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    Monday, 23 August 2010

    New park

    New park for Golf Course Road. This is a photo of the 3/4 sized
    football pitch. Two playgrounds and basketball courts to follow.
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    Monday, 19 July 2010

    Passports

    Councillor wants Russian ambassador expelled over spies' 'Irish passports'

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    Sunday July 04 2010

    A COUNCILLOR has called for the expulsion of the Russian ambassador if allegations that false Irish passports were used by its spies are proved. "The abuse of Irish passports must stop," said Councillor Keith Martin of Clare County Council.

    "We should close the Israeli embassy over the use of our passports by Israeli assassins and if the new allegations of spying against Russia are true, we should expel the Russian ambassador over the abuse of our passports by Russian spies," he said.
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    Wednesday, 7 July 2010

    Ballina Branch Labour Party

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    > Murphy's on the Moy 8.30pm Wednesday July 14th
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    > The Labour Party will be establishing a Ballina Branch at their
    > first monthly meeting in Murphy's on the Moy on Wednesday July 14th
    > at 8.30pm.
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    > Dr Jerry Cowley and members of the Labour Party in Mayo will be in
    > attendence.
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    > All are welcome to attend.
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    > Contact Sean Sammon on 086 837 2792 with any questions
    >

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    Thursday, 17 June 2010

    Mid West Radio

    Keep an ear out for me on Mid West Radio this week.  

    I'll be on about 
    • The Flying Saucers at the Octagon
    • Car Parking charges at Murrisk (Yes, again!)
    • My script writing win
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    Labour Party Survey

    Was out last night with Chairman Sean Sammon in Westport taking up a Labour Party Survey on issues and concerns.  Had a great response, had a great chat on the doors.  People are annoyed and will punish FF.  Survey results will be published in early July.

    Email me if you'd like a form to complete!
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    Cancel Pay to Pray Charge for Murrisk's Sake!

    Labour's Cllr Keith Martin has repeated his call on Mayo County Council to abandon its planned introduction of car parking charges at Murrisk Car Park.

    Cllr Martin repeated his call in the light of Mayo County Councillors' decision to press ahead with the charges, which range up to €2.50 for eight hours car parking.

    Cllr Martin has been critical of the introduction of the charges as he has previously described the parking fees as a "tax on tourism" in Murrisk and has expressed concerns that the charge will promote increased parking along the main roadway, in front of businesses and private residences, down boreens and around the Abbey and Graveyard.

    Cllr Martin says that the proposed parking charge are still more expensive that parking in Westport Town.  "Eight hours in Westport Town centre will cost you €2.  In Murrisk you'll pay €2.50.  People are just going to park on the roadway rather than pay this new charge.

    "The pay and display system is unworkable in that no traffic warden from Mayo County Council is going to travel to Murrisk to enforce the system.  It would simply cost too much.  Therefore the system will be more 'Catch me if you can" than "Pay and Display'.

    "Contrast the parking at the Reek with that at Knock, where the council provides a huge, well maintained and free car park.  It's just not fair to charge for the same in Murrisk.  There should always be free parking at the Reek, which is and has been, a centre of local and national religious significance for centuries.  Neither should anyone have to pay to park to visit the National Famine memorial. 

    "Car Parking charges should be used to ensure a turnover of car parking spaces in busy areas, they should never be used as simple revenue collection system and should never be used in isolated villages like Murrisk.

    "A voluntary contribution towards parking would be are more civilised approach in helping Murrisk Development Association in its work.

    "I genuinely fear that introducing a car parking charge at the height of the greatest recession in history is going to be bad for Murrisk's tourism.  I fear that people will continue on to destinations like Old Head and Louisburgh rather than stop at Murrisk.  

    "Ireland lost 1 million visitors in 2009 at a cost to our economy of nearly 1 billion euro.  This year the figures are down by 12% overall and down by 17% in the west of Ireland.  Now is not the time to bring in car parking charges at the Reek.  

    "For the dedicated pilgrims from Mayo and further afield this is a "Pay to Pray" charge and I appeal to the Westport Electoral Area Councillors to drop this now before any damage is done."


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    Faithfully

    Cllr Keith Martin
    086 0691182
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    Tuesday, 25 May 2010

    Murrisk car parking charges; the facts.

    1. Croagh Patrick has been a centre of local and national religious significance for centuries.

     

    1. There is Free Parking at the huge car park provided and maintained by Mayo County Council at Knock Shrine.

     

    1. It will cost twice as much to park in Murrisk as it does in Westport Town.   Murrisk will charge €1 for first hour and 50c for every subsequent hour.  Westport Town charges 60c for first hour and 20c for every subsequent hour with one hour's free parking

     

    1. It will cost €2.50 to climb the mountain if your car is parked for four hours in the car park.

     

    1. The pay and display system is unworkable in that no traffic warden from Mayo County Council is going to travel to Murrisk to enforce the system.  It would simply cost too much.  Therefore the system will be more "Catch me if you can" than "Pay and Display".

     

    1. A voluntary contribution towards parking would be are more civilised approach to helping Murrisk Development Association in its work.

     

    1. Car Parking charges should be used to ensure a turnover of car parking spaces in busy areas, they should never be used as simple revenue collection system and should never be used in isolated villages like Murrisk. 

     

    1. Murrisk's Car Parking charges will only lead to increased parking along the roadway, in front of businesses and private residences, down boreens and in and around the Abbey and Graveyard.

     

    1. Mayo County Council budget last year was over €400 Million, an investment of €150,000 in Murrisk car park is a drop in the ocean and is a stealth tax on provision of public services (such as car parks) and on tourism.

     

    1. There is no final agreement between Murrisk Development Association and Mayo County Council over an actual percentage of the fee going to MDA or on whether the charge should be hourly as proposed by Mayo County Council.

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    Faithfully

    Cllr Keith Martin
    086 0691182
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