News and Events
Updated on December 29, 2011
The Tidy Towns 2011 results were announced in September. Urbun Cafe recently allocated some window space to our award haul. No point in being modest!
The village is still looking great now in winter. The flowers which contributed to the atmosphere at the Cabinteely Cross Roads Ceili in July still haven't quite died out. The hanging baskets at the Garden Centre and Cloudberries that we put up earlier in the summer are still doing well. The beds at Horse & Hound and Watermint are also looking good. Brennanstown Property Management Co. built a very nice new flower bed at the entrance to the Brennanstown estate. Cabinteely Close residents are working on their entrance also.A new path has been laid in the village, and the Parks Department are cleaning and cutting back all overhanging trees. All paths are due to be sprayed and cleaned of gum. Tidy Towns purchased plants in Doyles Nursery for the local businesses and they look great. We also bought 2 trees for the entrance of Lambourne Wood / Holmwood to replace the cordalines. Doyles kindly planted them for us.
We also did a major clear out of vegetation in the glade at the entrance to Lambourne Wood. In November, the girls from 5th class St Brigids school helped to plant bluebells in the area. See some photos.Finally, we would like to thank Paddy Daly, Landscape Providers (in Dunnes old overflow car park), for his very welcome donation of 6 bags of compost, which we used at the Horse and Hound beds.
Artist in the Community Proposal for Cabinteely Park
Updated on July 31, 2011
Artists Róisín de Buitléar and Maree Hensey in partnership with Cabinteely Tidy Towns have submitted an application to Create, the National development agency for collaborative arts in social and community contexts. The proposal is to engage with young people through the arts in Cabinteely Park. The main aim of the proposal is to encourage involvement in the local community by young people and create an awareness of the local environment.
Róisín and Maree are both successful and experienced artists and they approached Cabinteely Tidy Towns after working with young people in , dlr's Youth Arts Facility. The idea is as a result of a residency at The Grainstore, where they have explored the idea of developing a mobile workshop space in the park as a means of finding new ways for young people to experience creativity. The focus of the proposed activity will be on ways to make-work on the move, using discarded/recycled materials. They both feel that working directly in the park will offer opportunities to local young people that may not be engaging with the arts. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council also supports the proposal and we hope that we will have a successful outcome.
Tidy Towns 2011 awards were announced on Monday September 5th 2011 and it's great to see that our score improved over 2010. The 
