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Any future for the Casino?

8 Jun

The unsightly hoardings have been taken down and the original house at Casino can be seen again.  However it was only after Fingal County Council commenced legal proceedings against its owner, Gannon Homes, that some action was taken.

http://www.enjoymalahide.comFor several years locals have been concerned about the deterioration of the house, which has been vacant since 2000.  Concern’s have been expressed continuously to Fingal County Council and organisations such as An Taisce, Dublin Tourism and the Heritage Council.  We remain concerned that unless radical action is taken Casino will fall into complete disrepair, making it uneconomical to restore or, at worst, – as has happened to similar properties elsewhere, – it will be destroyed by vandalism or fire.

But what can be done?  The building is now effectively owned by NAMA since the bank loans of Gannon Homes were transferred to that agency.  Permission had been granted to convert the house for use as a restaurant but the present economic climate rules out that use. Nor are there any state funds available to restore the house to its original condition.

Is there any purpose to which this jewel of a building could be put for the people and community of Malahide?  Almost 40 years ago the bold and enlightened decision was taken to acquire Malahide Castle and its grounds from the Talbot family.  It was an investment that has yielded extraordinary benefits to the community.

Could a similar but much smaller investment be made to safeguard Casino if a purpose for it could be identified?  Without an appropriate combination of purpose and finance it is inevitable that Casino will disappear from the Malahide landscape – and sooner rather than later!

Source: The Malahide Guardian Newsletter. May 2011/Issue 32


                    


                    


                    	

                    	


                    


                


			
                
                


                    
Escape from Alcatraz


                    
                    	18
                    	May
                    

					
                    

                    	
Malahide’s Emma Walsh, is taking on a rather mammoth charity challenge and is seeking the support of businesses and locals in Malahide…


On 17th July this year she will be attempting to swim from Alcatraz prison to San Francisco Shore and then race 10 km across the Golden Gate Bridge to raise €5,000 for Temple Street.


This remarkable feat has challenged some of the hardiest prisoners over the past century and was once thought impossible but she’s willing to give it a go to try to raise money which will go towards the purchase of vital life saving equipment at Temple Street Children’s Hospital to ensure that the children who go there get the best possible care that they deserve.


She has a blog where you can stay up to date with her training and progress, the address is: http://www.escapingalcatraz.wordpress.com/. There’s a link to her My Charity page there where you can sponsor her directly. Any businesses who support her will have a logo and link to their site placed on her blog. We think she deserves all the help she can get for this one!! Good luck Emma!

                    


                    


                    	

                    	


                    


                


			
                
                


                    
Girls just wanna have fun


                    
                    	29
                    	Apr
                    

					
                    

                    	
Summer is on it’s way and what better way to celebrate than to join TV3’s Midday Presenter Elaine Crowley for a fabulous evening event of fashion, champagne, entertainment and of course sumptuous food at Cruzzo’s Malahide, on May 4th.  This high profile evening is in aid of one of Ireland’s leading charities; Barretstown.




One of Ireland’s most exciting Top Irish Boutiques ” Camille Boutique” based in Malahide is hosting this high profile fashion event to celebrate the launch of her very own label “Camille Label” which has our very own sought after household celebrity names queuing up to wear these amazing dresses, such as Kathryn Thomas,  Miriam O’Callaghan, Vogue Wilson, Elaine Crowley,  Anna Mc Partlin, Fiona Looney, Lisa Harding, Miriam Ahern, and Aishling O’Loughlin  - whom whilst attending Jennifer Aniston’s movie premier bash in Hollywood was asked by Jennifer “where she got her dress from”!! We can safely say Camille’s dresses are fit for Hollywood’s Red Carpet Events!!


