From August 22nd to September 22nd 2013 a vacant site on Dominick Street has been transformed into an urban pop-up park. This empty site has been transformed into an imaginative, creative, free public space for everyone to enjoy. Granby Park is a great addition to our city and our area. Upstart, the non-profit voluntary arts collective, behind the project are looking for volunteers to help-out as Park Assistants. For more information about becoming a Park Assistant send an email to helpout@upstart.ie. Mary

New National Drugs Strategy
Minister for Drugs Jennifer Murnane O’Connor recently updated me in Seanad Eireann on the new national drugs strategy. Her new strategy is designed to respond to the significant changes in drug-use patterns in Ireland and to ensure equitable access to services across the country. The draft strategy proposes five strategic


