Playground in Drogheda

janusi4ka

Hello
We just move in Drogheda from Balbriggan one week ago,so don't know any playgrounds for my 2 years old son, we live in Colpe near South gates shopping center. Someone knows there is around playgrounds?
Thanks.

Trafford Lad

There is a good playground on the Rathmullan Road, always seems busy so it must be good:). If you drive down into the town, past the bus station on your left, and past McDonnell's on your right...at the end of that road you will see a large gate, indicate left and go down on to Rathmullan Road (dont continue over the bridge), the playground is a little bit up on your right.

furiousox

...and there's another one out in Laytown opposite Gilna's pub.
Nice when the weather's nice, bleak when it's not.

Trafford Lad

^ used to love going there as a kid, the old playground...yellow slide I think, red swings, red monkey bars, blue see-saw if memory serves me right..!

janusi4ka

thank you!!!

DYLF

if its raining etc the toddler area in funtasia is great. €6 a pop though....

janusi4ka

Hello again, i was thinking about playgrounds in Drogheda, i this this is not normal to have only one public playground in big town, there even don't go any buses! In north Drogheda there are so many fields, in Granth rath there is tennis courts, places for playing football, why they cant make any playground? I wanted to organize a letter with signatures of citizens, but i don't know where to go with this letter, please help anyone
Thanks!!!
P.S. Sorry about my English

irish pavee

janusi4ka wrote: »

Hello again, i was thinking about playgrounds in Drogheda, i this this is not normal to have only one public playground in big town, there even don't go any buses! In north Drogheda there are so many fields, in Granth rath there is tennis courts, places for playing football, why they cant make any playground? I wanted to organize a letter with signatures of citizens, but i don't know where to go with this letter, please help anyone
Thanks!!!
P.S. Sorry about my English

did you no the drogheda co.co did not want the traveller kids to play in that playground when they open it

janusi4ka

irish pavee wrote: »

did you no the drogheda co.co did not want the traveller kids to play in that playground when they open it

why??? i mean why another chioldren cant play on this playground?

irish pavee

janusi4ka wrote: »

why??? i mean why another chioldren cant play on this playground?

it was on the local paper bot the traveller movement got in valled
and the co.co pulled out bot i dont tink travellers go dear now

Wile E. Coyote

irish pavee wrote: »

it was on the local paper bot the traveller movement got in valled
and the co.co pulled out bot i dont tink travellers go dear now

Any links to back that up? Can't see the Co.co being to bothered who plays in a playground. It's not as if they were going to put security on the gate to stop people getting in.

furiousox

Don't bother Wile E, he's a wind-up merchant.

delly

Irish Pavee, be you a traveller, Native American, African or space alien, you are posting on the Louth forum in a style classed as trolling. This means your are making senseless posts looking for conflict. Irrespective of your background, everyone must adhere to the rules of the forum.

Now, regarding the above statement, back it up with a link within the next 48 hours, or you will receive a 7 day ban from the forum.

irish pavee

delly wrote: »

Irish Pavee, be you a traveller, Native American, African or space alien, you are posting on the Louth forum in a style classed as trolling. This means your are making senseless posts looking for conflict. Irrespective of your background, everyone must adhere to the rules of the forum.

Now, regarding the above statement, back it up with a link within the next 48 hours, or you will receive a 7 day ban from the forum.

it was in the drogheda leaderTelephone:
+353 (0)41 9836100
+353 (0)41 9843606
+353 (0)41 9835700
[EMAIL="news%40droghedaleader.ie"]news@droghedaleader.ie[/EMAIL]
some time back go to drogheda leader wab page or call drogheda leder frank godfrey was the lordmayor at the time traveller movement will have a recoed.
4/5 Eustace Street
Dublin 2
Ireland.
Tel: +353 1 679 65 77
Fax: +353 1 679 65 78
itmtrav@indigo.ie

Mr. Muddle

Frank Godfrey was Mayor of Drogheda in 1992, 1994 and 2000, the playground was built after that sometime around 2002/2003 I think.

