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Playground in Drogheda

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  • 15-09-2010 3:58pm
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    janusi4ka
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    Hello
    We just move in Drogheda from Balbriggan one week ago,so don't know any playgrounds for my 2 years old son, we live in Colpe near South gates shopping center. Someone knows there is around playgrounds?
    Thanks.


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    Trafford Lad
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    There is a good playground on the Rathmullan Road, always seems busy so it must be good:). If you drive down into the town, past the bus station on your left, and past McDonnell's on your right...at the end of that road you will see a large gate, indicate left and go down on to Rathmullan Road (dont continue over the bridge), the playground is a little bit up on your right.


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    furiousox
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    ...and there's another one out in Laytown opposite Gilna's pub.
    Nice when the weather's nice, bleak when it's not.

    CPL 593H



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    Trafford Lad
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    ^ used to love going there as a kid, the old playground...yellow slide I think, red swings, red monkey bars, blue see-saw if memory serves me right..!


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    janusi4ka
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    thank you!!! :)


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    DYLF
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    if its raining etc the toddler area in funtasia is great. €6 a pop though....


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    janusi4ka
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    Hello again, i was thinking about playgrounds in Drogheda, i this this is not normal to have only one public playground in big town, there even don't go any buses! In north Drogheda there are so many fields, in Granth rath there is tennis courts, places for playing football, why they cant make any playground? I wanted to organize a letter with signatures of citizens, but i don't know where to go with this letter, please help anyone :)
    Thanks!!!
    P.S. Sorry about my English :)


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    irish pavee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭irish pavee


    janusi4ka wrote: »
    Hello again, i was thinking about playgrounds in Drogheda, i this this is not normal to have only one public playground in big town, there even don't go any buses! In north Drogheda there are so many fields, in Granth rath there is tennis courts, places for playing football, why they cant make any playground? I wanted to organize a letter with signatures of citizens, but i don't know where to go with this letter, please help anyone :)
    Thanks!!!
    P.S. Sorry about my English :)




    did you no the drogheda co.co did not want the traveller kids to play in that playground when they open it


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    janusi4ka
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭janusi4ka


    irish pavee wrote: »
    did you no the drogheda co.co did not want the traveller kids to play in that playground when they open it
    why??? i mean why another chioldren cant play on this playground?


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    irish pavee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭irish pavee


    janusi4ka wrote: »
    why??? i mean why another chioldren cant play on this playground?



    it was on the local paper bot the traveller movement got in valled
    and the co.co pulled out bot i dont tink travellers go dear now


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    Wile E. Coyote
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    irish pavee wrote: »
    it was on the local paper bot the traveller movement got in valled
    and the co.co pulled out bot i dont tink travellers go dear now

    Any links to back that up? Can't see the Co.co being to bothered who plays in a playground. It's not as if they were going to put security on the gate to stop people getting in.


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    furiousox
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    Don't bother Wile E, he's a wind-up merchant.

    CPL 593H



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    delly
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    Irish Pavee, be you a traveller, Native American, African or space alien, you are posting on the Louth forum in a style classed as trolling. This means your are making senseless posts looking for conflict. Irrespective of your background, everyone must adhere to the rules of the forum.

    Now, regarding the above statement, back it up with a link within the next 48 hours, or you will receive a 7 day ban from the forum.


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    irish pavee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭irish pavee


    delly wrote: »
    Irish Pavee, be you a traveller, Native American, African or space alien, you are posting on the Louth forum in a style classed as trolling. This means your are making senseless posts looking for conflict. Irrespective of your background, everyone must adhere to the rules of the forum.

    Now, regarding the above statement, back it up with a link within the next 48 hours, or you will receive a 7 day ban from the forum.


    it was in the drogheda leaderTelephone:
    +353 (0)41 9836100
    +353 (0)41 9843606
    +353 (0)41 9835700
    [EMAIL="news%40droghedaleader.ie"]news@droghedaleader.ie[/EMAIL]
    some time back go to drogheda leader wab page or call drogheda leder frank godfrey was the lordmayor at the time traveller movement will have a recoed.
    4/5 Eustace Street
    Dublin 2
    Ireland.
    Tel: +353 1 679 65 77
    Fax: +353 1 679 65 78
    itmtrav@indigo.ie


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    Mr. Muddle
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭Mr. Muddle


    Frank Godfrey was Mayor of Drogheda in 1992, 1994 and 2000, the playground was built after that sometime around 2002/2003 I think.


