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Do you watch RTE television?

keith — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:30:19 +0000

Do you watch RTÉ television and live in Ashefield? If so, we’re looking for help from people who rely on an antenna on their roof for their RTÉ television coverage – not a Sky dish or cable TV service.

We want to find out how good the coverage is within the estate and whether you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna.

Why?

RTÉ’s free to air digital terrestrial television (DTT) service is set to launch to 90% of population by October 31st 2010. This will eventually replace the analogue TV service.

DTT trials are ongoing and we are being served by the RTÉ transmitter on Cairn Hill in Longford.

However, we want to estimate how well we can receive it. A valuable indicator is how well the existing analogue TV is being received. If you happen to be a trial user of the DTT service, even better – please tell us how you are getting on.

Can you help? Please comment below and include an indication of whereabouts you are living in Ashefield.

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National Tree Week

keith — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:46:12 +0000

It’s National Tree Week and Margaret has informed us that the residents association has received some young trees ready for planting and free of charge from Belvedere House and Gardens. The planting is planned to take place this weekend and volunteers would be greatly appreciated. A landscape gardener will be on hand to guide us.

A specific time and meet-up location will be confirmed soon. If you have a spare hour, why not email us or leave a comment below if you could give us a hand.

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Contributing to the upkeep of the estate

keith — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:28:34 +0000

Over the last few weeks, contributions for the voluntary upkeep of the estate by the residents are being collected from houses towards the end of the estate. The bulk of the contributions goes towards the maintenance of the four green areas. However these contributions also help with buying petrol, weedkiller, bin bags & tags, and replacement capstones for public boundary walls where they are missing. We are planning a clean-up afternoon for the near future where all these items will be put to good use.

Sincere thanks to all those who have contributed so far. For those unable to contribute the yearly contribution of €30, all amounts and multiple installments are most appreciated. In addition to monetary contributions, offers to lend a hand and borrow tools are just as important.

Please do say Hi to two of your neighbours, Martin and Keith who will be dropping by. They are also collecting email addresses to help keep everyone updated too. Bearing in mind that not everyone has the same block of spare time to help with this, a quick email may be a faster way to assemble a cleanup team willing to help at possibly short notice.