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To: Coillte and the local government,the Minister,The President..

Keep Lough Key Forest Park In Public Ownership

Castle Island (The Rock) Uná Bhán's birth place is already sold off to private owner.
It is now up for sale again on the 12 th Nov next 2018.The mixed Woodland are major carbon capture- storage land banks and any further further land use change must have this in mind.This petition is for to halt further expansion of unsuitable,private investor led 'honey-pot' development - please support by signing the petition and share....more transparency by the State is required on the sale of public owned land, that was initially taken over by the Land Commission.The piecemeal land grab is not prudent.

Why is this important?

Lough Key Forest Park is a national treasure and must at all costs be kept in public ownership. We're really worried that plans are afoot to sell it or part off, similar to what happened at Newcastle Forest where publicly owned land of which we the Irish people are the stakeholders of was leased to a foreign private company for profit gain.

Una Bhan is a 'high' POEM / song in the Gaelic tradition,which tells the tragic love affair she had with a rival of her father.It is widely sung the length and breath of Ireland,and it symbolises our rich gaelic culture.She is buried on an Island close by......our heritage belongs to everyone, and no one!

How it will be delivered

To the relevant authorities,Frank Feighan,Michael Fitzmaurice TD, and the Minister and the President and to whom else it may concern..thank you.

Lough Key Forest Park, Roscommon, Ireland

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Updates

2017-09-21 02:40:14 +0100

1,000 signatures reached

2016-09-24 10:47:45 +0100

500 signatures reached

2016-09-07 12:00:44 +0100

a cairde go leir -thanks to all of you stakeholders of our built and natural heritage.You have sent a clear signal to our most senior politicians who are leading the charge in the the sale or lease of these invaluable assets for 'narrow' gain.We hope they are listening to the people for a change with this petition that is gaining in momentum -forward, strike the marching tune......

2016-08-24 12:18:27 +0100

Dear supporters - Lough Key Forest Park " a landscape of high amenity" !!. The Rock of Lough Cé or Castle Island site is the location of the origin of the tragedy as told in the 'high' air Gaelic love song of the same Title Úna Bhán (Fair Una).It has been an inspiration to artists such as Mary O'Hara -Harpist and Mezzo Soprano and David THOMSON author of Woodbrook.It was given to the State by Úna Bhán's descendants the Mc Dermot family "for the people"and this is enshrined in law.
Further to that, the setting of Lough Key Forest Park is of a 'pastoral' quality and it is paramount that it too is preserved.Noise is an insidious form of disturbance, the effects(on the receptors such as the wildlife and people) of which, last long after the event.Lastly we need to protect our trees and water quality of Lough Key Forest Park .Ian Hester Director -for and on behalf of Uisce Domhan Water World Europe Ltd.

2016-08-23 21:12:02 +0100

100 signatures reached

2016-08-10 21:45:30 +0100

50 signatures reached

2016-08-09 10:58:27 +0100

25 signatures reached

2016-08-07 11:38:54 +0100

10 signatures reached