Passage West Dog Show
On Saturday 19th May, Passage West/Glenbrook Tidy Towns is hosting the first dog show that Passage West will have seen in many years. It will be held at 2.30pm at Toureen Park and promises a great afternoon for both dogs and people.
The focus of this dog show is on a good time, so expect lots of fun classes with a nominal entry fee.
Colman O’Mahony presents a copy of new book to Passage West Town Council
Colman O’Mahony, local renown author and historian, has published a magnificent book about people and places of bygone Passage West and Monkstown. He presented a copy of the book to Passage West Town Council at their June monthly meeting last Thursday evening in acknowledgement of the contribution which the Town Council had made towards its publication…
Colman O’Mahony presents a copy of new book to Passage West Town Council
Colman O’Mahony, local renown author and historian, has published a magnificent book about people and places of bygone Passage West and Monkstown. He presented a copy of the book to Passage West Town Council at their June monthly meeting last Thursday evening in acknowledgement of the contribution which the Town Council had made towards its publication…
Article prepared for the Carrigdhoun…
Passage West/Monkstown Highlights, 2007
2007 was a busy and exciting year for the harbourside towns of Passage West and Monkstown. This was the year that Passage West and Monkstown went global, with the launch of the very impressive new community website, www.passagewestmonkstown.ie. Established by Passage West Town Council and funded by local businesses, this website has over 500 pages of richly illustrated information about these towns and the Cork Harbour area, directories of local businesses, clubs, voluntary organisations and local services…
A public meeting held in relation to the Port of Cork’s proposed move from Tivoli to the Oyster Bank at Ringaskiddy was held in the Sacred Heart Church, Monkstown on Monday 27th November. Over 300 residents from Monkstown, Glenbrook, Passage West, Ringaskiddy, Rushbrooke, White Point, Black Point and Cobh were in attendence…
I first raised this issue in July 2004 with the Carrigaline Area Office. Since, the need for traffic calming on the R610 through Monkstown has received unanimous support from all Members of Passage West Town Council but, while acknowledged as being desirable, has not been in any way advanced by Cork County Council. A preliminary design and costing of a traffic calming scheme incorporating gate treatment at the Carlisle Place end of the village, a ramped and traffic-lighted pedestrian crossing from the Sandquay through the island to the bottom of the Glen and upgrading of the pedestrian crossing at The Bosun has been awaited for the past three years…
Celebrating 10 years of Twinning
Chasseneuil du Poitou, Western France, and Passage West/Monkstown will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Twinning in November 2007. A delegation of 25 people headed by the Mayor M. Claude Eidelstein and President Gisele Méchain will visit Passage West and Monkstown from 1st – 4th November 2007 to mark this anniversary.
Since 1871, the Sacred Heart Church has stood on the side of the Monkstown hills, watching over Cork Harbour. This coming weekend, 28th – 30th September, the Sacred Heart Church is celebrating 136 years of a pivotal role in the life of the Monkstown community by hosting the Monkstown Heritage Flower Festival…