The next Mountjoy Local Community Policing Forum will take place on Tuesday 12th March at 7.30pm in the An Oige Hostel, 61 Mountjoy Street, Dublin 1. This forum is an opportunity for people living and working in the area to meet with the Gardai, Dublin City Council and elected representatives to discuss and address issues of concern. As Chair of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee I encourage people from the area to come along and engage in these forum meetings which feed into the priorities for the Dublin Central Joint Policing Commitee. 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


