Better facilities called for
October 2004
of Arklow town, comprising a spacious 6,000 square feet home and 200 stables, was sold by Mr Malacy Stone, who is the proprietor of a major caravan park at Brittas Bay.
Dublin auctioneers Jackson Stops, who conducted the sale on Wednesday last in their Dublin office, said that the auction attracted a lot of interest with between three and four bidders. Mr Stone has now repurchased Borleigh Manor near Inch for €3.5 million.
He had previously owned Borleigh Manor and sold it some years ago.
Older people in the area will recall that Borleigh Manor had previously been the home of Robin Hood, the actor Richard Greene. tragic accident, at speeds in excess of 100 km/h between 10.30 p.m. and 11 p.m.
The car, a Ford Fiesta, was stolen in Newtownmountkennedy on Saturday night. Gardaí in a patrol car spotted it and were led on a chase from Newtown to Roundwood at high speed. The chase continued to Annamoe and back to Ashford. A Garda checkpoint was set up at An-nagowlan near the Devil’s Glen in Ashford. The stolen car rammed the Garda cars, forcing its way past and causing minor damage. The driver then turned back towards Ballyduff Cross where he abandoned the car and took to the fields. Six Gardaí gave chase but were unable to catch the suspect. Their investigation is continuing and they are now following a definite line of enquiry.
Four patrol cars were involved in the chase and Gardaí from Operation Baseline, the unit set up to combat crime in rural areas, also came to their assistance. who is admitted.’
Mr Behan said that a search had been carried out on those admitted to the disco on Saturday, but the knife used had gotten through.
He added that pressure had been put on him to permanently cancel the disco, butt this was not planned as he and the committee felt that it provided an important social outlet. EVERY club in Arklow feels that it has to have its own hall or centre.
However, last week Cllr Pat Sweeney revealed that there are lots of halls around the town which are closed from Friday to Friday and rarely used. And he pointed out that there are instances where premises are only being used once a month.
He said that the council had provided a lot of land to clubs and organisations to build their own premises that were being underutilised, used only one night per week.
Cllr Pat Fitzgerald said that all members of the council were committed to doing something for the youth. He said it was important to have somewhere for the youth to engage in activities in a structured way.
Town Clerk Des Nichols said that under the new development levies contribution scheme, monies are ringfenced for the provision of active open space, playgrounds and community projects.