Welcome to the BMAG website.
“Promoting Practical Reasonable Development of Derg Marina”
The current planning application has been WITHDRAWN.
We will try to gather any further information on the future plans for the marina and update the website in due course, and would like to thank you for your continued support.
See pictures of the 2009 floods using the menu item to the left.
Quick Links | |
 | Extra information and clarification required by North Tipperary County Council. The document is in .pdf format so you will need a suitable reader to open it. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader |
 | follow link and click the Submissions button |
 | follow link then click the View Scanned Files button - You will need to select I Agree, then click the View Files button that appears - You may also need to install their Viewer Software |
 | Historic Ship "LADY LANSDOWNE" found in the Derg Marina |
News and Articles
| Council raises concerns over €60m Ballina marina plan | NORTH Tipperary County Council has issued a seven-page list of recommendations and requests for further details on the controversial multimillion euro marina development planned for Ballina by Eclipse Developments Ltd | Limerick Leader 17th Jan 2009 |
| Hopes raised of salvaging historic steamship | Hopes have been raised that a historic steamship lying on the bed of the Shannon at Ballina, Co Tipperary, may be salvaged and preserved as a tourist attraction. | The Irish Times 15th Jan 2009 |
| Planning Department’s Further Information request goes ‘some of the way’ but not far enough. | Local residents in Ballina Killaloe, who have been up in arms over the density and scale of the proposed development at the Derg Marina, have given a guarded welcome to North Tipperary County Council Planning Departments’ detailed seven page request for further information from the developers. | PRESS RELEASE 12th Jan 2009 |
| NTCC require further Information from the developers | Synopsis of NTCC Planning Department’s Request for Further Information regarding planning application for Derg Marina | BMAG Article 8th Jan 2009 |
| Developers and action group renew war of words on marina | The row between the developers of Derg Marina at Ballina and Ballina Marina Action Group, which is opposing the proposal, continues this week with the action group accusing developers Eclipse Developments of "issuing misleading and contradictory statements surrounding its planning application to develop the marina site." | Limerick Leader 3rd Jan 2009 |
| Ballina unites in opposition to marina development | The local community in Ballina has united in what has been described as "an unprecedented show of strength" against plans for a €60 million marina development in the lakeside town. | Nenagh Guardian 23rd Dec 2008 |
| Objections to Lough Derg scheme | A RECORD number of objections for a tourism-related development on Lough Derg have been lodged against plans to construct a €60 million marina scheme in Ballina. | The Irish Times 15th Dec 2008 |
| Record objections to Derg Marina development proposals | Over one hundred and sixty planning objections have been received by the Planning Department of North Tipperary County Council in opposition to the planning application to build ninety apartments on the Derg Marina at Ballina Killaloe. | PRESS RELEASE 12th Dec 2008 |
| Marina development for heritage town on Shannon sparks controversy | Controversial plans for a €60m marina development overlooking the River Shannon in the heritage town of Ballina are expected to attract significant opposition. | Sunday Tribune 7th Dec 2008 |
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Derg Marina Proposed Development
Proposed Development includes;
90 Accommodation Units
• 85 Apartments
• 5 Townhouses
Apartment Block Complex
• 1 Block (wedge) 5 stories + Viewing Platform max Height (20.2 meters)
• 3 Blocks 4 Storey – max Height (17.1 meters)
• 13 Commercial units totalling in excess 1,600 sq metres
• 236 Marina Spaces
- Boat Service & Rescue Facility
Key Areas of Concern
• Further Erosion of Marina Facilities
• Scale of Development – 4 & 5+ storey Apartment Block Complex
• Design – more suited to Docklands or University Campus
• Impact on Environment
• Additional burden on struggling local infrastructure