Small Business Loan Fund
There are some fundamental flaws with the Micro Enterprise Loan Fund that is part of the Governments job creation “initiatives”. They say it will make up to €25,000 available for small businesses through a Micro Enterprise Loan Fund. While this sounds great and any initiative by the Government that might at last start to address the […]
Cabra’s Got Talent
I am so proud of the young people from the Chillax Youth Cafe in Cabra who with help from Dublin City Council, Cabra Youth Services, volunteers and me are organising a talent contest for young people. The competition is open to any young person aged 10 to 21yrs. Amateurs only need apply. The Talent contest […]
Excessive Salary : Update
On the 14th of September I wrote about the excessive salary being advertised for the role of Head of Student Experience at UCC. I wrote to Ministers for Education, Finance and Public Sector Reform asking them if they approved of the excessive salary and if not what action they would take to have the salary […]
Rainfall Warning Over
@ 1pm on Weds 26th September 2012 Dublin City Council has advised that over 70 millimetres of rain has fallen since Monday. Throughout that time Dublin City Council drainage staff have closely monitored the drainage network, including rivers, streams and underground sewers. The rainfall warning is now over – here comes the sun ! Mary
DCC Rainfall Warning
10.30am 25th September, 2012Dublin City Council advised that since yesterday, up to 50 millimetres of rain has fallen in the Dublin City Council area. Drainage staff dealt with close on 100 localised road flooding incidents and will continue to monitor the drainage network including rivers and streams throughout the day. Met Éireann have updated the […]
Excessive Salary
I was really shocked and outraged to learn of the salary being awarded for the Head of Student Services at UCC. In any “normal” circumstances a salary of almost €150,000 would be very generous but in the current economic circumstances it is excessive and obscene. I have emailed the Ministers for Education, Finance and Public Expenditure & […]
Drumcondra & Glasnevin Local Community Policing Forum
The next meeting of the Drumcondra & Glasnevin local community policing forum will take place on wednesday 12th of September at 7pm in The Maples Hotel on Iona Road. Dublin City Council, Gardai, elected representatives attend the forum meeting to address issues of concern for the local community. This meeting is open to any member […]
Cabra Youth
Well done to all the Chillax Youth Cafe Crew for their participation in the Cabra Traders Event
Review of Special Event Licences needed
Dublin City Council must review how Special Event Licences are sanctioned in Dublin following July’s concerts in the Phoenix Park. I welcome the fact that MCD, the OPW, the Gardaí and Dublin City Council special Events Licensing Department attended the meeting of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee that I chaired today. The Phoenix Park […]
Joint Policing Committee
I will Chair the next meeting of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee in City Hall on Thursday September 6th at 9.30am. Items on the agenda include Garda reports for Dublin Central, review of the concerts held in the Phoenix Park in July 2012 and the Strategic Response Groups report “A Better City for All”. The […]