No. Artists may use the large workspace 4 to exhibit work as part of the residency award but under these opportunities (BAS & PAC) there is no public exhibition space for studio artists on the lower ground floor. Opportunities to exhibit work in the coffee shop may become available but this will not be known until the coffee shop opens.

For all loan applications gross earnings for a single-person application must not exceed €50,000 and for joint applications combined gross earnings must not exceed €75,000.

Yes, owners or occupiers of Protected Structures are legally required to make sure that the structure does not become endangered through neglect, decay, damage or harm. Generally, if a structure is kept in habitable condition and regular maintenance is carried out it should not become endangered.

If a Protected Structure is endangered, the planning authority can serve a notice on the owner or occupier, requiring them to carry out any work that it considers necessary to protect the structure. 

Firstly you should contact our office at 01 205 4880 and clarify that you are registered at your correct address and have the correct status/nationality.  Once these two details have been confirmed as correct, you can then be given directions to the correct Polling Station in order for you to use your vote.

The location of Polling Stations are updated in the run-up to any election/referendum.

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• Follow the instructions of lifeguards, they are there for your safety.
• Report any missing or damaged lifebuoys to us or www.ringbuoys.ie.
• Take all your litter home with you - several hundred beach users on a sunny weekend can generate a lot of rubbish.
• Do a 2 Minute Beach Clean every time you go to the beach.
• Keep your dog under control and always bag & bin your dog’s mess - don’t bury it in the sand!
• Do not walk on the dunes - vegetation is a valuable filter of pollutants, prevents erosion, and reduces runoff.
• Get involved in a local Coastcare group – check out this website for more info.
• Don’t feed seabirds - one seagull poo contains millions of bacteria!
• Don't bury soiled nappies or rubbish in the sand, your child could be the next one to dig it up!

Yes, there is public lighting at the mid-level linking with the lighting at Newtownsmith.

There is no security staff on site however, there will be facility management and coffee shop staff onsite during regular daytime opening hours.

In the event of Notice to Quit being served the guidelines are on the RTB website https://www.rtb.ie . They must be issued in writing and according to the time outlined according to length of tenancy. This applies to Landlords and Tenants.

If a property is vacant on the day the rate is made (24th January 2013) and is available for letting or undergoing refurbishment the rates must still be paid to the Council. The Ratepayer may get a rates refund provided the full year’s rates have been paid and certain conditions have been met.

The Ratepayer will need to complete a Vacancy Refund Form (Rates) (pdf -59kb)  , statutory undertaking and provide documentary evidence of his/her attempts to let or refurbish the property. 

• If a property is vacant on the day the rate is made and is available for letting or undergoing refurbishment the rates must still be paid to the Council. The Ratepayer may get a rates refund provided the full year’s rates have been paid and certain conditions have been met.

  The Ratepayer will need to complete a Rates Vacancy Application Form  statutory undertaking and provide documentary evidence of his/her attempts to let or refurbish the property. 

For 2015 and 2016, the refund available is limited to 75% of the rates, for 2017, 2018 and 2019 the refund is limited to 50%.

For 2020 to 2023, the refund available is a maximum of 35% of the rates assessed for that year.