delly

irish pavee wrote: »

it was in the drogheda leaderTelephone:
+353 (0)41 9836100
+353 (0)41 9843606
+353 (0)41 9835700
[EMAIL="news%40droghedaleader.ie"]news@droghedaleader.ie[/EMAIL]
some time back go to drogheda leader wab page or call drogheda leder frank godfrey was the lordmayor at the time traveller movement will have a recoed.
4/5 Eustace Street
Dublin 2
Ireland.
Tel: +353 1 679 65 77
Fax: +353 1 679 65 78
itmtrav@indigo.ie

That won't suffice i'm afraid.

irish pavee

Mr. Muddle wrote: »

Frank Godfrey was Mayor of Drogheda in 1992, 1994 and 2000, the playground was built after that sometime around 2002/2003 I think.

no it was built in 2000

irish pavee

delly wrote: »

That won't suffice i'm afraid.

dears not much more i can do for you all you have to do is call dem

Mr. Muddle

irish pavee wrote: »

no it was built in 2000

It was not, I was at a public meeting in 2001, the meeting was to set up a Drogheda child friendly committee one of the objectives was to get a playground for Drogheda as there was none at the time.

irish pavee

Mr. Muddle wrote: »

It was not, I was at a public meeting in 2001, the meeting was to set up a Drogheda child friendly committee one of the objectives was to get a playground for Drogheda as there was none at the time.

it must have been 1999 you war dear

Mr. Muddle

Link

http://www.childfriendlycities.org/en/search-view?ProductID=577

2002!

Wolfe Tone

janusi4ka wrote: »

Hello again, i was thinking about playgrounds in Drogheda, i this this is not normal to have only one public playground in big town, there even don't go any buses! In north Drogheda there are so many fields, in Granth rath there is tennis courts, places for playing football, why they cant make any playground? I wanted to organize a letter with signatures of citizens, but i don't know where to go with this letter, please help anyone
Thanks!!!
P.S. Sorry about my English

In my estate there was a playground until insurance reasons necessitated its removal, insurance is a big reason why there are so few.

irish pavee

Mr. Muddle wrote: »

Link

http://www.childfriendlycities.org/en/search-view?ProductID=577

2002!

maybe it was 2002 call the numbers i gave i did to day and they told me
they will tel you to

Long Term Louth

And the Sh1t Stirring is allowed continue

Wolfe Tone

Mod is being very nice indeed.

irish pavee

Long Term Louth wrote: »

And the Sh1t Stirring is allowed continue

well tom did you con any one out of dear drive ways to how much did you get

delly

Well I did say 48 hours, but as irish pavee has stated he has no other resources to prove his point, the ban can start now for 7 days.

dcad

The original question from janusi4ka is a good one, thanks to those who have made some helpful replies.

However, does anyone have any advice on locations of parks etc around the whole county of Louth.

It would be very helpful information for any newcomers to the county ?

Mr. Muddle

dcad wrote: »

The original question from janusi4ka is a good one, thanks to those who have made some helpful replies.

However, does anyone have any advice on locations of parks etc around the whole county of Louth.

It would be very helpful information for any newcomers to the county ?

Good idea,

Walking over the head from the pier to the beach in Clogherhead

All the beaches

Old Mellifont, in the winter when they are not doing tours, great place for kids to play hide and seek and climb on the ruins.

Rathescar Lake and walk

Not in Louth but in Meath, Tayto Park only 25mins from Drogheda, I brought 4 kids there this weekend, they all loved it. Link www.taytocrisps.ie/park

Scotty #

Mr. Muddle wrote: »

Tayto Park only 25mins from Drogheda, I brought 4 kids there this weekend, they all loved it.

