Water Restrictions Update
Following the last five night’s water restrictions in Dublin City, the City Council has conducted an analysis of the water levels at Stillorgan Reservoir over the past four days. Despite the current restrictions and with some additional capacity gained as a result, water levels still remain below a normal and sustainable level. Consequently, nightly hours […]
Water Conservation
Today, Thursday 28th March 2013, Dublin City Council has issued a Water Conservation Notice advising that treated water storage is currently at an unsustainably low level in Dublin City. This is as a result of production problems at one of DCC’s water treatment plants. There is no problem with storage levels of untreated/raw water and […]
Phoenix Park Concerts
Dublin City Council is considering an APPLICATION for a Special Event Licence to hold concerts in the Phoenix Park this summer. The application is currently available for members of the public to inspect and make an observation or objection. The deadline for submissions is 5pm on Friday 12th April 2013, for more information click HERE. […]
Docklands SDZ
I welcome the publication today of a draft Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Plan for Dublin’s Docklands which has the potential to stimulate economic and social regeneration of Dublin’s Docklands. The SDZ must deliver regeneration for the entire community and correct planning mistakes of the past. The exclusion of parts of the North Wall, where there […]
Cabra Youth Service at Risk
As a founding member I am pround to have been involved from day one with Cabra for Youth and we recently celebrated our fourth year working with and supporting young people in Cabra. A question mark now hangs over the future of the highly successful Youth Service because the Minister for Youth and Children has not yet […]
Rainfall Warning
Dublin City Council has confirmed that Up to 40 millimetres of rain has fallen since yesterday. City Council Drainage staff have been monitoring the drainage network including rivers and streams since yesterday and will continue to do so over the weekend. I have been talking with local residents who were badly affected by the previous flooding in […]
Dunard Avenue
At the March meeting of the Central Area Committee I asked the Manager when will the grass verge on Dunard Avenue be re-instated. Dublin City Council Area Manager replied that the “Damage is as a result of illegal vehicular parking or movement on the grass verge. The damaged area of grass verge will be reinstated over […]
Royal Canal
Phoenix Park Concerts
IMPORTANT CHANGE OF DATE There has been a change of date for Information/Consultation meeting from Thursday 21st March to Wednesday the 3rd of April 2013. The meeting will be held in the Phoenix Park Ashtown Visitor Centre at 7.30pm. Residents Associations, individual local residents and businesses from the Navan Road area are invited to attend to meet with the […]
Phoenix Park Concerts
At yesterday’s meeting of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee Chief Superintendent Coburn of the K district confirmed that the new security and public order protocols are in place and will be adhered to if any concernts are held in the Phoenix Park this summer. The Office of Public Works has confirmed that MCD have applied […]