Community Grants Deadline

REMINDER DEADLINE APPROACHING Dublin City Council is currently accepting applications for funding under their Community Grant Scheme. Key priorities for funding 2013 are community development,

Car break-ins

I was woken early one morning recently by our friendly postman who noticed that our car had been broken-into over night.  Now to be totally

Planning Applications

As a member of the Board of the Grangegorman Development Authority I welcome the recent applications to Dublin City Council for planning permission to commence

Street Cleaning

Since Dublin City Council withdrew from the collection of domestic waste and the provision of a bin waiver in the city they also abandoned the policy

Smithfield Horse Fair

At the January meeting of Dublin City Council I approved the passing of new bye-laws for the Smithfield Horse Fair. While the City Council has come

How to spend €2.2m ??

2013 has started with some good news for Dublin City. The City Council has an extra and unexpected €2.2m to spend this year and I

Greyhound Recycling

In late November I became aware that Greyhound stopped supplying customers in Dublin central with free bags to recycle materials and that they intended introducing

Smithfield Horse Fair

Dublin City Council are proposing to regulate the Smithfield Horse Fair and have drafted Smithfield Horse Fair Bye-Laws. These bye-laws are currently out for public consultation.  DCC is

Grangegorman Public Realm

The Grangegorman Development Agency has applied to Dublin City Council for Planning permission for the construction of the public realm and site infrastructure and includes

Property Tax

Being in Government is rarely easy and governing in difficult financial circumstances is always going to be challenging. However what Roisin Shortall demonstrated last week