The next meeting of the Drumcondra & Glasnevin local community policing forum will take place on wednesday 12th of September at 7pm in The Maples Hotel on Iona Road. Dublin City Council, Gardai, elected representatives attend the forum meeting to address issues of concern for the local community. This meeting is open to any member of the community to attend so if you have any issues you would like to raise with the Gardai, Dublin City Council or your elected representatives please come along. Alternatively please feel free to drop me an email. Mary

Revenue Raising Powers for Dublin City
Government confirmed their support for legislation that would allow local authorities charge a small visitors tax if they wished to do so. Dublin welcomes millions of visitors each year. Tourism is vital to our economy, but it also places added pressure on city services — street cleaning, waste collection, public



