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Flood Warning
Met Éireann issued a weather warning for Dublin valid until 6 pm on Wednesday 17th. October. They forecast that “some local flooding is possible from the rain but coastal flooding
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
Cancel Metro North Levy
I have renewed my call to Dublin City Council to suspend the Metro North Development Contribution Scheme that compels property owners along the previously proposed Metro North route to pay
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
Smithfield Horse Fair
Despite the fact that there has been a horse fair in Smithfield since the 1700s in recent times Dublin City Council repeatedly stated that it had no role in the
Small Business Loan Fund
There are some fundamental flaws with the Micro Enterprise Loan Fund that is part of the Governments job creation “initiatives”. They say it will make up to €25,000 available for small
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
Excessive Salary : Update
On the 14th of September I wrote about the excessive salary being advertised for the role of Head of Student Experience at UCC. I wrote to Ministers for Education, Finance