Drumcondra Autism Friendly Village
A huge well done to everyone at Drumcondra Autism Friendly Village on their official launch. Mary was delighted to attend their succesful launch and hear about their plans to make Drumcondra an autism friendly village. The group is a volunteer-based initiative lead by parents of autistic children living locally. Their work will help make Drumcondra […]
Drugs Committee
Mary has been appointed to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Drugs Use by Micheál Martin. The committee will examine the the reccommendations made by the Citizens Assembly, engage with stakeholders & experts and submit a report on their findings. The Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use was established to consider the legislative, policy and operational changes […]
Save Our Hall
Great news for the Save Our Hall campaign. Mary has been informed that the Corpus Christi Hall will be available for use by the community in the evening time. The hall and the stage will also remian unchanged. Mary will continue to work with the Save Our Hall group, the Corpus Christi Parish and the […]
Sustainable Skills
The need for climate action presents us with a unqie chance to learn practical skills. The Rediscovery Centre are running a circular living programme. Project ECCO is free programmes which teaches key reuse and repair skills. The next project intake starts in September 2024. Register for Project ECCO HERE. The Rediscovery Centre is the National Centre […]
English Language Classes
Mary was delighted to visit the Dublin City Intercultural Language Services free English classes at the Ballybough Community Centre.The free classes help people learn and improve their English. Classes take place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday each week. Register for the free classes HERE.
Justice for the Forgotten
50 years on from the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, grieving families are still waiting for justice and answers. The terrible bombins killed 34 people and injured over 300. Several reports have been hampered by the lack of access to original documents held by the British Government The British government must allow access by an independent, […]
Sustainable Communities
Huge well done to Connecting Cabra on a successful “Sustainable Village Fun Day” at Christ the King schools in Cabra. Over the past 6 months, Connecting Cabra has been working with local schools to lead Climate Action in our community. The day was full of fun and exciting activities for our whole community. Well done and […]
Youth Climate Action
Congratulations to St Marys Secondary School for successfully achieving a 7th Green Flag. The flag was presented by Tánaiste Micheál Martin. Green-Schools is a student-led programme with involvement from the wider community. The award recognises student led action for the environment. Well done to the students, teachers and staff for their inspiring leadership on sustainability and […]
Dalymount Park
Mary was delighted to meet Bohemians FC COO Daniel Lambert with Barry Andrews MEP to discuss the regeneration of Dalymount Park. Mary has been proud to support Bohs and their plans for Dalymount since the project first emerged. The redevelopment plan will bring the capacity of the stadium to 8,000, rotate the pitch to a […]
Palestine
Mary welcomes the governments recignition of the stae of Palestine. This recognition gives Palestinians dignity and hope. It is time Palestine takes its full place amongst the nations of the world. We need an immediate ceasefire, release of hostages, increased humanitarian aid and a two state solution. Despite warnings from the entire international community, Israeli […]