Following demolition of the former Senior Citizen complex, St Finbars Court in Cabra West Dublin City Council is preparing an application for planning permission to build a new Senior Citizen complex on the site. Following Mary’s request Dublin City Council is holding a consultation meeting with locals on Thursday October 3rd, 2019 at 7pm in…
Category: Cabra
BusConnects, Blanchardstown CBC
On September 10th, 2019 Mary attended the Blanchardstown CBC Community Forum organized by the NTA. You can see the full presentation HERE. There was a relatively small attendance at the meeting, certainly no more than 100 people from an area with a population of more than 10,000. Mary asked the NTA to relax their…
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…
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…
Central Area Committee, Sep-19
Mary represented the interests of the people of the Cabra Glasnevin ward of Dublin City Council at the September 2019 Central Area Committee. You can watch the meeting HERE Among the issues discussed were housing proposals for O’Devaney Gardens, Infirmary Road and St Finbars Court. Mary also raised issues around traffic, parking, waste management and…
Ventry Park Redesign
Dublin City Council has advised Mary that they will hold a public meeting on Wednesday 25th September 2019 at 7pm to allow residents of Ventry Park and surrounding streets to have their say about what they would like to see / have in the new designed Ventry Park. Mary hopes as many residents as possible…
Community Policing
Cabra Mary is a founding director of the Cabra Community Policing Forum which is dedicated to reducing crime and increasing safety in Cabra. The Cabra Community Policing Forum wants to know how safe do people living and working in Cabra feel. Mary is asking residents, workers, businesses and other organisations to let the forum know…
BusConnects, Update
The NTA advised Mary that there will be BusConnects Community Forums in respect of the following routes over the coming weeks: Blanchardstown to City Centre in the Crown Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown on Tuesday 10th September @6.30pm. Ballymun to City Centre/Finglas to Phibsborough in The Axis Centre, Ballymun on Thursday 19th September @6.30pm. Swords to City…
St Finbar’s Court
Dublin City Council advised Mary that demolition contractors will be on site at St Finbars Court, Kilkernan Road from Monday 26th of August. Demolition is expected to take eight to ten weeks. Dublin City Council intends seeking a Part 8 Planning Approval to develop high quality, one bedroom senior citizen accommodation on the site. At the…
Dublin City 30 km/h
Dublin City Council is considering extending the 30 km/h speed limit in the Cabra Glasnevin ward and is inviting the public to have their say. In 2017 Dublin City Council first introduced 30 km/h speed limit as a safety initiative. The default speed limit for most roads in Dublin City is 50 km/h. Full details…