Buzzfest 2019
Mary was proud to represent Lord Mayor of Dublin City to officially open #BuzzfestD7. With support from Dublin City Council Phibsboro Tidy Towns organised a celebration of our environmentally friendly, biodiverse, creative and sustainable urban Phibsborough Community. Huge thanks and credit to all the volunteers and Fr Aidan and the parish community for the use of […]
#Climatestrike
Well done to planet earth’s next generation for the fantastic turnout at yesterday’s #climatestrike. An estimated 20,000 people marched on government buildings in Dublin. Mary is proud to be part of the millions of young people and adults all over the world calling on governments to take the radical action now!
Support Our Secretaries
School secretaries are vital to the successful running of every school. Yet as employees they are being treated as second class citizens. 90% of school secretaries do not have the same safeguards in place as the other 10% who are employed directly by the Department of Education. These secretaries are at a great disadvantage when […]
Climate Case Ireland
Yesterday September 19th, Friends of the Irish Environment lost its case arguing that Ireland needs to do more on climate change. Ireland’s High Court sided with the government on all three grounds, ruling that the current National Mitigation Plan is lawful. This legal action was the first case in Ireland in which citizens sought to […]
#ClimateStrike
Across 6 continents, in 120 countries, over 3500 strikes are planned. Be sure to join the #Climatestrike in Dublin on Friday 20th September. The Dublin route starts at the Customs House from 12 noon, going towards Merrion Square for a rally in front of government buildings at 1pm.
O’Devaney Gardens
Dublin City has become unaffordable for average earners to live in. One of the main reasons Mary sought election was to champion the delivery of affordable homes for working people in our community. Mary believes passionately that everyone should have a secure affordable home. Mary believes Dublin City needs to adopt the Vienna Housing Model […]
Dublin Adult Learning Centre
Mary is a big admirer of the The Dublin Adult Learning Centre or DALC. DALC is a dedicated Basic Adult Education Centre, catering for around 650 adults per year, primarily from North Inner City Dublin and many who are early school leavers seeking a second chance education. This is an opportunity to improve literacy skills […]
The Complex
At a time when cultural space is under pressure in Dublin City Mary is a strong supporter of self-starting independent resilient artists initiatives like The Complex. Since 2009 the complex has created and sustained a home for artists in Dublin’s north inner city. Mary was delighted to go along to the opening of their latest […]
Stirrup Lane Mural
Mary grew up in Dublin 7 and remembers when it was home to a vibrant, fruit, veg, fish and horse market. She admires and appreciates the significance of the Horse Boy mural on Stirrup lane, Dublin 7. The image in the mural is of an authentic indigenous Dublin 7 street character and the quality of […]
Cabra Community College
Having actively supported the campaign for a co-educate, non-denominational secondary school in Dublin 7, Mary was delighted to join the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB) and Educate Together (ET) to announce that will work together to operate Cabra Community College as a co-educate, non-denominational secondary school according to their shared ethos. Their […]