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    delly
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    irish pavee wrote: »
    it was in the drogheda leaderTelephone:
    +353 (0)41 9836100
    +353 (0)41 9843606
    +353 (0)41 9835700
    [EMAIL="news%40droghedaleader.ie"]news@droghedaleader.ie[/EMAIL]
    some time back go to drogheda leader wab page or call drogheda leder frank godfrey was the lordmayor at the time traveller movement will have a recoed.
    4/5 Eustace Street
    Dublin 2
    Ireland.
    Tel: +353 1 679 65 77
    Fax: +353 1 679 65 78
    itmtrav@indigo.ie

    That won't suffice i'm afraid.


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    irish pavee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭irish pavee


    Mr. Muddle wrote: »
    Frank Godfrey was Mayor of Drogheda in 1992, 1994 and 2000, the playground was built after that sometime around 2002/2003 I think.


    no it was built in 2000


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    irish pavee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭irish pavee


    delly wrote: »
    That won't suffice i'm afraid.

    dears not much more i can do for you all you have to do is call dem


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    Mr. Muddle
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭Mr. Muddle


    irish pavee wrote: »
    no it was built in 2000


    It was not, I was at a public meeting in 2001, the meeting was to set up a Drogheda child friendly committee one of the objectives was to get a playground for Drogheda as there was none at the time.


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    irish pavee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭irish pavee


    Mr. Muddle wrote: »
    It was not, I was at a public meeting in 2001, the meeting was to set up a Drogheda child friendly committee one of the objectives was to get a playground for Drogheda as there was none at the time.


    it must have been 1999 you war dear


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    Mr. Muddle
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭Mr. Muddle


    Link

    http://www.childfriendlycities.org/en/search-view?ProductID=577

    2002!


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    Wolfe Tone
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    janusi4ka wrote: »
    Hello again, i was thinking about playgrounds in Drogheda, i this this is not normal to have only one public playground in big town, there even don't go any buses! In north Drogheda there are so many fields, in Granth rath there is tennis courts, places for playing football, why they cant make any playground? I wanted to organize a letter with signatures of citizens, but i don't know where to go with this letter, please help anyone :)
    Thanks!!!
    P.S. Sorry about my English :)
    In my estate there was a playground until insurance reasons necessitated its removal, insurance is a big reason why there are so few.


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    irish pavee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭irish pavee


    Mr. Muddle wrote: »
    Link

    http://www.childfriendlycities.org/en/search-view?ProductID=577

    2002!


    maybe it was 2002 call the numbers i gave i did to day and they told me
    they will tel you to


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    #24
    Long Term Louth
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    And the Sh1t Stirring is allowed continue :confused:


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    Wolfe Tone
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    Mod is being very nice indeed.


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    irish pavee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭irish pavee


    Long Term Louth wrote: »
    And the Sh1t Stirring is allowed continue :confused:


    well tom did you con any one out of dear drive ways to how much did you get


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    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,683 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    Well I did say 48 hours, but as irish pavee has stated he has no other resources to prove his point, the ban can start now for 7 days.


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    #28
    dcad
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    The original question from janusi4ka is a good one, thanks to those who have made some helpful replies.

    However, does anyone have any advice on locations of parks etc around the whole county of Louth.

    It would be very helpful information for any newcomers to the county ?


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    Mr. Muddle
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭Mr. Muddle


    dcad wrote: »
    The original question from janusi4ka is a good one, thanks to those who have made some helpful replies.

    However, does anyone have any advice on locations of parks etc around the whole county of Louth.

    It would be very helpful information for any newcomers to the county ?

    Good idea,

    Walking over the head from the pier to the beach in Clogherhead

    All the beaches

    Old Mellifont, in the winter when they are not doing tours, great place for kids to play hide and seek and climb on the ruins.

    Rathescar Lake and walk

    Not in Louth but in Meath, Tayto Park only 25mins from Drogheda, I brought 4 kids there this weekend, they all loved it. Link www.taytocrisps.ie/park


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    Scotty #
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    Mr. Muddle wrote: »
    Tayto Park only 25mins from Drogheda, I brought 4 kids there this weekend, they all loved it.
    I've not been but last time I was on their website I thought €40 to see a handful of animals and a few totem polls looked pretty expensive for 2 adults and 2 kids??


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    kormak
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    irish pavee wrote: »
    it was in the drogheda leaderTelephone:
    +353 (0)41 9836100
    +353 (0)41 9843606
    +353 (0)41 9835700
    [EMAIL="news%40droghedaleader.ie"]news@droghedaleader.ie[/EMAIL]
    some time back go to drogheda leader wab page or call drogheda leder frank godfrey was the lordmayor at the time traveller movement will have a recoed.
    4/5 Eustace Street
    Dublin 2
    Ireland.
    Tel: +353 1 679 65 77
    Fax: +353 1 679 65 78
    itmtrav@indigo.ie

    extraordinary how his English improved after that?! :rolleyes:


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