Malahide Watersports Festival! May 23+24

Have you always wanted to get out on the water, but just didn't have the opportunity? Well now is your chance!
On the 23rd & 24th May, we are opening our doors to interested parties to either take part in a taster session, watch some demonstrations, or even to just drop by and have a chat about the different watersports on offer in Malahide...

Taster Sessions: Powerboating, Windsurfing, Cruiser Sailing, Keelboat Sailing, Dinghy Sailing. 2 hour session just €30pp (discounts available for multiple session booking or family groups).
Demonstrations: Sea Scouts in kayaking, dinghy racing, swimming
Drop-in: To chat with staff / members of DMG Sailsports, Malahide Sail Training, Malahide Yacht Club or Malahide Sea Scouts.

• Map of launch areas
• View PDF poster to print out
• Schedule of events coming soon!

To reserve a place on a taster session, please call 01-8456946 or email info@dmgsailsports.com.

Reminder! Windsurfing Festival May 2, 3+4!

On the May bank holiday weekend, 2nd to 4th May 2009, the students from Coláiste Dhúlaigh and Malahide Yacht Club @ Broadmeadows Estuary will host the 2009 Fleadh Sheoil na hÉireann / 2009 Windsurfing Festival of Ireland. This is the third year for the event to be run in Malahide. Competitors are welcome from overseas, and tuition will be provided for all levels at a greatly discounted rate for the weekend. Visit http://www.windsurffestival.ie/ for more.

Malahide Tidy Towns Volunteers Urgently Needed!

The 2009 Tidy Towns competition is now underway and the Tidy Towns Committee urgently seek volunteers. We're looking for people to give a little time to help with general cleaning, some planting, weeding etc. All offers of help are welcome, as are donations including plants, compost, gloves - in fact anything to help make our job easier!

To register your interest, or even just to find out a little more, please email president@malahidechamber.ie. We'll be delighted to hear from you!

Visit the Tidy Towns webpage for more information at http://www.malahidechamber.ie/tidytowns.html.

Reminder! Windsurfing Slalom Event April 4+5

Reminder that the first race of the Irish Windsurfing Slalom series is scheduled for April 4th & 5th at Malahide Yacht Club, Broadmeadows Estuary. Whether you're interested in participating or just being a spectator, come down and enjoy the atmosphere!

Visit www.irishslalom.ie for more.

GAA Club Champions play at Malahide

Saturday 28th March: AFL 1 Broomfield 16:45 St. Sylvester's v Kilmacud Crokes
Visitors to Broomfield don't get much bigger than the newly crowned All Ireland Club Champions and this Saturday afternoon that exactly who we can look forward seeing in action as Kilmacud Crokes play their first game since their Patricks Day exploits. There is a guard of honor planned for the Saturday afternoon and we would like for all supporters to come along and offer their congratulations to Crokes. Lets not also forget that this is an important league game for our senior footballers and we need to give them all the support we can.

March '09 Newsletter

As fellow business people in Malahide, the Chamber’s Committee realises the difficulties we are all experiencing at present. We have decided to prioritise the promotion of Malahide and your businesses for 2009. There is great experience and knowledge in the town and if you would like to either contribute an idea or indeed participate in the Special Committee established to organise this project, please email me at mailto:president@malahidechamber.ie?subject=Malahide%20Promotion%20Project or call 8660110. Individually we can do a lot but together we can do more.

In This Issue:

• Malahide Castle Investment Program and Exhibition


• Biz to Biz


• Blog Anyone?


• Got Stress? Get a free Stress Toolkit!


• AIB Ladies Irish Open 26th - 28th June 2009


• Subscriptions


• Chamber AGM


• Fingal County Council Malahide Liaison Committee

View it online

News for Malahide Business on Fingal Council Council program for 2009

The Chamber of Commerce attended the new Liaison Committee to represent the interests of local business to our County Council. Detailed Minutes of the meeting are now available but the main points for us are set out below.

Among the highlights for Business are:


1. Local Elections, which are due to be held on 5/6/09, will combine the existing Malahide and Howth Electoral Areas, which currently comprise of 4 representatives from the Malahide Ward and 3 representative from the Howth ward. These will merge to become one Electoral Area comprising of 5 representatives.

2. an Efficiency Unit has been established within the Council to achieve efficiencies in an effort to maintain services

3. The Bridgefield car park could be examined with a view to introducing Pay and Display there. This would be of benefit to commuters but may have an impact on those using the park for recreation.

4. There are no immediate proposals to develop a Traffic Management Plan for the village.

5. There are no immediate proposals for the provision of a Shuttle Bus

6. The second stage of the Urban Centre Strategy process for Malahide will involve the appointment of appropriate consultants to assist the Planning Authority in the preparation of the Strategy. Malahide Urban Centre Strategy is included in our programme of works for 2009 and it is the intention of the Howth / Malahide Team (forward planning section) to commence the appointment process for the Urban Centre Strategy in late summer.

7. The Malahide Drainage Scheme which covers the full Malahide catchment is at a very early stage. No works will be carried out in 2009 in the Malahide area. When work does start it is expected to be completed by 2013.

8. A preliminary draft of the Broomfield Local Area Plan is currently being prepared by the Planning Department

9. Beach Cleaning, due to the reduction in overtime the beach cleaning programme previously undertaken will not now proceed. However, it was noted that the Council would arrange to collect litter which had been voluntarily collected on the Beach.


Contact Malahide Chamber of Commerce at www.malahidechamber.ie