Capuchin Day Center
It was great that Pat Kenny used his radio programme on December 14, 2011 to highlight the great work done by Br Kevin, Teresa and all the staff and volunteers at the Capuchin Day Center on Bow Street. The work they do is truly inspirational. They feed approximately 600 people a day and give out […]
Grangegorman
It was hugely disappointing that the Government failed to include any capital spending for the Grangegorman Development in their 2012-2016 Capital programme. The capital required is only €80million and it would have led to the redevelopment of the 70 acre campus, 1000s of jobs and a worldclass Education, Health and Community Facilities. As it is […]
Christmas Waste
Dublin City Council has announced details of its plans for domestic waste collection over the Christmas and New Year period before the service in privatised in January, if you want to check when your bin will be collected please click HERE.
Local Policing Forum
The next meeting of the Mountjoy and Phibsborough Policing Forum will be held on Tuesday 10th January 2012 in An Oige Hostel, Mountjoy Street, Dublin 1 @ 7.30pm.Mary.
Joint Policing Committee
Every three months I chair a meeting of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee in City Hall. I started the December 2011 meeting with a minutes silence for Conor Hickey and thanked the Gardai from Mountjoy for the support they gave his family and the community at the time of his death. The Gardai […]
DART underground
On December 14, 2011 An Bord Pleanala advised me that they have granted permission to Irish Rail to go ahead and construct a DART underground service between Inchicore and East Wall in Dublin. You can read the full permission HERE. The decision by the board to grant permission was not surprising but what is most […]
Citizens Info Cabra
I am delighted to support the opening of a Citizens Information service in the Family Resource Center on Dowth Avenue in Cabra. Citizens Information is a free confidential independent advice service available to anyone living in the area. They can give advice on issues relating to social welfare, housing, financial matters, housing, health services and […]
Reilly’s Bridge bottle-neck
I continue to follow-up with DCC for a solution to the manual crossing at Reillys Bridge on the Ratoath Road. Earlier this year An Bord Pleanala granted permission for a fly-over bridge and the latest update I received from Dublin City Council indicates that “Irish Rail’s consultants are finalising the contract documents for the realignment […]
Martin Savage
Since I was a child Christmas for me has always involved attending the annual Martin Savage commemoration at Ashtown so I must be getting old if for the first time I actually led the event along with Cllr David McGuiness from Dublin West. After I welcomed the relatives of Martin Savage and friends of Fianna […]
DCC Flooding Update
Since the flooding on the 24th of October I have been following up with Dublin City Council regarding specific flooding events in our area. At the DCC Engineering Strategic Policy Meeting held on December 15th I addressed the issue and the RTE 1 news covered some of my comments. You can watch the full meeting […]