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COUNCILLOR URGES FISHERMEN TO KEEP ARDGLASS SHORE TIDY

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Cadogan Enright
on June 26, 2009
in 1. GREEN PRESS RELEASES / LATEST NEWS, Ardglass, Cadogan Enright, Littering/Vandalism/Crime, Mark McCormick and Pollution
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Photograph shows Green Party Councillor Cadogan Enright with Green Party Activist Mark McCormick showing the extent of the pollution along the Ardglass Coast. The photo shows some of the rubber gloves, fish boxes and rubbish, which lines the coast around the harbour.

DOWN Green Party Councillor Cadogan Enright has expressed his concern at the state of the coast around Ardglass, which has become polluted by thousands of rubber gloves and dozens of fish boxes used by fishermen in the harbour.

Cllr Enright said, “Fishing is a vital part of our local economy in Down District and elected representatives need to be doing everything they can to support it.”

“However I was invited to walk the Ardglass coastal area by local residents living along the Lecale coast and I was dismayed to find hundreds of fishermen’s gloves littered along the beach and amongst the rocks. Along the whole coast these could amount to thousands. It is clear that these gloves are being thrown overboard when they have been used showing complete disregard for the environment and our seas.”

“Tourism plays an important role in the local economy as well – so routinely using our seas and shores as a bin will not help us attract visitors.”

Green Party Councillor Enright said “In a one hundred meter stretch of beach I counted over 300 gloves and 28 fishing boxes. I have written to the Harbour Master, the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority and also to the Anglo North Irish Fish Producers Organisation (ANIFPO) to express my concerns in the hope that this practice of littering the sea will stop.”

“The Anglo North Irish Fish Producers Organisation claims on their website that ANIFPO members are committed to the protection of the environment they work in and so this practice of littering the shore and sea needs to be addressed as part of their commitment.”

As well as rubber gloves and fish boxes Cllr Enright also witnessed thousands of plastic bottles and other items of litter the whole way along the coast.

Cllr Enright continued, “It is the ocean that creates most of the oxygen we breathe, it feeds us, holds vast biodiversity, regulates our climate and cleans the water we drink and so it is vitally important we ensure that our ocean is protected and conserved for future generations.”

“I therefore urge all fishermen to please refrain from dumping their rubber gloves or other materials overboard and to keep our coast and seas clean,” concluded Cllr Enright.

Press Cuttings: Councillor urges fisherman not to dump rubbish from their trawlers

Green Party attend Ardglass Down Community Health Meeting

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Cadogan Enright
on August 13, 2008
in 6. PRESS CUTTINGS, Ardglass, Cadogan Enright, Health / Local Services and Pat Ward
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Press Cutting of Down Community Health Meeting attended by Green Cllr Cadogan Enright and Green Party Official Pat Ward.

GREEN PARTY REJECTS PLAN FOR ARDGLASS SEWERAGE PIPELINE

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Cadogan Enright
on February 2, 2008
in 1. GREEN PRESS RELEASES / LATEST NEWS, Ardglass, Ballyhornan, Cadogan Enright, Chapeltown, Council and Pollution
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Down Cllr Cadogan Enright has rejected plans for a pipeline to discharge sewerage into the sea at Ardglass as ‘mindless pollution’. The Green Party Councillor was responding to a request from EHS for comments on the planned discharge, which came before the Council recently.

At a recent meeting of the Council, Cllr Enright opposed any discharge location given the imminent construction of a Waste Water Treatment Works for the Ardglass area. “It seems crazy to build another pipeline to discharge raw sewerage into the Irish Sea when a proper treatment works is to be built in Ardglass next year and which will service through Chapeltown”, he said.

“The Ardglass area has suffered as a result of not having adequate sewerage treatment facilities, with water pollution resulting from the effluent being pumped into the sea at Ardtole. Now that we are having a new Waste Water Treatment Works constructed there is absolutely no need to continue with this mindless pollution.”

The proposed discharge point, adjacent to the Strangford Road in Chapeltown, is close to Saint Patrick’s Well, a centre of pilgrimage and is also on the route of tourist walks, including the Ulster Way and the Lecale Way.

“Furthermore”, continued Cllr Enright, “this site is within an Area of Special Scientific Interest and marine reserve. As such, any discharge of this nature should be banned. The sewerage would also have a detrimental effect on the local crab fishermen who would lose valuable stock if this pollution was ongoing.”

Cllr Enright raised the issue at the meeting of the Council and was supported in his objections by his fellow Councillors. This resulted in the application being deferred by Council.

“It is vital that we stop pumping raw sewerage into our waterways and seas, and Ballyhornan to the North of here and Ardglass to the South of here have suffered with this problem for years. The Council must take a stand against any such plans as a matter of principle to protect the health of all of the people living in Down District.”

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CADOGAN ENRIGHT IS NEW GREEN PARTY COUNCILLOR

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Cadogan Enright
on December 20, 2007
in 1. GREEN PRESS RELEASES / LATEST NEWS, 6. PRESS CUTTINGS, Ardglass, Brian Wilson, Cadogan Enright, Council, Downpatrick and Strangford Lough and town
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Down District Council has welcomed a new member into the fold. Green Party Councillor Bill Corry is retiring due to ill health and has nominated his election agent and Party colleague Cadogan Enright to take his seat.

Co-option Newspaper article (1)A life long environmentalist, incoming Councillor Cadogan Enright joined the Green Party in the mid 1990’s over his concerns regarding climate change, was a founder member of the Green Party both Downpatrick and in South Down. Cadogan was Director of Elections in both the 2005 local elections and also the 2007 assembly elections when he was election agent for successful Green Party MLA Brian Wilson.

On his co-option Cllr Cadogan Enright said: “I wish to thank cllr Corry for his tireless commitment to the Green Party and Down District Council over the years and for having the confidence to nominate me as his successor”.

Cadogan Enright is an FCCA with postgraduate qualifications in building standards and energy management. Cllr Cadogan Enright is one of the founding members of
Downpatrick NGO Sustainable Development Ltd., which promotes environmentally friendly building standards and small-scale renewable energy.

One issue which will top the agenda for Cllr Cadogan Enright when he enters the Council chamber is Co. Down’s poor performance in a recent Energy Saving Trust: “Down District Council has been reported as the worst performing UK Council in terms of carbon emissions. I am seeking guidance from the Energy Saving Trust to find out how we can reverse this in time for the next local elections – all parties will have to justify their actions on this issue before the electorate, and I look forward to working with other councillors on this issue”.

Married to Brenda for 27 years, the Enright’s have five children, the eldest, Peter (24) stood as a Green Party candidate earlier this year, while the youngest is only 18-months-old. They have 3 daughters in full-time education.

Co-option Newspaper Article (2)Green Party MLA Brian Wilson said: “I wish to thank Cllr Bill Corry and his family for their years of service to the Green Party. Cllr Corry has been a fearless defender of the local environment, a true eco warrior. I know Cllr Enright will work as hard for the local community and can attest to his focus and drive as my election agent in this years elections.”

Green Party Leader John Gormley said “Cadogan is a fantastic organiser and can be relied upon to do a good job for the people living in Down District Council. He has experience with working with people from all parties and none to achive envirommental gains, and I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Down Greens and Cadogan Enright in particular for the help they gave me in my own recent election prior to being appointed MInister of the Environment and Local Government in the Republic”.