Loyalist march cancelled
I understand the Loyalist march planned for Dublin City this weekend has been cancelled and I welcome this development. In recent days residents and business operators in Dublin City were growing increasingly concerned about the prospect of street riots being visited on Dublin’s streets. It is encouraging that the organisers listened to the clear message […]
Loyalist Dublin March
It is hugely disappointing that the peace in Northern Ireland that so many people on both sides worked so hard to achieve now appears so vulnerable. There is considerable and growing concern in Dublin over the on-going, at times violent, demonstrations in the North and the prospect of that being visited on the streets of […]
Illegal Dumping
I have repeatedly raised concerns with Dublin City Council about illegal dumping and inadequate street cleaning in the central area. As leader of the Fianna Fail group on Dublin City Council and the local Fianna Fail representative I strongly opposed Dublin City Council’s withdrawal from the collection of domestic waste in the city for a […]
Metro North illegal Levy ?
At this yesterday evenings monthly meeting of Dublin City Council I requested an opinion from the Law Officer on whether Dublin City Council is acting legally by continuing to collect Section 49 Development Levys for the Metro North Project. I was alarmed to learn that the City Manager had not already sought legal advice on […]
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 €1000’s in additional levies for a project that is not going ahead. The scheme needs to be suspended because it is bad practice for Dublin […]
Seanad should be radically reformed, not abolished
In an effort to win electoral support Enda Kenny promised to abolish the Seanad. The proposal grabbed headlines but thats about all. Since winning electoral support and gaining power Enda Kenny’s government has done precious little to progress political reform at any level in Ireland. I believe we need reform of politics in this country […]
Smithfield (NWIC) Local Policing Forum
The next meeting of the North West Inner City Policing Forum will be held on Wednesday the 5th of September 2012 in the Holy Family Parish Centre, 13 Prussia Street, Dublin 7. This meeting will be held from 7.00pm to 9.00pm. All members of the local area are invited to come along and address any issues […]
Development should be supported
The Governments decision in November of 2011 to cut the capital budget by €750m in 2012 was a devastating blow to our economic recovery. One of the projects that was directly affected by the Governments decision was Metro North. At the time the Government indicated that the Metro North underground service to Dublin Airport would […]
Liberty House re-development
Dublin City Council received approval from the Department of the Enviroment on the 27th July 2012 for the redevelopment of Liberty House. The funding will provide for the demolition of the existing blocks E+F and the construction of 56 new residential units, a basement car park and a small community building. Residential accommodation will include […]
New Central Bank HQ in North Wall
The Central Bank of Ireland has submitted an application to Dublin City Council to develop the office building on the corner of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street. The application seeks amendments to the previously granted permission and if approved will provide a new office building with parking and other ancillary services in an […]