S.I. No. 111/1994 - Dundalk Urban District Local Electoral Areas Order, 1994.


S.I. No. 111 of 1994.

DUNDALK URBAN DISTRICT LOCAL ELECTORAL AREAS ORDER, 1994.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers vested in him by section 35 of the Local Government Act, 1941 (No. 23 of 1941), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Dundalk Urban District Local Electoral Areas Order, 1994.

2. The Dundalk Urban District Local Electoral Areas Order, 1979 ( S.I. No. 43 of 1979 ) is hereby revoked.

3. In this Order "the Urban District" means the Urban District of Dundalk as altered for the purposes of local elections by the Local Government (Boundaries) (Town Elections) Regulations, 1994 and references to the urban boundary shall be construed accordingly.

4. The Urban District shall 7be divided into the local electoral areas set out in the first column of the Schedule to this Order.

5. (1) Each such local electoral area shall consist of the area described in the second column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of such local electoral area.

(2) In the Schedule to this Order—

( a ) a reference to a line drawn along any road, street, avenue, lane, pedestrian under-crossing, river, railway line or fence shall be construed as a reference to a line drawn along the centre of the road, street, avenue, lane, pedestrian under crossing, river, railway line or fence;

( b ) a reference to the point at which any road, street, avenue, lane, pedestrian under-crossing, river, railway line or fence intersects or joins any road, street, avenue, lane, pedestrian under-crossing, river, railway line or fence shall be construed as a reference to the point at which a line drawn along the centre of the one would be intersected or joined by a line drawn along the centre of the other;

( c ) a reference to the point at which any road, street, avenue, lane, river, railway line or fence intersects or joins a boundary shall be construed as a reference to the point at which a line drawn along the centre of such road, street, avenue, lane, river, railway line or fence intersects or joins such boundary.

6. The number of members of the council of the Urban District to be elected for each such local electoral area shall be the number set out in the third column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of such local electoral area.

Schedule

Name of Local Electoral Area

Description of Local Electoral Area

Number of Members

Number one

That part of the Urban District situated within a line drawn as follows:

Commencing at the junction of the southern boundary of Marsh North townland with the urban boundary; thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along the urban boundary to its junction with the northern boundary of the townland of Lisnawully; thence commencing in a south-easterly direction and proceeding along the said boundary and the western boundary of the townland of Farrandreg to its junction with the fence which forms the southern boundary of hereditaments numbered 4B, 7, and 4A in the townland of Farrendreg on 1/10560 Valuation Map 7 County Louth; thence commencing in an easterly direction and proceeding along the said fence to its junction with the eastern boundary of the said town-land; thence in a south-easterly direction along the townland boundary to its intersection by the imaginary westerly projection of the southern boundary of numbers 350, 354, 355 and 356 Beechmount Drive; thence in an easterly direction along the said imaginary projection, the said southern boundary and the imaginary easterly projection of the said boundary to its intersection by Ard Easmuinn Road; thence in a southerly direction along the said road to its intersection by the imaginary westerly projection of Ard Easmuinn/Pearse Park pedestrian under-crossing; thence in an easterly direction along the said projection and under-crossing to its intersection by the Dublin-Belfast railway line; thence in a northerly direction along the said railway line to its junction with Castle-town Road; thence in a south-easterly direction along Castletown Road to its junction with the road known locally as La Salle Terrace Road; thence in a southerly direction along the said road and Patrick Street to its junction with Laurels Road; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along Laurels Road to its junction with Church Street; thence in a southerly direction along Church Street to its junction with Yorke Street; thence in an easterly direction along Yorke Street to its junction with Nicholas Street; thence in a northerly direction along Nicholas Street and its imaginary northerly projection to its first intersection by High Water Mark; thence commencing in an easterly direction along High Water Mark to its first junction with the urban boundary; thence in a north-westerly direction along the urban boundary to the starting point.

