DEADLINE TODAY
Today is the deadline for submissions to Dublin City Council regarding the planning application from Irish Rail for a new train station to serve Pelletstown and Ashington. They propose to locate the train station in Ashington Park with a connecting pedestrian bridge and access from Ashington and Royal Canal. Full details of the application are available HERE. The deadline for […]
Cabra shooting
I was shocked to hear of the shooting dead of a man tonight in a pub in Cabra. This is a truly awful event and the people of Cabra are horrified. As Chair of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee and founding member of the Cabra Community Policing Forum I know the good work the […]
Mater Emergency Department
I welcome the announcement that the new Emergency Department at the Mater Hospital will open on Sunday 17th February at 10pm. To facilitate opening the new Emergency department Emergency services will be suspended at the Mater for 18 hours. The Department will close to walk-in (self arrival) patients from 4am until 10pm on Sunday 17th February. […]
Pelletstown Train Station
Irish Rail has made an application to Dublin City Council for PLANNING PERMISSION for a new train station in Pelletstown with a connecting pedestrian bridge and access from Ashington and Royal Canal. Full details of the application are available HERE. The deadline for submissions is March 6, 2013. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of […]
Cluid Housing
Dublin City Council has confirmed to me that CLUIDS planning application for senior citizen housing on the grounds of The most precious blood church has yet to receive funding from the department of the Environment. The planning application was submitted to Dublin City Council on the 17th December last and a decision expected in February. Once […]
Free Electrical Recycling
Following my previous request to Dublin City Council for a free electrical waste collection they recently advised me that WEEE Ireland will do a collection on Saturday 9th February from 10.00am-4pm in Naomh Fionbarra GAA Club. This is a great opportunity to get rid of that old kettle,toys, tv, radio or any household item with […]
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, social inclusion, children and young people, digital inclusion, integration, marginalised groups and local issues. To download an application please click here. Please note that the closing date is 5pm Thursday […]
Cabra Community Policing Forum
The next meeting of the Cabra Community Policing Forum will take place on Tues 29th of January in Cabra Parkside Community and Sports Center in John Paul Park (the bogies) at 7.15pm. This is an opportunity for people living and working in Cabra to meet with the Gardai, Dublin City Council and elected representatives to […]
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 honest they didn’t actually “break-in” because the car had been left “unlocked” (don’t ask who is to blame for that, needless to say I am admitting nothing). They had gone […]
Dunmanus Court II
The voluntary housing organisation Cluid has applied to Dublin City Council for planning permission to build Senior Citizen Housing on the grounds of the most precious blood church on Fassaugh Avenue. They propose to build 43 individual units in a three story building. Full details of the planning application are available here. The deadline for […]