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DCCG Chairperson interview with Ocean FM

Posted on June 20, 2008 | Filed Under Events, Media

John McDermott was interviewed by OceanFM on 19th June ( thanks to the station for allowing us to use this audio on the site). The piece is approximately 17 minutes long.

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Sligo Airport to withdraw planning application to build on Dorrins Strand.

Posted on June 16, 2008 | Filed Under Press Releases

Planning consultants to Sligo Airport announced, at a meeting with Dorrins / Cummeen Strand Conservation Group, their intention to withdraw their present application to build a runway extension on Dorrins Strand. Their intention is to make a new application in due course.

Dorrins / Cummeen Strand Conservation Group are delighted with this news and now intend to campaign to have the plan to build on Dorrins Strand dropped.

It was the group’s view from the beginning that it was outrageous and unjust to propose to rob a community of its beach, its rights of way, its environmental heritage and its shellfish industry.  This could be justified only in the most exceptional circumstances or to meet essential needs of society and when there is no possible alternative course of action. This clearly is not the situation in this case.

We therefore call on the Airport board to lift this threat to the local community and make it clear they do not intend to apply for planning permission to build on Dorrins strand.

Never before in Ireland has anyone applied to build on a beach. Landlords of old and even the most gung-ho developers have viewed beaches as sacrosanct and belonging to the people.  Beaches must remain a step too far for developers. The rights of people to walk their beaches must remain.

Arising from the recent referendum everyone agrees that the ordinary people need to be listened to more carefully.  Let us hope that the lesson is learned and that the ordinary people in this case won’t be brought through a long and time consuming process in order to defend their rights.