I've not been but last time I was on their website I thought €40 to see a handful of animals and a few totem polls looked pretty expensive for 2 adults and 2 kids??

kormak

irish pavee wrote: »

it was in the drogheda leaderTelephone:
+353 (0)41 9836100
+353 (0)41 9843606
+353 (0)41 9835700
[EMAIL="news%40droghedaleader.ie"]news@droghedaleader.ie[/EMAIL]
some time back go to drogheda leader wab page or call drogheda leder frank godfrey was the lordmayor at the time traveller movement will have a recoed.
4/5 Eustace Street
Dublin 2
Ireland.
Tel: +353 1 679 65 77
Fax: +353 1 679 65 78
itmtrav@indigo.ie

extraordinary how his English improved after that?! :rolleyes:

Mr. Muddle

Scotty # wrote: »

I've not been but last time I was on their website I thought €40 to see a handful of animals and a few totem polls looked pretty expensive for 2 adults and 2 kids??

We bought a yearly family pass €150 for two adults and four children, its €100 for a family of 4 and something in-between for 5. When we went I paid €55 for two adults and 4 kids (not all the same family) and we all liked it so much I asked about the yearly pass and they let us buy it when we were leaving and deducted the price of the €55 ticket. You get a six pack of tayto for each person when you are leaving, we have been twice so could open a tayto shop soon.

I suppose it depends on the age of your children and how near you live to the park. From our house on the north side of Drogheda it takes 30 mins.

It is not fully open yet, there is a big play ground, animals and restaurants (surprisingly good food great prices) there will be more animal, a factory tour and an sky climb area for older kids and adults soon.

Respus

Should I update this post or start a new one? I am wondering if there are any new places for toddlers in Drogheda.We are newcomers in Drogheda and also looking for some playgrounds ,beside the main one, Ramparts ,by the river,because it would take about 40 min walk to get there from south of Drogheda where we live. I know the the places like Funtasia or Tayto,but what I am looking for is the every day entertiment for kids like playground or nearby park-play-walk area.
Thank you for info and advice

Scotty #

If it has to be within walking distance then I can't help.

If you are looking for a nice quiet playground suitable for toddlers that rarely has more than 2-3 people in it then there's a great one on the left just as you come into Duleek from the Donore direction.

positron

Unfortunately six years later Drogheda still only has one playground. There's a skate park near the playground, and the walk to Oldbridge is really good too. Oldbridge estate, walled gardens etc is amazing, my kids love exploring there. If you are that far, you could also try Townley Hall on the other side, again good for walking / picnic (more of a forest than a park).

Theere are very few public facilities on the Dublin road side of the town other than Mornington/Laytown/Bettystown beaches and the playground in Laytown.

IvoryTower

Tullyallen and bettystown also have great playgrounds. Again, you would need a car

Respus

Thank you for all tips.We'll be going around all of the places in our spare time as we really like spending our free time actively in the fresh air. It looks like people have their private mini playgrounds in own garden. Lucky you if you have one.

Lashes28

There is my little play home the next left after the watch on the donore road its an indoor play area...they have a Facebook page...cheap and perfect for toddlers on those really bad days..

Lashes28

Lashes28 wrote: »

There is my little play home the next left after the watch on the donore road its an indoor play area...they have a Facebook page...cheap and perfect for toddlers on those really bad days..

Kangaroo club? They closed didn't they ? https://www.facebook.com/KangarooKlub1/

IvoryTower

It's not the kangaroo club

Lashes28

It's called My Little Play home...
It's in a unit that used to have kitchen showrooms...so in each area is different thing...dolls and pram...kitchen..supermarket...cars
My two love it there

CheerLouth

What is the heating situation like in My Little Play Home these days? Last time we were there, it was baltic in the place! Has it improved?

Lashes28

Lashes28 wrote: »

It's called My Little Play home...
It's in a unit that used to have kitchen showrooms...so in each area is different thing...dolls and pram...kitchen..supermarket...cars
My two love it there

Oh didn't know about that one, seems like something my little one would enjoy.

whelan2

Rathescar lake near Dunleer is another nice walk, you can feed the ducks in the lake

Jawgap

Playground in Bettystown opposite the Maples....

https://goo.gl/maps/Cdui4YMY1wD2


.....and there's always the beach and the dunes.