Míle buíochas
Míle buíochas to Dublin City Council for supporting my request for funding for an Irish Camp in Cabra this summer. The camp is being run by local perants and is open to any young children in the area from 12yrs.
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 […]
DIT for Women
DIT are again running their Developing Women Through Sport and Physical Activity Programme. DIT Sport and recreation Service in partnership with Dublin City Council are seeking to recruit 20 women for the programme. For more information and I have some brochures here in the GDA office which I can send out. You can also find […]
DIT Development in Cabra
DIT has recently acquired the former Hanay site on Broombridge Road in Cabra. DIT intends to develop the site as an additional sports facility close to Grangegorman. In order to develop the site DIT is preparing plans for an all weather floodlit sports pitch and indoor sports, recreational and educational facilities which will require planning […]
Gael Scoil Bharra Nuacht Iontach
Congratulations to the parents, children and teachers of Gael Scoil Bharra on the success of their campaign, which I have consistently supported, for a purpose built Gael Scoil. This week marked a milestone with the government confirming that GSB is to be included in the five year school building plan. It is scheduled for building […]
St Marys Holy Faith
Attended very well organised meeting is St Mary’s Holy Faith in Glasnevin last night, students, parents and teachers very upset over unfair cuts to Education. They make very compelling arguments against cuts to career guidance posts which I have taken up today with FF party spokes people for Education. Mary.
Grangegorman
It was hugely disappointing that the Government failed to include any capital spending for the Grangegorman Development in their 2012-2016 Capital programme. The capital required is only €80million and it would have led to the redevelopment of the 70 acre campus, 1000s of jobs and a worldclass Education, Health and Community Facilities. As it is […]
Grangegorman
The announcement recently from the Government to cut all funding for the Grangegorman Development is hugely disappointing and shocking when you think of their election promise of 100,000 jobs. It shows an unbelievable lack of imagination and begs the question was anybody in the Government parties promoting the project or even vaguely defending it ? […]
Grangegorman Hearing
The Grangegorman re-development will reach another important milestone when An Bord Pleanala begins its hearing on the project on 24th November 2011. The Grangegorman Planning Scheme was adopted by Dublin City Council at a special meeting in July of this year. Following this process An Bord Pleanala received four appeals two observations to the decision […]