Wednesday 21st January, 2009: Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Councillor Marie Corr today officially launched the Dublin Mountains Partnership website and newsletter at an event in the Big Picture Multi-Media Exhibition Space, Tallaght.
The Dublin Mountains Partnership (DMP) has been established to improve the recreation potential of the public lands in the Dublin Mountains while balancing recreation with the other key objectives of the various land owning organisations. The DMP members are Coillte, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, South Dublin County Council, Dublin City Council and the Dublin Mountains Initiative.
One of the many initiatives in the partnership ten year plan is to provide more and better information on recreation in the area. The new website www.dublinmountains.ie provides information on events, sites, trails and how to access them, maps, conservation work and the promotion of better behaviour through the Leave no Trace programme. The newsletter ‘Viewpoint’ is another way to create awareness of the work and objectives of the DMP and to outline progress made to date, and report on events held in the area.
Speaking at the event, Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Marie Corr said: “The website will improve information and ensure all visitors and users are well informed about opportunities for responsible recreation in the area”.
Also speaking at the event, Bill Murphy, Chairman of the Dublin Mountains Partnership said: “The new Dublin Mountains Partnership website is about giving people the tools necessary to access the forests and trails in the mountains for outdoor recreation and to use the public lands in a responsible and sustainable way”.
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For further information: Karen Woods, Recreation Manager Dublin Mountains Partnership, karen.woods@coillte.ie ; 01-2011187 or 087-0507022
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