The next meeting of the Cabra Community Policing Forum will take place on Tues 29th of January in Cabra Parkside Community and Sports Center in John Paul Park (the bogies) at 7.15pm. This is an opportunity for people living and working in Cabra to meet with the Gardai, Dublin City Council and elected representatives to discuss and address issues of concern. As Chair of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee I encourage people from Cabra to come along as these forum meetings feed into the priorities for the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee. If you cannot attend the meeting you can contact the Forum Co-Ordinator Mr Niall Counihan at 0861743278. Mary

Protection of Retail Workers Bill
In April 2025 Mary introduced the Protection of Retail Workers Act 2025, a Bill aimed at amending the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 to create specific offences for assaulting, threatening, harassing, or abusing retail workers while they are carrying out their employment. Retail workers across Ireland are on the