Phoenix Park Concert
Click HERE to hear Mary speak on RTE’s Morning Ireland regarding the recent violence at the Phoenix Park concert. I welcome the report from the Garda Commissioner into the events which took place at the Swedish House Mafia concert on July 7th in the Phoenix Park. The report underlines the seriousness of the events, identifies significant issues […]
Development should be supported
The Governments decision in November of 2011 to cut the capital budget by €750m in 2012 was a devastating blow to our economic recovery. One of the projects that was directly affected by the Governments decision was Metro North. At the time the Government indicated that the Metro North underground service to Dublin Airport would […]
DIT Sports Center Bannow Road
I support the planning application from DIT for a new sports and recreation facility in the old Hannay site on Bannow Road at Broombridge. The facility will be operated by DIT and include a gym, café, sports shop, all weather pitch, car and coach parking. It will be open to other groups and members of […]
Grangegorman Gets Green Light
It is not often I get to congratulate Labour and Fine Geal but as a member of the board of Grangegorman I welcome the Government’s action to correct their damaging decision of last year to cut capital funding for the Grangegorman development. When, in November 2011, the Government announced a cut of more than €700million […]
Phoenix Park Concerts
The Dublin City Manager, John Tierney, welcomed my idea to bring the issues raised relating to the concerts in the Phoenix Park to the JPC in September. In reponse to my request for all special event licences to be withheld until after the JPC he advised me that “Dublin City Council currently has a number of event […]
Save 16 Moore Street
It is a real disgrace that an appropriate and meaningful memorial has yet to be created at the site of the National Monument on Moore Street. I commend the relatives, friends and supporters of the Save 16 Moore Street Campaign and have always been happy do anything I can to support the objective of creating […]
Liberty House re-development
Dublin City Council received approval from the Department of the Enviroment on the 27th July 2012 for the redevelopment of Liberty House. The funding will provide for the demolition of the existing blocks E+F and the construction of 56 new residential units, a basement car park and a small community building. Residential accommodation will include […]
Derelict Sites
In July 2012 I was informed by the Derelict sites section that all work has been carried out on both houses on Connaught Street so the District Court proceedings were struck out with costs awarded to the Council. The properties will now be removed from the Derelict Sites Register while the matter of outstanding levies will […]
Corpus Christi Girls N.S.
The board of management of Corpus Christi Girls National School on Homefarm Road has applied to Dublin City Council for planning permission to replace a prefab classroom with a permanent single story classroom and linking corridor to the main school. For full details of the planning application please click here. Mary
Gealscoil Bharra
Following years of campaigning the realisation of a purpose built school for Gealscoil Bharra in Cabra has moved one giant step further this summer with the submission of an application for planning permission for an 8 classroom, three storey school on the Fassaugh Avenue site. As a City Councillor I have consistently supported the campaign […]