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Number Two

That part of the Urban District situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the first intersection of High Water Mark by the imaginary northerly projection of Nicholas Street; thence commencing in an easterly direction and proceedings along High Water Mark to its first junction with the urban boundary; thence commencing in a south-easterly direction and proceeding along the urban boundary to its junction with the Dundalk Inner Relief Road; thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along the Dundalk Inner Relief Road to its junction with the entrance road to Muirhevnamore housing estate and Dundalk Sports Centre; thence commencing in a westerly direction and proceeding along the said entrance road to its intersection by the imaginary easterly projection of the southern boundary of Scoil Chríost Rí; thence in a westerly direction along the said imaginary projection and the said boundary to its junction with the western boundary of Scoil Chríost Rí; thence in a northerly direction along the said boundary and an imaginary straight line drawn from the northern end of the said boundary to the southern end of the western boundary of Seafield Lawns housing estate; thence continuing in a northerly direction along the last-mentioned boundary and its imaginery northerly projection to its intersection by the Long Avenue; thence in an easterly direction along the Long Avenue to its intersection by the imaginary southerly projection of the eastern boundary of the curtilage of houses on the eastern side of Alpohonsus Close; thence in a northerly direction along the said imaginary projection and the said boundary to its junction with the northern boundary of the curtilage of the house immediately south of number 48 St. Alpohonsus Road; thence in a westerly direction along the last-mentioned boundary and its imaginary westerly projection to its intersection by the laneway to the rear of houses on St. Alpohonsus Villas; thence in a northerly direction along the said laneway and a straight line joining the northern end of the said laneway and the southern end of the laneway immediately to the rear of number 24 St. Alphonsus Villas; thence commencing in a northerly direction and proceeding along the said laneway to its intersection by the imaginary southerly projection of the rear boundary of the curtilage of the house known as "Naomh Brid" immediately north of number 1 St. Alphonsus Road; thence in a northerly direction along the said imaginary projection, the said boundary and the rear boundary of the curtilage of the adjoining house known as "Lisdar" to its junction with the northern boundary of the curtilage of the last-mentioned house; thence in a westerly direction along the said boundary and its imaginary westerly projection to its intersection by St. Alphonsus Road; thence in a northerly direction along St. Alphonsus Road to its intersection by the northern boundary of the townland of Marshes Lower; thence in a north-easterly direction along the said boundary to its junction with the eastern boundary of number 13 Barrack Street; thence in a northerly direction along the said boundary to its junction with the northern boundary of the Iarnród Éireann Depot at St. Alphonsus Road; thence in a westerly direction along the said boundary and its imaginary westerly projection to its intersection by St. Alphonsus Road; thence in a southerly direction along St. Alphonsus Road to its intersection by the imaginary easterly projection of the northern boundary of number 1 St. Alphonsus Road; thence in a westerly direction along the said imaginary projection, the said boundary and its imaginary westerly projection to its junction with the Rampart River; thence commencing in a south-westerly direction and proceeding along the Rampart River to its intersection by the imaginary south-easterly projection of Distillery Lane; thence in a north-westerly direction along the said imaginary projection and Distillery Lane to its junction with Jocelyn Street; thence in a westerly direction along Jocelyn Street to its junction with Chapel Street; thence in a north-westerly direction along Chapel Street to its junction with Yorke Street; thence in a westerly direction along Yorke Street to its junction with Nicholas Street; thence in a northerly direction along Nicholas Street and its imaginary north-easterly projection to the starting point.

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Number Three

That part of the Urban District situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of the urban boundary with the northern boundary of the townland of Lisnawully; thence commencing in a south-easterly direction and proceeding along the said boundary and the western boundary of the townland of Farrandreg to its junction with the fence which forms the southern boundary of hereditaments numbered 4B, 7 and 4A in the townland of Farrendreg on 1/10560 Valuation Map 7 County Louth; thence commencing in an easterly direction and proceeding along the said fence to its junction with the eastern boundary of the said townland; thence in a south-easterly direction along the townland boundary to its intersection by the imaginary westerly projection of the southern boundary of numbers 350, 354, 355 and 356 Beechmount Drive; thence in an easterly direction along the said imaginary projection, the said southern boundary and the imaginary easterly projection of the said boundary to its intersection by Ard Easmuinn Road; thence in a southerly direction along the said road to its intersection by the imaginary westerly projection of Ard Easmuinn/Pearse Park pedestrian under-crossing; thence in an easterly direction along the said projection and under-crossing to its intersection by the Dublin-Belfast railway line; thence in a southerly direction along the said railway line to its northernmost intersection by the Rampart River; thence commencing in an easterly direction and proceeding along the Rampart River to its junction with the western boundary of the townland of Marshes Upper at the bridge over the said river on the Dublin Road; thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along the said townland boundary to its intersection by the Long Avenue; thence in an easterly direction along the Long Avenue to its intersection by the imaginary northerly projection of the western boundary of Seafield Lawns housing estate; thence in a southerly direction along the said imaginary projection, the said boundary and an imaginary straight line joining the southern end of the said boundary and the northern end of the western boundary of Scoil Chriost Rí; thence in a southerly direction along the said boundary to its junction with the southern boundary of Scoil Chriost Rí; thence in an easterly direction along the said southern boundary and its imaginary easterly projection to its intersection by the entrance road to Muirhevnamore housing estate and Dundalk Sports Centre; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along the said road to its junction with the Dundalk Inner Relief Road; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along the Dundalk Inner Relief Road to its junction with the urban boundary; thence commencing in a westerly direction and proceeding along the urban boundary to the starting point.

