The final sitting of the current town council spanned approximately 45 minutes -brief by normal standards. While a distinct air of pre-occupation pertained, the members nonetheless adhered to the business at hand in the spirit of dutiful responsibility. By Christy Parker

Cllr Michael Beecher took some issue with an item in the Town Clerk’s Report on Minutes arising from the previous meeting. The report recorded that on May 1st Ross Daly, on behalf of the EPA, had visited both Youghal landfill and the adjacent waste treatment and sludge drying facility Eras Eco (formerly SVR). “The landfill had been given ‘a clean bill of health’ noted the report. (Curiously, there was no declaration on behalf of Eras Eco). The inspector even concluded that, “no odours were detected on the windfill side of the Slob Bank area which is just 100m from the working face of the landfill.” Cllr Beecher insisted that odours were detected on Sunday morning and through Monday of this week. “Certainly there’s something wrong at the weekends,” he alleged, to no response. Read more

DeValera Street Agreement:
The meeting opened with Mayor Olly Casey outlining the agreement reached in the DeValera Street carp parking & allocated spaces saga. The Mayor said agreement had been reached between the Town manager, Town Clerk, DeValera Street residents and himself on the issue. He then unveiled the agreement: Report Christy Parker

1) Fifteen (22-37) of the 37 spaces available will be designated for all     residential permit holders (only) in the town, with no time restraints. Spaces will be signed and coded.

2) Spaces 1-22 will be for general public utility, with a 3-hour parking limit. Spaces will again be signed and coloured.

3) Parking on DeValera Street itself will be removed and the current two-way traffic system will persist, with traffic calming measures incorporated into the design and roll out of the Regenerative Programme for the area. Emergency access will thus be ensured. Read more