Following a strongly attended public meeting organised by Duncan Smith TD in October
2023, the Donabate/Portrane Crossroads committee was formed. Its objective is to campaign for a purpose built arts, cultural, heritage and youth centre for current and future residents of the peninsula. The group has successfully lobbied Fingal County Councillors to adopt a motion in relation to the LAP objective on such a centre and has since met with FCC senior officials, “Our community leisure centre was opened in 2021, it is completely oversubscribed where groups cannot get spaces to meet or practice. With all the new housing developments, our population is set to double before 2029 so this situation is going to get much worse” says Ann Hogan, Chair of the committee. “We have over 30 active cultural related groups/classes with nowhere to go. Our youth population is 31% so it’s essential that we provide facilities specifically for young people that don’t revolve around sport. There is large contingent of non-sporty kids who have little or nothing to do on the peninsula”. DP Crossroads are now in the process of building a business case to support their proposal. As part of this they are gathering information from residents of Donabate Portrane seeking more details on what they would like to see in a cultural and youth facility. “We have had a good response to date but we would like to reach as many residents as possible. This is a great opportunity for people to tell us what they and their families need 2024.
Here is a link to the survey for your information surveymonkey.com/r/JYNDWHX