Summer in Dublin
Dublin City Council’s latest update from Met Eireann is that up to 25 millimetres of rain is forecast from 9 am this morning until 9 am tomorrow (Saturday). A further 15 millimetres is forecast from 9 am on Saturday til 9 am on Sunday. City Council staff will continue to monitor the drainage network including […]
Greyhound Contract
As leader of the Fianna Fail group I arranged for us to meet with the Dublin City Manager to discuss the Fianna Fail Groups’ outstanding request for details of the agreement between Dublin City Council and Greyhound Waste Management. At the meeting on May 30, 2012 the City Manager advised us that Greyhound is asserting […]
Summer in Dublin
Met Eireann has issued a preliminary weather warning to Dublin City Council, forecasting 40 millimetres of rain from midday today (14/6/2012) until midnight tomorrow (15/6/2012). Dublin City Council advised me that the city’s rivers, streams and drainage network will be monitored and the City Councils drainage staff will be in regular contact with Met Eireann. […]
New Mater Hospital
On Monday 11th June 2012 the first phase of the new Mater Adult Public Hospital will open. The first phase opening includes the new Outpatients Department, Catering and Technical services departments. In July the Emergency Department, Car Park, Operating Theatres, ICU, Radiology and wards will open and the final stage will take place in January […]
St Josephs Deaf Village
There will be a public meeting in St. Joseph’s school Sports Hall (Navan road entrance) on Wednesday the 6th of June 2012 at 7pm. The meeting is to keep local people informed about the final stages in the construction of Deaf Village Ireland, opening dates etc and to brief people in relation to the proposed […]
Derelict Houses Connaught Street
Unfortunately the court case was adjourned again this week until June 12th 2012. On this occasion the owner appeared without legal representation, unlike at previous hearings. The Judge pointed out that penalties on conviction include the possibility of imprisonment and stated that he was, in the circumstances, not prepared to hear the case while the […]
Community Policing Forum Phibsborough
The Next Public Community Policing Forum meeting for the Phibsborough area will take place next Thursday 24th May at 8pm in the club room St Peter’s Church. The Gardai, Dublin City Council Staff and Elected Representatives will review activities in the Phibsborough and Shandon Area. All residents and property owners in the area are invited […]
Sports Capital Grants
The deadline for on-line applications for Sports Capital Grants is June 1st 2012. To get more information or to make an on-line application please click HERE. Mary
2nd Level Educate Together
There are already three Educate Together Primary Schools in our constituency. In May 2011 the Department of Education gave formal recognition to Educate Together as a Secondary School patron. I am supporting the campaign for a Second Level Educate Together school in the North Dublin City area. In order to prove to the Department of […]
City Manager must release Greyhound contract
As leader of the Fianna Fail group on Dublin City Council I have repeated the Fianna Fail groups request to the Dublin City Manager to release the contract signed between Dublin City Council and the private waste company Greyhound Recycling. At the request of the Fianna Fail group a special meeting of Dublin City Council […]