Navan Road flooding
I recently asked Dublin City Council to outline what action it had undertaken to deal with the road flooding problem that occurs at the junction of the Navan Road and Kinvara Avenue almost every time we get a shower of rain. It happens right beside a very busy pedestrian crossing point and this location is very […]
Local Policing Forum
The next Navan Road and Pelletstown Local Community Policing Forum will take place on Thursday 13th December 2013 at 7pm in the The Parish Center, Navan road, Dublin 7. This is an opportunity for people living and working the area to meet with the Gardai, Dublin City Council and elected representatives to discuss and address issues of concern. As […]
Blackhorse Avenue
I have repeatedly called on Dublin City Council to make improvements and repairs to Blackhorse Avenue. I again recently asked DCC to advise when the poor condition of the surface of the upper end of Blackhorse Avenue willl be addressed and the “sharks teeth” on the ramps renewed. In response to my representations Dublin City […]
Extend HGV ban ?
When the 5+axel HGV ban was being introduced in Dublin City in 2007 I succeeded in getting the Navan Road, Cabra, Phibsborough, Drumcondra and East Wall included in the cordon or exclusion zone. Now Dublin City Council is considering extending the current operating hours of the HGV 5+ axle Cordon in Dublin City, and are […]
Autumn Leaves Falling
In winter and autumn falling leaves can be a major problem and can increase the risk of flooding in some parts of our constituency. Dublin City Council is offering residents and businesses in Dublin 7 & 9 who wish to clear leaves, in between the scheduled cleaning service, from paths and drains with bags, equipment, free collection and disposal. To avail […]
Cabra’s Got Talent
Applications for the best talent show ever staged in Cabra are being accepted from 7pm this evening at Chillax Youth Cafe in The Boogies. Anyone with talent and ambition won’t want to miss their chance to enter this competition and win great prizes. Mary
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 is that being in Government is about making choices. At the end of the day, when this Government’s blame game with Fianna Fail, the ECB, the IMF, other European leaders etc.is […]
Cabra’s Got Talent
I am so proud of the young people from the Chillax Youth Cafe in Cabra who with help from Dublin City Council, Cabra Youth Services, volunteers and me are organising a talent contest for young people. The competition is open to any young person aged 10 to 21yrs. Amateurs only need apply. The Talent contest […]
Review of Special Event Licences needed
Dublin City Council must review how Special Event Licences are sanctioned in Dublin following July’s concerts in the Phoenix Park. I welcome the fact that MCD, the OPW, the Gardaí and Dublin City Council special Events Licensing Department attended the meeting of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee that I chaired today. The Phoenix Park […]
Joint Policing Committee
I will Chair the next meeting of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee in City Hall on Thursday September 6th at 9.30am. Items on the agenda include Garda reports for Dublin Central, review of the concerts held in the Phoenix Park in July 2012 and the Strategic Response Groups report “A Better City for All”. The […]