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MEATH COUNTY BOARD has put out a call for interested parties to design a new stand for the county’s main stadium in Navan.
A tender competition was launched last week by the county board seeking submissions to design a new north stand for Pairc Tailteann, in place of the existing terrace.
Plans to redevelop the famous old ground, originally constructed in 1935, were first approved in February of this year, with the county board receiving planning permission to construct a new 21,000 capacity stadium on the site.
The tender launched last Thursday for the first phase of the redevelopment is calling for expressions of interest from relevant parties to be submitted by this Friday, 31 August.
From there the county board will seek a shortlist of eight contractors.
The new stand is slated to have between 4,000 and 7,000 seats as its capacity, and will be constructed in one or two phases.
Meanwhile, the overall budget for the redevelopment is understood to be in the region of €20 million, with Meath’s more-than-50 clubs giving their backing for the scheme following the granting of planning permission earlier this year.
The ground’s current stand sits on the opposite side of the pitch to the main terrace. Both ends of the ground, which are neither terraced nor contain seating, are currently considered to be out-of-bounds for health and safety reasons.
The new tender will incorporate the (optional) construction of new terracing, pitch lighting, car park facilities, and works to the existing stand.
Pairc Tailteann currently has a capacity of in the region of 15,000.
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I mean, I’m a big fan of pedestrianisation… But mainly in other places, not near me… Is there a name for that?
@Ronnie Mhelan: I have a physical disability and can’t walk very far. Councils don’t seem to be taking the likes of myself or some elderly frail people into account.
@Ronnie Mhelan: “Not on My Doorstep”
@Ronnie Mhelan: NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) is the term. “Here come the NIMBYs” .. “typical NIMBY comment” .. etc etc..
@Dave Walsh: I think Ronnies comment was rhetorical
Terrible decision to pedestrianise. It works well in on some streets but not on one of the main streets in a small village where there is no real alternative for traffic. Serious congestion now. Double decker bus now routed down a narrow one way residential street onto another narrow two way street close to outdoor diners. Only one south bound road vs two north bound roads and theres no traffic lights on James Terrace for right turns…… As well as the increase in anti social behaviour.
@Paul Hedderman: There’s plenty of alternatives, cars can go down Old Street or Gas Yard Lane and up by the Tennis club and they can still drive through the village, just not down 1 street.
@larry bird: Ha, plenty?!?!….. they took away a main two way street, the one that directly connects to the marina. The alternatives are narrow one way streets. 2 northbound (old st, townyard lane) and 1 southbound (james terrace). Gas yard lane is a cul de sac….. Safety issue with busses and delivery trucks being routed down a narrow residential one way street with outdoor diners. The only southbound road for all traffic is James terrace which leads to main st. There is no traffic lights at this junction….. Theres a fairly obvious problem with that.
It’s ruined malahide, the traffic this causes at weekends is not worth the hassle. However if your not from the area and just visiting for a few pints at the weekend it’s probably great!
@Pirates of Ireland: Why aren’t the locals in Malahide pulling on the Eco-Green Jersey and cycling and walking?
@Pirates of Ireland: won’t somebody think of the malahidians in cars
@Rebecca BarrettNp: I think that’s part of the issue. Smaller streets originally planned for pedestrianisation are now taking large volumes of traffic. There is no point pedestrianising the main street if you have to risk your life on narrow roads with cars to walk there.
@Rebecca BarrettNp: they’ve already po8nted out the issues, cycling and walking are not going to sort all the problems mentioned. Pretending that it will is silly. Constant anti-traffic. Why is chaos better?
@Pirates of Ireland: Malahide has always had traffic and its gotten worse, blocking a street won’t make much difference to the traffic jam that begins way outside Malahide.
@Rebecca BarrettNp: Their too lazy and if they walk people might think their p00r.
Here we go…..typical Irish response?
@Paul Shepherd: I dunno, reading the article would indicate they tried it before and it was a failure, even businesses were complaining.
@Tricia G: it was primarily businesses that were complaining… Ones that felt customers would no longer be able to drive directly to their doors.
@Ronnie Mhelan: Also residents of the village, and those living in the marina who found a new traffic jam outside their doors. Also pretty much anyone with cause to drive through the place. The implementation last year was an absolute mess, and was unpopular with far more than local business. It was sudden, poorly thought out, and looked like a drunken student prank. This year it has seen improvement, and it might actually stick.
@Ronnie Mhelan: The majority of businesses and residents on the street and on neighbouring streets had protest posters in their windows against the it…… This was brought in under the guise of social distancing. When it was a one way street for the winter period pedestrians could only use the path as normal as the seating took up all the reclaimed road. So no extra space for pedestrians.
@Col de Gal: They should leave Malahide and see the traffic jams entering it!
