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Portmarnock beach works?

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  • 09-08-2010 12:01pm
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    Grolschevik
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    Hadn't been down there for a couple of weeks, and upon my return I noticed that the beach seemed to have been "landscaped". Anyone else notice this?

    There seems to be a definite two-tier effect to the sand on the south end, and there are many many more of those little trapped water/inlet/lagoon type things, if you know what I mean...

    There's a newly placed lifeguard hut and bins there, so I was wondering if the council did some landscaping at the same time. Or is even beginning to remove sand for winter gritting?


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    Alan Farrell
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    Grolschevik wrote: »
    Hadn't been down there for a couple of weeks, and upon my return I noticed that the beach seemed to have been "landscaped". Anyone else notice this?

    There seems to be a definite two-tier effect to the sand on the south end, and there are many many more of those little trapped water/inlet/lagoon type things, if you know what I mean...

    There's a newly placed lifeguard hut and bins there, so I was wondering if the council did some landscaping at the same time. Or is even beginning to remove sand for winter gritting?

    I don't know of any landscaping and I was down there on Sunday. Maybe I missed it?

    The Council don't remove sand from beaches for anything. Believe it or not, its illegal to remove sand from the beach.


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    Grolschevik
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    Alan Farrell wrote: »
    I don't know of any landscaping and I was down there on Sunday. Maybe I missed it?

    The Council don't remove sand from beaches for anything. Believe it or not, its illegal to remove sand from the beach.

    It could have been just wind/wave action, but it seemed so radically different than the last time I was there. Again, it's the south end of the beach I was at.

    I knew sand removal by ordinary folks is illegal, but I sort of assumed that a Council could remove sand!


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    Alan Farrell
    Registered Users Posts: 358 ✭✭Alan Farrell


    Grolschevik wrote: »
    It could have been just wind/wave action, but it seemed so radically different than the last time I was there. Again, it's the south end of the beach I was at.

    I knew sand removal by ordinary folks is illegal, but I sort of assumed that a Council could remove sand!

    Apparently, we get our gritting sand from Northern Ireland or Northern Spain. After the mess last March we have a considerable supply, I'm told.

    I'm not sure if this is true but I was told all the sand in Ireland (on beaches I assume) belongs to the Minister for Finance, not the Government or the people but specifically, the Minister.


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    Grolschevik
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    Alan Farrell wrote: »
    I'm not sure if this is true but I was told all the sand in Ireland (on beaches I assume) belongs to the Minister for Finance, not the Government or the people but specifically, the Minister.

    Ah, that explains it: he'll be using it to fill a great big hole, so...


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    Alan Farrell
    Registered Users Posts: 358 ✭✭Alan Farrell


    Grolschevik wrote: »
    Ah, that explains it: he'll be using it to fill a great big hole, so...

    Now that you mention it...


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