The TV3 team are fully supportive of Barretstown a specially designed camp, based in Co Kildare, which aims to rebuild the lives of children and their families affected by serious illness, through a life changing Therapeutic Recreation programme.  Camille said “I am delighted to hold this fashion show in aid of such a fantastic charity and of course have such a high profile team of elegant Irish women showing our latest fashions.  The night promises to be great fun and I look forward to seeing many of Ireland’s leading celebrities raising funds in style for a great cause.”


The fashion show, produced by Emma and James English from Couleur Productions promises to be the hightlight of the fashion year, with some of Irelands Top Irish Models modelling on the night!


The stunning Elaine Crowley (presenter of  the Midday Show) will be hosting the event, along with some of our favourite Midday Girls  who will be strutting their stuff in the Fashion Show for our celebrity  section, all of whom will be styled by one of Ireland’s much loved Top Stylist to the stars (stylist to  the Midday Girls) JOANNE COSTELLO!


Aside from feasting your eyes upon some amazing fashion on the night, after a lavish 3 course meal, we also have the pleasure of Mr Frank McNamara’s very talented children who will be giving an exquisite performance to all attending.


Followed by none other than the hottest band to hit Dublin “East Coast” who promise to keep the party going on into the early hours!


For Further Information you can contact: Couleur Productions (Emma English: 086 3763343) emma@couleurproductions.com Joanne Costello : 086 8523543  joanne@costelloconsultants.com


Tickets can be purchased from Camille Boutique Malahide contact: 087 9596983.


www.camilleboutique.com

                    


                    


                    	

                    	


                    


                


			
                
                


                    
Irish Rugby Ace Cian Healy sets the Pace for Barretstown Fun Run


                    
                    	26
                    	Apr
                    

					
                    

                    	
5K Fun Run & Action Packed Family Day with Nissan Pixo Competition for Barretstown on Saturday May 14th


On Saturday, May 14th thousands of fun seekers will flock to Malahide Castle, Co Dublin, to lace up their runners and get set for the Barretstown 5K Fun Run and action packed family day with a competition to win a brand new Nissan Pixo.  Everyone from first-timers to serious athletes, young and old are encouraged to join in the fun and work up a sweat for Barretstown, a specially designed camp which provides therapeutic recreation programs for children with serious illnesses and their families. Fun runners are encouraged to wear fancy dress and sponsorship cards are now available from www.barretstownfunrun.org or on Facebook.


A festival atmosphere will fill the air at Malahide Castle with an action packed day featuring a children’s village, football tournament, outdoor step class, strongest man competition, horse and carriage trips, face painters, magic show, Puffing Billy train trips, inflatables for kids, balloon artist and Laser storm arena.  A Marquee will house a band stand with music all day and food and drink, stalls selling cakes, breads and pies and guest performances from the LAPD and German Polizia.  Egg n Spoon races, 3 legged race and wheelbarrow races are designed to attract kids and big kids alike!  The winners will also be drawn in the monster prize competition on the day with 30 fabulous prizes. First prize is a brand new Nissan Pixo, 2nd prize is €1000, 3rd prize is a luxury spa break at Galgorm resort and spa with a further 27 prizes of gourmet dinners, hampers, weekend breaks and bumper prizes.  Each fun run competitor will get a free ticket and further tickets are now on sale at €5 on www.barretstownfunrun.org.


Event organisers are now issuing sponsorship cards to take part in the fun run and hope to attract a record number of participants to raise €100,000 for Barretstown.  Set up by Paul Newman in 1994 and modeled on his renowned hole in the wall gang camp in Conneticut USA, Barretstown provides excellent, unobtrusive medical supervision to help children with cancer and other diseases forget illness, learn to have fun and rebuild their confidence and self esteem.  Funds raised from the 5K fun run will help children and their families discover the courage they need to undertake the difficult journey of illness and its treatments at a fairytale castle in the beautiful foothills of Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains.


