Not Just a Beautiful Castle… Anyone for Tennis?... or Golf?


Redeveloped Malahide Castle and Gardens Reopening Soon!


Redevelopment work at Malahide Castle and Gardens is nearly finished and the eagerly anticipated new tourism facilities will open to the public in early October.


Once the final fit-out of the museum areas and some external paving and planting works are complete visitors can enjoy the new castle museum experience, visitor centre and courtyard garden museum and the world famous Talbot Botanical Gardens. The tourism facilities at Malahide Castle will be operated by Shannon Heritage on behalf of Fingal County Council and a new AVOCA restaurant and shop will also open in early October. Fingal County Council continues to manage the extensive parkland and sports facilities within Malahide Demesne and visitors are welcome at any time.


Log on to www.facebook.com/MalahideCastleAndGardens for more information.


Alongside the historic castle and beautiful parkland at Malahide Demesne the public tennis courts, Par 3 golf and pitch & putt courses at this Fingal County Council public park are open to members of the public every day during normal park opening hours.


Rackets and clubs are available for hire so there is no excuse not to get down there and give it a go. Tennis coaching is available for adults and children and the senior golf society plays at Malahide Par 3 every Thursday at 10am. Newcomers are welcome any time so just turn up for a game, a coffee or a chat.


For more information, contact Hugh on 01 845 0914/087 691 4515 or email hugh_tennis@eircom.net


Pilot Projects for Sustainable Land Management


Visitors to St. Catherine’s Park Lucan and the Hill of Howth have recently been treated to the sights and sounds of a herd of 15 Scottish Highland cattle and a small herd of Golden Guernsey goats as part of new biodiversity initiatives by Fingal County Council.


Minister Deploys New Off Road Vehicle for St. John’s Ambulance


St. John’s Ambulance has been at the forefront of providing first aid for over 100 years and its members in Dublin 15 were delighted to accept the handover of a new off road 4WD ambulance from Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar, T.D., recently.


The goats, on loan from Newbridge Farm, will graze 2000m2 of


fenced heathland on the Howth Estate until late October when they will be taken back to Newbridge for the winter months, returning to Howth in the springtime. Over at St. Catherine’s Park, the hardy cattle, on loan from a local farmer, will remain for the winter in a pilot project to convert floodplain lands along the Liffey to a wetlands habitat with particular wildlife like frogs, herons and dragonflies.


The new vehicle will allow volunteers to respond faster on and off the road and to reach areas a conventional ambulance could not reach. It will be crewed by highly trained voluntary members from Castleknock, Blanchardstown and Ongar Division’s and fully equipped with the latest medical technology.


For information, email james.ohigginsnorman@stjohncastleknock.ie


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