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The metal barrier what was mistakenly erected at Blackrock Diving Tower Cllr Clodagh Higgins on X

‘Normal service resumes’ after barriers mistakenly erected at Galway diving tower are removed

A spokesperson said barriers were mistakenly erected around all diving points on the middle platform of the Blackrock Diving Tower.

GALWAY CITY COUNCIL has said a mistake by a contractor resulted in the middle platform of the Blackrock Diving Tower being closed off to users.

The Blackrock Diving Tower on the Salthill Promenade is a popular attraction among locals and tourists alike, but it was noted that metal barriers had been erected around the middle platform of the tower.

But in a post on social media platform X this morning, local Fine Gael councillor Clodagh Higgins said that “normal service resumes” after Galway City Council rectified an “error” that had been made by a contractor.

In a statement to The Journal, a spokesperson for Galway City Council said that a contractor was due to close off two access points on the middle platform of the tower.

The plan was to close off two jumping points that are directly below the jumping points on the top platform.

Galway City Council said this has been done on safety grounds and added: “There were issues with people jumping off the middle and top platforms at these locations at the same time, putting themselves at risk of landing on top of each other.”

blackrock-diving-tower-is-a-pier-with-several-diving-platforms-at-different-levels-and-is-located-at-the-end-of-salthills-prom File image of Blackrock Diving Tower in Galway Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

However, the spokesperson said the contractor “mistakenly closed off all points on the middle platform”.

The spokesperson added that once Galway Coty Council was made aware of this, it organised the removal of two of the barriers that were put in in incorrectly.

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    Dec 13th 2024, 12:47 PM

    Fantastic. Looking forward to it. Weather is fresh and dry too which is perfectly normal for winter time.

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    Dec 13th 2024, 12:55 PM

    @Marvin Dollery: Thank you for explaining that fresh and dry weather is normal for winter. If you hadn’t, how would we have known?

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    Dec 13th 2024, 1:24 PM

    @Marvin Dollery: Tell me this Frank,what department do you work at in The Journal ?

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    Dec 13th 2024, 1:54 PM

    @HisMastersAlibi: I think you meant to address that to Brenda. I wouldn’t work for such a lefty organisation.

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    Dec 13th 2024, 7:20 PM

    @Marvin Dollery: For somebody who does not like this ‘lefty organisation” you certainly appear to spend your days visiting this site and giving it click after click after click.

    You are a troll Marvin. Only a troll would behave as you do.

    Do you have the back bone to admit to being a troll? I doubt you do. Your type are weak.

    Go on Marvin, admit to it or are you too weak minded to do you? Do you lack the back bone little troll boy?

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    Dec 13th 2024, 7:39 PM

    @Marvin Dollery: nah Frank,you are a plant,along with all the other names you comment under. It’s becoming clear you are part of the journal and its commitment in keeping a flow in the comments section for clicks. That’s what the journal needs as it sure is losing money. Ye should of sold it when ye had the opportunity. Who ever came up with this idea needs to be fired.

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    Dec 13th 2024, 12:56 PM

    If you’re in Kerry, drive down to the Dark Sky Reserve in Ballinskelligs. It’s quite far out, but absolutely worth it on a clear night! I was incredibly impressed at how well my Pixel 8 Pro was able to capture the sky with the Astrophotography feature.

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    Dec 13th 2024, 1:00 PM

    @Daniel Skelton: Anywhere from Caherdaniel to Waterville on a clear night is a pilots view of the universe. Absolutely astonishing!

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    Dec 13th 2024, 12:46 PM

    Clouds are being bussed in from overseas right now…

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    Dec 13th 2024, 1:22 PM

    What direction?

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    Dec 13th 2024, 1:33 PM

    @Nick Bowie: Up, I think…

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    Dec 13th 2024, 4:36 PM

    @Mike Finnegan: very good…

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    Dec 13th 2024, 6:04 PM

    @Nick Bowie: “The Geminids will appear to originate from a point in the south east.” (quote from astronomy Ireland.)
    (They’re named after the gemini constellation, from which they appear to originate.)

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    Dec 13th 2024, 4:41 PM

    Will look up, but is the meteor shower going to be above or below the clouds? Existential question

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    Dec 13th 2024, 4:31 PM

    Unfortunately it’s cloudy where I am. But a few years ago (2018? 19?) I counted 27 in about 20 minutes. It was fantastic. And bloody cold!

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