Fáilte go Baile Átha Troim
Welcome to Trim
Trim, a designated heritage town in the heart of the Boyne Valley, is renowned as one of Ireland’s most beautiful towns and has something to offer everyone. With its famous monuments, beautiful streets, parks and walks, and summertime floral displays, it is a haven of relaxation and tranquility.
www.discoverboynevalley.ie/boyne-valley-drive/heritage-sites/trim-heritage-town
Céad Míle Fáilte.
6. Notice of Question
6.1 Submitted by Councillor Trevor Golden
Please provide an update on the traffic and parking management plan for the Swift
Cultural Centre
RESPONSE
The Council has been liaising with the Solstice Arts Centre who manage the Swift Cultural
Centre. They have advised that the Swift Cultural centre website lists the various carparks
closest to the centre and have asked visitors to refrain from parking in nearby estates.
Going forward, future tickets and ticket confirmation emails will have the carparks listed
similar to the Solstice centre tickets. It should be noted that the public are informed when
making bookings of parking arrangements for each of the centres.
7.2 Submitted by Councillor Trevor Golden
To ask Meath County Council to review the provision of pedestrian crossings on the ring
road in Trim and present findings to members at an agreed date.
Response
The transportation department intend to review the provision of cycling and pedestrian
facilities on the ring road in Trim once the R161 Trim Navan pathfinder scheme has been
advanced in order to further support and facilitate an increase in modal share for walking
and cycling trips in the town. Once these have been developed, the Council will present
its proposals to the Trim MD Councillors.
9 Notice of Motion
9.3 Submitted by Councillor Trevor Golden
“I call on Meath County Council to increase the number of ‘free day’ initiatives for residential customers using Recycling Centres which are very successful, to facilitate a greater use of the Recycling Centres.”
Response
Meath County Council provides a number of ‘Free Drop Off Days’ each year to encourage the use of the Recycling Centres for the management of specific waste streams and prevent the use of illegal ‘Man in a Van’ operators. Each year 500 tonnes of bulky waste and 1,500 mattresses are collected through these free events. The 2024 schedule of ‘Free Drop Off Days’ is prepared utilising the available allocation as agreed as part of the 2024revenue budget. When preparing the 2025 budget and developing the 2025 schedule, the number and type of these initiatives will be reviewed.
8.5 Submitted by Councillor Trevor Golden
“In the interests of representation and balance, will Meath County Council be revising the articles of association or current appointments for directors of Solstice Arts Centre to reflect the addition of the Swift Cultural Centre in the Trim Municipal District?”
Response
The Articles of Association will be reviewed following the expansion of services to include the Swift Cultural Centre.
Look For Local in Trim and Slane, County Meath
Meath County Council have launched its GoRemote campaign which seeks to highlight the opportunities for workers to do their jobs remotely either from their own homes or from a co-working hub.
Residents across Meath have the longest commuting times in the country with over 20% commuting over one hour to get to their jobs daily. This has a significant impact on not only their own lives but the quality of family life and the community around them.
The following dates have been arranged for sweeps of the villages in Trim Municipal District:
| Summerhill | Monday 22nd March 2021 |
| Longwood | Tuesday 23rd March 2021 |
| Clonard | Tuesday 23rd March 2021 |
| Rathmolyon | Tuesday 23rd March 2021 |
| Ballivor | Wednesday 24th March 2021 |
| Kildalkey | Wednesday 24th March 2021 |
| Enfield | Thursday 25th March 2021 |
| Enfield/Ring Road | Friday 26th March 2021 |
Funding has been secured for one pedestrian crossing in the vicinity of St John’s estate towards the Knightsbrook Roundabout on the Dublin Road, Trim. There is no funding for a second crossing at this location therefore the exact location of the crossing being installed will be carefully considered following an engineering evaluation. The money will be coming from sustainable transport funding in 2021 therefore works will not commence until at least the second quarter of 2021.
This follows on from a 2019 Notice of Motion and subsequent Report on Pedestrian Safety Newtown Bridge & R154 Pedestrian Crossing.
Meath County Council made a submission to the NTA for funding of various schemes under the Stimulus Plan announced by Government last month.
The NTA have now confirmed the projects to be funded and the related allocation amounts and below is a list of the schemes relevant to the Trim Municipal District.
| Road Number (or Street Name in Urban Areas) | Location of Proposed Scheme | Project Type and Brief Description |
| R-159-89 | Enfield | Provide new footpath to creche |
| Lackanash Road | Trim | Signalised pedestrian crossing |
| R-158-0 | Summerhill Road, Trim | Reconstruction / renewal of defective footpaths or cycle tracks. |
| R-161-0 | Navan Gate Street, Trim, | Reconstruction / renewal of defective footpaths or cycle tracks. |
| Enfield Village | Various locations in the village | Recent walkability studies identified several footpaths, cycleways/lanes that need upgrading in order to become more user friendly to users, wheelchair users, buggy users, older people etc. |
| Summerhill Village | Various locations in the village | Recent walkability studies identified several footpaths, cycleways/lanes that need upgrading in order to become more user friendly to users, wheelchair users, buggy users, older people etc. |
| R156 | Summerhill Village | Reconstruction/Renewal of defective footpaths or cycle tracks |
| Ribbontail Lane | Longwood | Surfacing new link to Royal Canal |