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More market days announced for St Nicholas'
BY KERNAN A N D R E W S
G A L W A Y ' S T R A D I T I O N A L Saturday m a r k e t at St N i c h o l a s ' will s o o n e n j o y occurrence. an extra day of trading o n a S u n d a y , m a k i n g the p o p u l a r m a r k e t a w e e k e n d
Galway should commemorate Fr Daly, says PD councillor
BY KERNAN A N D R E W S
O N E O F G a l w a y ' s m o s t f a m o u s clerics, a n d Peter the m a n responsible for the L y n c h be c o m m e m o r a t e d by a W i n d o w , F r m o n u m e n t Daly, should to Cllr a c c o r d i n g
P l a y g r o u n d s and skateboarding facilities for the children
T H R E E p l a n n e d while a n d L A R G E for play areas P a r k , for Galway's children Merlin for art Park C a p p a g h Salthill, a n d are planned skateboarding t h e n e w facilities Westside n e a r the M i l l e n n i u m C h i l d r e n ' s P a r k Cathedral.
At Monday's city council meeting councillors passed the new Casual Trading ByLaws which apply to such trading around St Nicholas' Church every Saturday. The by-laws allow for trading on Saturday from 6am to 6pm, on a Sunday from 1pm to 6pm and to permit trading on additional days prior to December 23 between 6am and 8pm. These will take place from December 14 to 22. This situation will be reviewed in January. Starting in June two separate licences in respect of St N i c h o l a s ' will be issued. The first licence permits the traditional trading on Saturdays and on
December 23 and 24. The second allows trading on Sundays, Bank Holidays (but not those that fall on a Saturday) and any additional days in December, as are decided by the G a l w a y City Council. Traders can apply for both licences. The fee for each is 5 0 . No motor vehicles or trailers would be permitted in the St Nicholas market on Sundays. Bank Holidays, and additional days prior to Christmas. Supporting the motion Cllr Martin Quinn said the market was " a great attraction and it's something we should cherish and look after".
Cllr Declan McDonnell raised c o n c e r n s that the work of the traders in supplying traditional goods, crafts, and home produced items was affected by those selling non-Irish goods and items like detergents and videos. However, he was told the laws try to prevent this as much as possible as it says: "The determination of the type of goods to be sold and the combination and diversity of the goods to be sold in a casual trading area will be made by the city manager." The city manager John Tierney said a close eye will be kept on this, but if the laws are made too restrictive, it could end up affecting the abilities of the law-abiding traders from doing their work.
At Monday's city council meeting Cllr Colleran called for a monument c o m m e m o r a t i n g Fr Peter Daly to be erected in the city. "He did a lot for the city," said Colleran. "He brought the railway into Galway, he was first to promote the canal, he was on the Harbour Board, and he p r o m o t e d tourism by turning a 17th century window into a 12th century window just so he could say Lynch hung his son." According to Sean S p e l l i s s y ' s History of Galway City and County Fr Peter Daly (cl788 - 1868) he was also chairman of the Town Commissioners and responsible for the
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construction of the Lunch Memorial Window in 1854. In his time he served as c h a i r m a n of the Galway Corporation, the Gas Company, and the Mechanics Institute. He also invited the Sisters of Mercy to Galway. He was one of the owners of the Corrib Steam Company. He also s u p p o r t e d the Q u e e n ' s Colleges when many of the clergy felt they were a danger to the Catholic faith. He was ordained for the wardenship of Galway in 1815 and became parish priest of St N i c h o l a s ' , North, otherwise known as Market Street in 1818.
At Monday's city council meeting the c o u n c i l ' s director of services Joe O'Neill presented a report on development works and progress on parks, recreational facilities, and playgrounds around the city. Funding has been provided tor three large play facilities in Cappagh Park, Salthill, and Merlin Park. The first site to be developed is Cappagh Park where local site consultations will be undertaken within the next month. Consultations on the other sites will take place in due course. Aid Catherine Connolly asked for safe places for skateboarders to be introduced into the city. O ' N e i l l said the council hopes to provide such facilities in both Westside and the Millennium Children's Park. Play equipment has been obtained for sites at
Shantalla. Coole Park Ghleann Bhann, and Doughiska and should be ready by early June. The preparation of design and tender documentation for the play facilities at South Park, Ballinfoyle Park, and Westside is continuing. Arrangements have been made to advertise for tenders for the Westside site and the Ballinfoyle Park site which will be constructed by contract and the council intends to have these sites completed by July/August. The report also detailed works that are taking place and which are planned for this year. The report said the upgrading of paths at Cappagh Road has been completed and the playing pitches will be ready for use in May. The design for the South Park post-reinstatemenl of the Main Drainage Scheme site will be completed by June while plans for the enhancement of the Small Crane will be finalised in September. The council is also in discussions with the Galway Civic Trust regarding a programme of restoration projects on council lands. Arrangements for the restoration of the Mutton Island Lighthouse and the ice-house in Dangan are already well advanced. Design is underway Hunters Lands, the Crestwood Amenity Lands, and the Bohermore Neighbourhood Park. The Hunters proposal will come before council later this month. It was suggested the house on the Hunters site could be brought to market to provide funds for the creation of the park. According to O'Neill the council is "hoping to test the market and we have had a valuation on it".
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