It is fantastic for Malahide Village! There are only a tiny handful of businesses against as many have retracted their signs in opposition(which they were pressured to put in their windows) whe they realised the revenue its bringing.
Anyone who has said it is causing traffic congestion and a downturn for businesses is living on another planet. Businesses not being open during earlier lockdowns had caused that downturn, and the traffic through Malahide has ALWAYS been mental. I would argue that it has lessened now because the only option is straight through.
Ridiculous carry on from a small minority of people shouting loud against it.
@Paul Williams: Living in the marina is a pain having to drive up James Terrace all the time. Its the only way to get out unless I drive a few kms out of the way along the estuary to Texas lane. Traffic is always backed up there with no traffic lights for right turns. Not just businesses effected, residents also. Did you see the results of the FCC survey on it? Majority were against it. It looks terrible, theres more anti social behaviour. Was there a proper public consultation for this before putting it in? Last year was supposed to be a trial. All the protests from local businesses and residents were ignored as well as their survey results. How do you know this is bringing in more revenue to businesses? Maybe just gibneys?!?!
@Paul Hedderman: I’ve friends and family that live in the marina and they all love it. Its 714m from the marina to texas Lane so hardly ‘.. a few kms’. I did indeed see the survey results, I also noted over 1000 unverified votes…. Very very easy to skew a poll like that if you’re determined enough to do so. Its clear as day with the footfall on the road, cafes, shops, restaurants, and bars are all benefitting from it.
@Paul Williams: I know someone who lives in Ross Cottages and every time she tried to drive in and out to get to her house, she had people blocking the road and path and banging on the window telling her she couldn’t be driving on New St as it was pedestrianized.
There is a great potential to do something with New St. The original plans from 2013 had it all paved but only pedestrianized at the weekend, for a market but instead FCC made an absolute bags of it and has changed the layout 3 times in less than a year. When it was first done, they had failed to inform Dublin Bus that the 32 would need to be re-routed.
I think there would be a lot more support if they had a proper well thought out plan and informed the residents on the effected streets rather than slapdash temporary solutions.
@Paul Williams: Where are you getting unverified votes from? There was 1023 digital surveys taken and a number of paper surveys, they’re not going to publish names and addresses for you to verify….. your friends mustn’t mind sitting in traffic, some of us do…… Of course some are benefiting from it but theres more people to consider than just the handful of businesses on that street that can avail of the outdoor seating. What about the residents on new street and old street? And what about the increase in anti social behaviour?!?! ……. There wasnt a proper and fair public consultation on it and the protests and surveys are being ignored.
@Paul Hedderman: I can’t say I feel that sorry for you Paul living in the marina at malahide. Enjoy your live you seem to be doing well for yourself. Please think of those with real issues
I think it’s the worse thing that has happened,
It was much better before they did that .
It’s deemed to be a problem at night too .
It takes the whole look of the area in my opinion.
@Fiona Krijnen: I was there last week. Thought it was brilliant. Place looked fantastic.
@Ronnie Mhelan: drove by Sunday, thought it look great, if only I didn’t have the car…….
@Fiona Krijnen: I doubt it is the worse thing that has happened. Like ever? The drama, it is too much…
@Seagoat returns: well I live there ?
And trying to get parking is impossible also a lot of trouble at night ,,
Like the Drama ……….
Get a grip on yourself..,.,you go down there every weekend and see for yourself you will see plenty of Drama
You thick
Pedestrianization is good – we realize quickly how toxic our car culture is. However councils need to be smart that they dont end up with lots of quaint village centres and carmageddon outside of that …. looking at you Shop-St galway.. It needs to be part of an overall strategy to lessen everyones car usage.
Malahide is a bottleneck already. Pedestrianised it will put all the traffic down the narrow lanes to get around it. I’m all for pedestrianising parts of towns but get the infrastructure in place first for the traffic.
Its an effort for some people with nothing better to be doing to have an objective in their lives. Residents suffering more traffic or difficulty finding parking, Jesus wept they have it very hard. I’m not sure there would even be enough data to suggest that it effected business since business would have been effected during the pandemic anyway.
I live in the village, a breath of fresh air….wonderful outdoor amenities for the loss of 20 or 30 car parking spaces…….
We are a nation of serial objectors and protesters.
Well, somebody should put a dent in this asInine trend called “pedestrianize everything”.
What’s next, pedestrianize half the country? Nothing spells progress like going 100 years, in terms of transportation at least…
I was out at Portmarnock the other day with friends. We decided to stop for a walk around Malahide, spotted the lovely pedestrianised street and ended up stopping there for drinks and then a meal. All unplanned and all revenue for small local businesses.
Pedestrianise the side streets as well. That should solve the complaints.
Welcome to northside temple bar and nonsense that comes with it
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