 


Caption: Irish rugby ace Cian Healy set the pace yesterday (April 20th) for the Barretstown 5K Fun Run & action packed family day on Saturday May 14th at 2pm at Malahide Castle with a competition to win a brand new Nissan Pixo.  Healy was  joined by models Vogue Williams, Nadia Forde, Katie Lamour and fun run kids Josh Roe Flannelly (9), Adam Bolger ( 9), Ethan Bolger (7 ),Emma Flynn (9) and Aoife Keane (7 ) in fancy dress.  Everyone from first-timers to serious athletes, young and old are encouraged to join in the fun and work up a sweat for Barretstown, a specially designed camp which provides therapeutic recreation programs for children with serious illnesses and their families. Fun runners are encouraged to wear fancy dress and sponsorship cards are now available from www.barretstownfunrun.org or on Facebook.

                    


                    


                    	

                    	


                    


                


			
                
                


                    
Tacomania!!! – La Sirena


                    
                    	30
                    	Mar
                    

					
                    

                    	
Who: La Sirena Where: On the Waterfront, Marina Court, Malahide What: Classic & Contemporary Mexican Cuisine.




La Sirena treated us to a taste adventure tonight… and what an event it was too. Offered every Tuesday & Wednesday, Tacomania features a choice of a 2 or 4 Taco platter (€7.50 or €15) with a range of tasty sauces, Chipotle, Sour Cream, Guacamole, and 3 or 4 more exotic sounding sauce dishes, covering hot, sweet, fruity, cool & all as tasty as the next. With  a mix of different blends and flavours every week, Tacomania offers 4 Taco’s: one beef, one vegetarian, one chicken and one pork (and Baja style Fish Tacos too) in 4 different types of Taco shells. With that special you can also either get an iced bucket of 6 Mexican Beers for €20, or a pitcher of Margarita for €25, as well as a choice of anything else from the menu, for those that want to try starters, sides or desert too.


Also their new menu was launched last Friday March featuring some contemporary Mexican dishes to compliment the classics, with steak, pork and fish dishes as well as the more traditional fajitas, Burritos, Tacos and Enchiladas. The new menu caters for Brunch & Lunch on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, plus the week long Early Bird & full al La Carte with starters, mains and deserts.


Another star last night was the service, friendly, informative and encouraging which is equaled not only by the food but by the restaurants decor and ambiance too. The interior has vivid colors offset from the stylishly dark walls & ceiling with original pictures and trim. The colorful, hand-painted masks and trinkets are imported from Mexico, and add that bit of authenticity to the stylish and original interior, with panoramic views of the Waterfront and Estuary. If you enjoy the dinner here, we just know you’ll love the breakfast burrito on a sunny Sunday morning with a paper and the stunning view.




With the revamped menu, new personnel in the kitchen and a new air of deserved confidence, La Sirena has really found its feet.


To make a reservation call 01 845 6667 or email info@lasirena.ie


Check out La Sirena on http://www.lasirena.ie/

                    


                    


                    	

                    	


                    


                


			
                
                


                    
Fingal Heritage Plan 2011-2017


                    
                    	26
                    	Mar
                    

					
                    

                    	
Fingal County Heritage Officer Gerry Clabby invites you to attend a public meeting ( one of four in the county)  on:


Thursday 31st March 2011 in Malahide Yacht Club,  St. James’s Terrace at 7.30pm.


Fingal County Council is preparing the second Heritage Plan for Fingal. The Heritage Plan will deal with all aspects of our natural and cultural heritage. This includes landscapes, flora, fauna, wildlife, archaeology, architectural heritage, local history and folklore.


    

  • Can you help us to identify heritage issues and needs at local level?
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  • Can you suggest ways in which we can address these?
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The following questions may assist you in making a submission or taking part in the public meeting mentioned above:


    

  • What can we all do to take better care of our heritage?
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  • How can local people become more involved in caring for and managing local heritage?
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  • How can Fingal County Council and other public bodies improve heritage services in Fingal?
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  • How can we promote Fingal’s heritage to a wider audience?
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  • How can we make it easier for people to enjoy Fingal’s heritage?
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Alternatively, you can make a written submission. Please email  heritage@fingalcoco.ie or send your submission to the Heritage Officer, Fingal County Council, Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin.


