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

Protection of Retail Workers Bill
In April 2025 Mary introduced the Protection of Retail Workers Act 2025, a Bill aimed at amending the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 to create specific offences for assaulting, threatening, harassing, or abusing retail workers while they are carrying out their employment. Retail workers across Ireland are on the