/Monkstown calendar 2020 is now available in the Passage West Post Office and in the Passage West Pharmacy. Thank you sincerely to everyone who submitted a huge number of magnificent photos. It was not at all easy to pick between them. Thank you to LB Design & Print for the fantastic production. We are thrilled with this year's edition and hope you like it too 😅
Seven of us lady councillors and one lady T.D. who spoke to undergraduates and postgraduates studying in the Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork yesterday evening on our experiences of being a woman in Irish politics. Cllr Lorna Bogue from Cork City Council spoke also although unfortunately isn't in the photo. A surprisingly very enjoyable experience. Although some of us have been working together for over five years, we learned more about each other than we ever had the opportunity to do before. And it was fascinating to hear the diverse ways in which my fellow councillors found…
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Attention businesses in the tourism sector ....! Cork County Council is hosting a breakfast workshop on 2nd December in the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Cork, 7.30-10.15am to brief tourism-related businesses about the various supports, funding and guidance that are available for them. This workshop is designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses and entry is free of charge. I think you might even get breakfast! Details and booking is at: https://www.localenterprise.ie/SouthCork/Training-Events/Online-Bookings/Local-Tourism-Supports-Let-s-Talk-Business.html
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The turning of the sod at the #Carrigaline three-school campus this morning. A 30 acre site, it will be the new home for the Gaelcholáiste, the Gaelscoil and the Sonas special school. My Thea is in 5th year in the Gaelcholáiste. They have been in temporary accommodation for the past five years. It is very nice temporary accommodation but it is indeed temporary! The new school will be just about ready as she sits her Leaving Cert. You win some, you lose some 😉
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Passage West Tidy Towns is hosting a coffee morning this coming Sunday, 1st December from 11am to 1pm. Proceeds from the morning will help the Passage West Business Association to cover the cost of the flowers which brought such beauty and colour to the town centre this year. We really appreciate their effort and your support 🌺🌸🍮🧁 Douglas Credit Union Passage West Post Office Passage West Pharmacy O'Donovans Off Licence BAIGS Brendans Butchers Akkaya Barbershop Farmers - J.Barrys Passage West The Criterion Crown Hairdressing M.A Healy & Sons Ltd - The Safety Specialists Oysterhaven boats CACI & Beauty Salon The Ferry Arms Bar Passage West Creates Passage West Market Hugh Looney's Signs
Cork County Council is holding three one-day workshops for individuals, community groups and professionals to promote understanding and good conservation practice in the cleaning and maintenance of archaeological/historic monuments with a specific focus on cleaning and caring for carved stone (including headstones) and metalwork. Each workshop will start at 10am with illustrated presentations and talks in the morning and afternoon presentation of case studies by experienced professional specialists. The day will finish by 4.30pm. Attendance is free of charge and refreshments will be provided. Places are limited though so if you would like to attend, please making a booking with…
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On this day 10 years ago, the River Lee burst its banks in what was described as a one in a thousand year flood. The torrent of water released from the Inniscarra dam was about three times the volume of water flowing through the Mississippi every day. County Hall was one of the many buildings submerged. To this day when I go looking for certain documents that cannot be found, staff often describe them as being LITF. Lost In The Flood. EchoLive.ie gave a superb day-by-day precis of the events leading up to these photos which, if you want to…
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Training in Suicide Awareness and Prevention is being offered in #PassageWest on Thursday, 28th November. We're very grateful to Lisheen's House, Preventing Suicide & Self Harm for facilitating the training. They are an ongoing huge support and do fantastic work. To attend the training is free and all are welcome. You might please just get in touch as indicated on the poster so we have a handle on numbers in advance. Thank you!
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Social farming offers people who are socially, physically, mentally or intellectually disadvantaged the chance to spend time on a family farm in a healthy, supportive and inclusive environment. It is a safe, supportive environment that takes account of abilities and interests and helps participants to socialise, gain confidence, learn new skills and build relationships. You can learn more about social farming at www.socialfarmingireland.ie. Social Farming Ireland is giving a presentation on social farming this coming Monday, 25th November at the Tracton Arts and Community Centre. Entry is free and all are welcome.
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This is an incredulous move from Minister Eoghan Murphy. Last week his Department sent the draft Heads of a proposed new Planning Bill to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government. The Bill he anticipates becoming law by Easter 2020 aims to limit access to the courts for appeals to planning decisions on environmental grounds. It is already massively difficult to access the courts. You remember how to get the Indaver appeal before the High Court we all had to collectively join forces to fundraise a colossal 6-figure sum in 8 weeks? The European Commission has said…
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STOP Eoghan Murphys Bill which will block environmental democracy
Today I spoke to 1st - 6th class students from Star Of The Sea School, #PassageWest about our human footprint on the earth, its impact on climate and biodiversity and, most importantly, our power as individuals to be part of the solution. We talked about the magic of trees ... and then we planted one! A native silver birch. It meant so much to be invited - thank you. As for the kids, there aren't enough good words to describe them. They're fantastic ❤️
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Cllr. Marcia D’Alton

Welcome to my website. I am currently serving on Cork County Council. The site contains information about the various projects which I have been working on.

Politics is about improving the everyday lives of people. At a local level, those improvements are sought in the areas in which we live and work, the quality of our free time experiences, how easily we can access necessary services. We have many assets in and around our communities. But much more can be done to protect and improve the quality of our everyday lives. As an environmental engineer, I have developed the technical skills so useful in tackling this job effectively. As a former consultant to local and national government, I am acquainted with those who make this job possible.

As an independent, I have the freedom to act always in accordance with my professional integrity.

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