Submissions must be received by close of business on Friday 22nd April 2011.



                    


                    


                    	

                    	


                    


                


			
                
                


                    
Best Presented Business in Malahide 2011


                    
                    	24
                    	Mar
                    

					
                    

                    	
Congratulations all round to the various winners at the Malahide Business Awards 2011 held in the Grand Hotel, Malahide last night. EnjoyMalahide.com were awarded the Best Presented Business Award. This award is for the business that, through window displays, on-line presentation, business conduct and/or interior layout, shows a commitment to creativity and great presentation of their products.


The Malahide Business Awards 2011 took place in the Grand Hotel last night, Wednesday, 23rd March 2011.


Pictured are Malahide Chamber of Commerce President Al Ryan; Malahide Chamber of Commerce, Vice President Deirdre Rochford; and both Austin Maguire and Brian Newman from www.enjoymalahide.com.




We were proud to win an award and in such illustrious company too, as you can see by our fellow award winners listed below:


Service Excellence Award: Kajjal Restaurant

Best Developing Business Award: Scotch Bonnet Urban Cafe & restaurant

Best Shop Front Award: Village Book Shop

Best Presented Business Award: Enjoy Malahide, www.enjoymalahide.com

‘Malahide Has It’ Award: Gibney’s Pub & Bar

Person/Organisation of the Year: The Lions Club


Thank you to the Malahide Chamber of Commerce, the Grand Hotel, and The Scotch Bonnet for a great night.


For more information on Malahide go to www.enjoymalahide.com or www.facebook.com/enjoymalahide

                    


                    


                    	

                    	


                    


                


			
                
                


                    
Malahide Promotional Video


                    
                    	18
                    	Mar
                    

					
                    

                    	
‘Malahide Has It’ promotional Video by Vision Media



                    


                    


                    	

                    	


                    


                


			
                
                


                    
Green Village Public Launch


                    
                    	17
                    	Mar
                    

					
                    

                    	
The Green Village is going public!


We are preparing for our public launch meeting in The Grand Hotel, Malahide on Wednesday, March 23rd at 8:00 pm.  Admission is free and open to everyone living in and around Malahide.  We’d like to tell you about our plans for the future with include:


    

  • Advice on retro-fitting of homes
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  • Funding available for upgrades
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  • Local allotments for local people
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  • The advantages of shopping local
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  • An ‘Hours Bank’ and Green Mentor scheme
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  • ReCycle – Our bicycle recycling scheme
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  • and more….
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We welcome contact from anyone interested in our project…please get in touch with us at www.thegreenvillage.ie



                    


                    


                    	

                    	


                    


                


			
                
                


                    
Q. Rustic charm? A. Chez Sara


                    
                    	15
                    	Mar
                    

					
                    

                    	
Who: Chez Sara Wine Bar Where: Old Street, Malahide What: Bistro, Tapas, Wine Bar, Cheese Boards




Intimate, charming and welcoming, once you enter Chez Sara you’d be forgiven for thinking you had just walked into a rustic but chic Iberian or Italian taverna. This unpretentious Wine Bar features boutique wines, plus a well stocked bar. So whether sitting at the bar with wine and tapas or cosied up at one of the tables with a delicious meal Chez Sara won’t disappoint the after work crowd, romantic diners or a group out for the night. Situated on one of Malahides most picturesque streets the wine bar sets the tone for a very enjoyable evening. With the kitchen located in the heart of the dining area there’s also an infectious buzz about the place thats reflected through the friendly and prompt service, where the waiters are more than happy to offer advice on wines and food.




Perfect for any occasion with the unmistakable feeling that you might just really be on holidays, for reservations call: 01 845 1882

                    


                    


                    	

                    	


                    


                


			
						

			    
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