February 2020 News Week 2
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JTT Clean Up
Storm Dennis deterred all but a few Johnstown Tidy Towns volunteers but they still managed to clear 4 bags of litter from Metges Road and the Bailis Downs Estate.
Speed Watch
New Speed Camera locations increase within Co Meath on Monday 17th, from 49 to 72, but whether you believe they are there for revenue or safety doesn't matter - SLOW DOWN.
Storm Dennis
Met Éireann issued a status Yellow Wind and Rainfall warnings for the entire country between 3am and 9pm on Saturday.
Navan Rugby Club and Walterstown GFC cancel some training sessions.
Child Safety
Co. Wicklow Children and Youth People’s Services Committee [CYPSC] has produced a useful booklet with the aim to provide a range of information on how to keep children safe online and how to protect their personal information from predators and hackers.
C Na Mi's Got Talent
If you missed the Secondary School's Talent Show last night in Johnstown you're going to want to watch the acts recorded by the School.
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We've picked this Act as a taster of the performances and we're more than just impressed, we're amazed by their talents and delighted for the students.
Act 1 performed by Joey O'Sullivan was crowned the winner and you can see all the acts on the School's links below.
Well Done to all involved.
Movie Extras
Do you want to be an extra on the set of Ridley Scott's new film in March?
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If you want to appear in the movie featuring Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Ben Affleck then get yourself to Liberty Hall, Eden Quay, Dublin between 10am and 6pm on Friday 21st February for an open casting seeking Men and Women.
'The Last Duel' will have some filming scenes at Bective Bridge Monday March 23rd to 30th with the L4010 road closure around the location.
More in the Facebook Event
Happy Valentines Day
Do something special for the one who's heart you hold.
There's a few local events today to help you celebrate.
If you're curious about the origin of the day then follow the external link.
Climate Roadshow
An interesting and tasty visit to Claremont Stadium to see the #meathcountycouncil Climate Action Roadshow.
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We learned more about bee 🐝 keeping, generated some ⚡ electricity and tasted viola 🌺 petals & microgreens.
Discover more about #meathclimatematters and Meath Climate Academy in our 'take out' notes from the workshop we attended in early February.
More Golf
Great to see Taylor's Golf Society are getting back on the greens.
We'll be adding them to our Navan Neighbourhood Sports Guide.
Morning Chaos
Did anyone actually get to school or work on time?
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Tuesday's school run traffic congestion was the worst ever experienced in Johnstown.
Black ice on estate roads had everyone driving cautiously but the amount of traffic was considerably higher than normal and we don't know why that was.
The Johnstown roundabout frequently came to complete standstill causing tailbacks on Bothar Sion, North Metges Road again backed up onto the Kentstown Road and South to the Johnstown People's Park.
The School Campus approach is always congested but the impact this morning caused queues within all the estates leading off these main roads.
By 9:30am the roads returned to normal with the exception of queues still leaving the Campus approach road.
Tomorrow might be a walking day for many looking to avoid the chaos which ironically which will cause even more congestion at the roundabout pedestrian crossings.
Farganston
Work has been underway within the site for a number of months to install basic infrastructure and services . The pavement has now been extended but we're not sure what the spray marking mean on the paths opposite.
New Crossing
It's taken a number of years but work is underway to create a new pedestrian crossing across Metges Road opposite Cois Glaisin Estate.
We'll follow up with news of what they create and we believe that two crossing points proposed but the second depends on the woodland development.
Snow Congestion
Morning chaos had the roads congested from the Navan New Bridge, up Kentstown Road and along Metges Rd up to the School Campus.
Congestion was just as bad for those attempting to leave Johnstown to make the school run.
On a positive not the kids delighted in seeing the snow.
1st Snowflakes
The first brief snow flurry came at lunchtime today but nothing significant compared to our memories of the big snow a few years back.
Locally we can expect cold, very windy and wintry weather conditions with icy mornings and bizarrely sunshine in between the hail, sleet and snow showers !!!
Elected TD'S
These are are our Meath West elected representatives.
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Of the 67,982 electorate 41,504 made valid votes (61.5%)
10,377 votes was the threshold for election.
Johnny Guirke (SF) was elected on the first count with 12,652 votes.
Peadar Toibin (Aontú ) elected after 6th and final count with 11,410 votes.
Damien English (FG) retains his seat and deemed elected by having the next closest count of 9558 votes.
Shane Cassell (FF) had 8,224 and loses his seat.
+100 Entries
The search for Registered Charities has received over 100 entries in its first week of nominations.
Nominations close Feb 26th with ALL eligible groups going forward to a Public Vote commencing March 1st. This will identify 3 Groups who will each benefit from €5,000 donation from Councillor Alan Lawes Discretionary Fund.
Plastic Waste
Waste Solutions Company Panda should be commended for offering to recycle the needless waste created by Plastic Election Posters.
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Johnstown Community should be proud to have NO POSTERS to recycle and that ALL (but one) CANDIDATE respected the Johnstown Tidy Towns request for a Plastic Election Poster Free Zone.
Panda state in their article "After last year’s European and local elections, Panda recycled 42 tonnes of election posters, equal to 168,000 individual posters."
We would like to see Plastic Election Posters banned and for Advertising Agencies to find a less harmful method of communicating.