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Number Four

That part of the Urban District situated within the line drawn as follows;—

Commencing at the intersection of the Dublin/Belfast railway line by Castletown Road; thence in a south-easterly direction along Castletown Road to its junction with the road known locally as La Salle Terrace Road; thence in a southerly direction along the said road and Patrick Street to its junction with Laurels Road; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along Laurels Road to its junction with Church Street; thence in a southerly direction along Church Street to its junction with Yorke Street; thence in an easterly direction along Yorke Street to its junction with Chapel Street; thence is a south-easterly direction along Chapel Street to its junction with Jocelyn Street; thence in an easterly direction along Jocelyn Street to its junction with Distillery Lane; thence in a south-easterly direction along Distillery Lane and its imaginary south-easterly projection to its intersection by the Rampart River; thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along the Rampart River to its junction with the imaginary westerly projection of the northern boundary of number 1 St. Alphonsus Road; thence in an easterly direction along the said imaginary projection, the said boundary and its imaginary easterly projection to its intersection by St. Alphonsus Road; thence in a northerly direction along St. Alphonsus Road to its intersection by the imaginary westerly projection of the northern boundary of the Iarnrod Éireann Depot south of number 1 Barrack Street; thence in an easterly direction along the said imaginary projection and the said boundary to its junction with the eastern boundary of number 13 Barrack Street; thence in a southerly direction along the said boundary to its junction with the northern boundary of the townland of Marshes Lower; thence in a south-westerly direction along the said boundary to its intersection by St. Alphonsus Road; thence in a southerly direction along St. Alphonsus Road to its intersection by the imaginary westerly projection of the northern boundary of the curtilage of the house known as "Lisdar", north of St. Alphonsus Villas; thence commencing in an easterly direction and proceeding along the said imaginary projection and the said boundary to its junction with the rear boundary of the said curtilage; thence in a southerly direction along the said rear boundary and the rear boundary of the adjoining house known as "Naomh Brid" and its imaginary southerly projection to its intersection by the laneway immediately north of Number 1 St. Alphonsus Villas; thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along the said laneway and an imaginary straight line joining the southern end of the said laneway and the northern end of the laneway at the rear of number 25 St. Alphonsus Villas; thence continuing in a southerly direction along the said laneway to its intersection by the imaginary westerly projection of the northern boundary of the curtilage of the house immediately to the south of number 48 St. Alphonsus Villas; thence in an easterly direction along the said imaginary projection and the said boundary to its junction with the eastern boundary of the curtilage of the said house; thence in a southerly direction along the said boundary and the eastern boundary of houses on Alphonsus Close and its imaginary southerly projection to its intersection by the Long Avenue; thence in a westerly direction along the Long Avenue to its intersection by the western boundary of the townland of Marshes Upper; thence in a south-westerly direction along the said boundary to its junction with the Rampart River at the bridge over the said river on the Dublin Road; thence commencing in a south-westerly direction and proceeding along the Rampart River to its northernmost intersection by the Dublin/Belfast railway line; thence commencing in a northerly direction and proceeding along the said railway line to the starting point.

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment,

this 3rd day of May, 1994.

MICHAEL SMITH,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order divides the Urban District of Dundalk into four electoral areas for the purposes of local elections and fixes the number of members of the Council of the Urban District to be elected for each area.