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| 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 | 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 |
| Residents maintain their opposition to marina plan | At a public meeting organised by Ballina Marina Action Group, spokesman Joe Cahalane urged local residents to lodge planning objections to what he described as the "totally inappropriate development being proposed for a marina in a small lakeside heritage town". | Limerick Leader 6th Dec 2008 |
| Strong turnout in opposition to Derg Marina Developer’s planning application | Over one hundred and fifty people turned out in Ballina last night at a public meeting in protest at the planning application to develop a high-rise apartment complex at the Derg Marina. | PRESS RELEASE 28th Nov 2008 |
| Planned Shannon development 'too large' | A group representing residents in the Tipperary-Clare border towns of Ballina and Killaloe on the banks of the River Shannon say that a €60 million residential and commercial development planned for the area is too large in scale and "would be more at home in the Dublin Docklands". | The Irish Times 28th Nov 2008 |
| Derg marina developers dismissive attitude toward local community’s genuine concerns 'Extremely Disappointing’ | The dismissive attitude of the developers of the Derg Marina project toward the local community’s genuine concerns is ‘extremely disappointing’, according to Joe Cahalane, spokesperson for the Ballina Marina Action Group. | PRESS RELEASE 20th Nov 2008 |
| Tension mounts over Ballina marina development | Tension is mounting over a major €60 million development proposed for Ballina's Derg Marina, with a local opposition group calling a protest meeting over the plans while the developers claim this group represents only "a very small number" of Ballina residents. | Nenagh Guardian 22nd Nov 2008 |
| Locals are against marina proposal' more at home in Dublin Docklands' | A NEW proposal for a development at Ballina Marina, which, according to locals, "would be more at home in the Dublin Docklands than in the tranquil setting of Ballina", has renewed local opposition to the plan this week. | Limerick Leader 22nd Nov 2008 |
| Opposition grows as developers file planning application for Derg Marina site | Opposition continues to grow among local residents in Ballina - Killaloe following the lodging of a planning application by developers to build a high-rise apartment complex at the Derg marina. | PRESS RELEASE 13th Nov 2008 |
| Permission sought for Ballina marina development | Planning permission is now being sought for a major mixed-use development at Ballina's Derg Marina. Developers David Lehane and Adrian Lannon of Eclipse Developments last week published notice of their application for a multimillion-euro state-of-the-art residential, commercial, marina and tourism development on the site of the old Derg Marina at Cullenagh. | Nenagh Guardian 8th Nov 2008 |
| Counter claim over Ballina steam boat | There's been a new twist in the tale of Ballina's historical sunken steamer The Lady Lansdowne, with a distinguished maritime historian coming forward to claim that the vessel still remains intact beneath the Shannon and not lost beyond salvage, as had been thought. | Nenagh Guardian 5th April 2008 |
| Not all plain sailing for developers | CRUISES on the Shannon have been enjoyed by thousands of people for many years. The John Hinde style photos of boats on the great river, with leisurely stops along the way at quaint old pubs, have been used to promote Ireland as a laid-back and thoroughly “green” destination. But there are fears that too much water-based activity is having adverse effects on the river, wildlife and surrounding lands. People have taken to describing Lough Derg as a commercial, world-class water park. | Irish Examiner 11th Feb 2008 |
| War of words over €60m Ballina marina plan Killaloe notes | The planning application for the proposed €60 million development on a prime River Shannon site in Ballina will be 'shortly' submitted to North Tipperary County Council, the company behind the project said this week. | Nenagh Guardian 28th Feb 2008 |
| RTE AN POBAL News story spotlight on proposed Lough Derg Marina | Watch the TV show on the RTE website. To watch this clip you must have Real Player installed on your computer. You can download it by following the link: Free Real Player | RTE 3rd Feb 2008 |
| Pobal's spotlight on proposed Lough Derg Marina | This Sunday, February 3rd, RTÉ's bi-lingual, regional and community affairs programme, Pobal, features a report on the proposed �60 million development of the Derg Marina at Ballina in North Tipperary. Eclipse Developments are proposing to build a mix of commercial, retail and 90 residential units, while preserving the existing berthing. | Nenagh Guardian 1st Feb 2008 |
| Current Status Lough Derg marina row resurfaces | THE row over the proposed multi-million euro marina at Ballina surfaced again this week with the local action group, BMAG, calling on Eclipse Developments to honour its commitments to engage in full public consultation with the local community. | Limerick Leader 19th Jan 2008 |
| Letters - Plans for Ballina marina | Sir - It was good to see Simon Duffy's second article... | Nenagh Guardian 14th Dec 2007 |
| IWAI Poll - Development on the Waterways | 52.6% list Ballina/Killaloe as most inappropriate development on waterways | IWAI 2007 |
| €60m plan for marina 'more suited to Marbella' | THE €60 million integrated tourism development plan, including a "world-class marina" at the Lough Derg in Ballina/Killaloe, has already caused huge concern among local residents. | Limerick Leader 17th Dec 2007 |
| Ballina marina jobs prospect | PUBLIC consultation on the €60m Lough Derg shoreline development at Ballina, Co Tipperary began last night with a project that is expected to create 70 jobs. | Irish Independent 28th Nov 2007 |
| €60m development plan for Lough Derg | Plans have been unveiled for a €60m residential and tourism development on the shores of Lough Derg at Ballina in Co Tipperary. | RTE 3rd Feb 2008 |
| BMAG float in Killaloe St Patricks day parade | Ballina Marina Action Group committee member Siobhan Peacock has run a float in a wet and windy St Patricks day celebrations in the heritgage towns of Ballina/Killaloe. As you can see from the pictures the particpants have attempted to focus the bystanders on the proposed redevelopment. | BMAG Story 18th Mar 2007 |
| Ballina Marina Action Group launch web site... | March 2007 sees BMAG launch it's own web site. The purpose of the site is to help focus the community on the valuable amenity and resource that is offered by the site and to help gather news items that relate both to the site and it's surrounding area. It is intended and hoped that BMAG will represent both berth holders, local residents and the general public in their quest to help protect the site and shape the development. | March 2007 |
| MEP and colleagues 'sail' into Ballina/Killaloe | Simon Coveney MEP, Senator Noel Coonan, Cllr Phyll Bugler, Cllr Pauline Coonan and Cllr Tom Berkery paid a visit on Thursday 15th March to Ballina/Killaloe to hear first hand the anxieties regarding the impending re-development of Derg Marina from members of the Ballina Marina Action Group (BMAG). | BMAG Story 15th Mar 2007 |
| Cautious welcome for consultation process offered by proprietors of the Derg Marina site | Following a lively 1½ hour debate Ballina Marina Action Group cautiously welcome the announcement, that following intense public pressure and lobbying of local and national representatives, the proprietors of the Derg Marina site have agreed to participate in a consultation process with the public of Ballina/Killaloe. | PRESS RELEASE 16th Jan 2007 |
