#GreeningStoneybatter – April 2022 Update

I wanted to share with you a further update on the delivery of projects associated with Dublin City Council’s Greening Stoneybatter Plan.

So far, the below projects have been delivered:

• Murals on 1 Ben Edair Roard, 21 Malachi Road, Aughrim Street Scouts Hall and Viking Place.
• Planting projects at Drumalee Green and Stoneybatter Green .
• Constructed pits and planting on Lucky Lane.
• Tree & Herbaceous planting on Arbour Hill.
• New planting at Halliday Square park.
• Alton Lane planting pits .
• Drumalee Tree planting – Cedrus deo. ‘Robusta Glauca’.
• Montpelier Drive entrance planting.
• Tree planting on Harold Road, Ostman Place  & Viking Place – complete Week 2, April 2022.
• Montpelier Gardens play pocket park – open end of April 2022.

This year, the following planned projects are being advanced currently through various stages of procurement, including:

• Q2, 2022 – Stoneybatter Green enhanced understorey planting
• Arbour Hill N-S – Rain garden – Tender stage
• Green School zone on Cowper Street – Pretender stage

The Parks Department is currently preparing ideas for new tree planting along:

• Niall Street
• Murtagh Road
• Sigurd Road
• North Fitzwilliam Place
• Montpelier Hill
• Swords Street

Separately, following an on-street meeting earlier this month, Dublin City Council is preparing a proposal for a pocket park on Moira Road.

I understand that the overall feedback has been positive but there is a few concerns regarding the changes in traffic and potential antisocial behaviour, so it was requested that the Parks Department and the Engineering team test the closure prior to implementing a permanent scheme.

As a result, it is now planned to trial this closure for 6 months starting at the end of April by placing 3 planters and the necessary road signage on the Ben Edair and Niall Street ends of  Moira Road to close one section only.