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· Posted: 31.01.2020 · #1

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Cobh: The contractor engaged by Irish Water has today advised that due to circumstances beyond their control, their progress along the Five Foot Way carpark has been delayed. They have therefore asked that the Camper Van parking facility be kept closed for a further 2 weeks. It will therefore not reopen until Monday 17th February.

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· Posted: 22.02.2020 · #2

Large caravan at Cobh allegedly

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· Posted: 22.02.2020 · #3

Yes caravan is here looks occupied. 2 bottles of gas to the front 1 van size and 1 domestic.

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· Posted: 22.02.2020 · #4

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Yes caravan is here looks occupied. 2 bottles of gas to the front 1 van size and 1 domestic.

Hopefully the powers that be move it soon.

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· Posted: 22.02.2020 · #5

An email directed to Paraig.Lynch@CorkCoCo.ie stating your concern that a caravan is parked on an aire may yield some results. The council are pretty pro active in sorting out such things. Mr Lynch deals with such concerns.

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· Posted: 22.02.2020 · #6

Is it possible that the contractor isn't finished yet and the caravan belongs to him or his workers?

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· Posted: 22.02.2020 · #7

It was there before works began.

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· Posted: 24.02.2020 · #8

I received this answer this morning to my request for clarification on this caravan.

Martin,

The caravan has been put on the site illegally. Cork County Council is currently in the process of seeking a court order to have the caravan removed. Our aim is to have the caravan removed before the Irish Water works have been completed and the site becomes available to legitimate users again.
Regards,
Páraig Lynch,

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· Posted: 24.02.2020 · #9

If we put a camper there for one night without a ticket we'd be fined straight away,no court order needed

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· Posted: 24.02.2020 · #10

I took this pic on 27th November.

I showed it to a garda in Cobh town the same day and he said they were already aware of it. (Hard not to be I suppose, considering the Garda station is 100metres away and in line of sight.)

The tow-hitch was sticking out into the road by a couple of feet.

Nice caravan, bad parking.

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· Posted: 24.02.2020 · #11

What about getting a few local craicers to lift it off site

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· Posted: 24.02.2020 · #12

What if it was being moved to a safe storage place on a forklift and it accidentally fell off into the river and then got accidentally hit by a passing ship.
There'd be no need of a court order then.

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· Posted: 24.02.2020 · #13

Have the counsel not got a vehicle with a tow hitch that could make it disappear overnight they would better getting rid of it before a few more appear

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· Posted: 24.02.2020 · #14

That van was there when we sailed for Spain last November, it had been there a while then.... I mailed the council at that time.... I got this reply, hence the reason I had the contact email address.

FW: Illegal parking at Cobh Motorhome area

Dear Mr. **********,

I refer to your email in relation to the above which has been forwarded to this office for attention.

This office had been made aware of the illegal caravan yesterday afternoon, and the Council's wardens are currently working to have the caravan removed as quickly as possible.

Regards,

Páraig Lynch,
Municipal District Officer,
Cobh Municipal District,
Cork County Council

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· Posted: 24.02.2020 · #15

Last November.

. Great to see them acting so quickly

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· Posted: 24.02.2020 · #16

Obviously there’s a sense of urgency in having it removed? I wonder if the same was done with a Motorhome how long it would take for action?

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· Posted: 26.02.2020 · #17

Still not open folks.

Photo taken today:

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· Posted: 26.02.2020 · #18

Oops, spoke too soon. there appears to be access from the other side!

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· Posted: 26.02.2020 · #19

Has the caravan gone don,t see it in any of the pictures ?

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· Posted: 26.02.2020 · #20

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Has the caravan gone don,t see it in any of the pictures ?

Yep, caravan gone.

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· Posted: 27.02.2020 · #21

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· Posted: 16.06.2020 · #22

Popped over to Cobh this morning.
The parking places are available again but the service bay is a bit restricted by the works site fence. The contractor is still on site but working in the area of the outdoor gym and playground.
The usual entrance is closed but the entrance to the cruise terminal end (at the heritage centre) is open for access.

Cobh is looking excellent with many of the cafe's and restaurants with outside tables.
The motorhome parking area has been revamped with all the large shrubs taken away and replaced with new plants and a rope fence and the new marina is also being put in place (see photos)

So come on down and enjoy the 5* facilities when next on the road.

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· Posted: 16.06.2020 · #23

It really is a cracking spot...thanks for pics and update

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· Posted: 16.06.2020 · #24

Thanks for the update Colin,
Its looking good

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· Posted: 16.06.2020 · #25

allways looked great when i was on tour,and close to the heriage center as well:)

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· Posted: 16.06.2020 · #26

Love cobh great spot

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· Posted: 16.06.2020 · #27

Love cobh, our last outing before lockdown, flowers looking fab, making me sneeze already

but I’ll risk it

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· Posted: 16.06.2020 · #28

Is it still the same price?

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· Posted: 17.06.2020 · #29

Quote by norma

Is it still the same price?

Yes, the price is locked in in the bye-law which regulates the facility.

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· Posted: 02.07.2020 · #30

Cobh IS open.
Come on down and enjoy.
Here at the moment, only 3 mh's, 27 empty bays

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· Posted: 14.07.2020 · #31

Some bad photos coming up on FB and guess who's being blamed , motorhomes again and it's definitely not us

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· Posted: 14.07.2020 · #32

Yeah, seems the cousins are in town.
Matter of time before we begin loosing these valuable spots.
Disgraceful behaviour by a minority who seem to answer to no one.

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· Posted: 14.07.2020 · #33

Dirty cnuts.... they will never change their stripes

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· Posted: 14.07.2020 · #34

Whether we like it or not the ethnic group people are referring to have a significant amount of units on the road. What I would like to know is were they ever consulted when planning Motorhome related development’s? I’m wondering is this kind of behaviour a way of putting up the two fingers to the rest of us if not. I wonder If they were allowed to be involved and understand the code of good camping behaviour would they police their own community better. I don’t know, just a thought.

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· Posted: 14.07.2020 · #35

There are several different law enforcement establishments in this country, I'm not quite sure which one is in charge of enforcement when this type of thing happens.

That's a big problem because they don't seem to know either. The mess was left by people that had to be within sight of one of the one of said establishments. who did nothing to stop them.
So what chance has anyone got in stopping it.

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· Posted: 31.08.2020 · #36

Hi all thinking of going to cobh but seen on website 7meter Max length ours is 7.4 plus bike rack should I not don't want to upset anyone

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· Posted: 31.08.2020 · #37

We’re 7.4 and parked there have been longer than us you pay your money I can see on problem parking

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· Posted: 31.08.2020 · #38

Paul. I'm going later in the week, let me know if there are many there please

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· Posted: 31.08.2020 · #39

Thanks hillton9 I'll give it a go so. But not till next week might be to late for you Tommys

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· Posted: 31.08.2020 · #40

Ours is 7.4 and no issue at all. Many others were much longer

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