CHERRYMOUNT HOUSE – PROTECTED STRUCTURE Earlier this year, I worked with the local community to have Cherrymount House, just off the North Circular Road, added to Dublin City Council’s Record … Continue Reading Phibsborough Matters – Autumn 2017
GARDAĺ TACKLING ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR Over recent weeks, Gardaí from the Bridewell have been involved in targeted operations designed to tackle problems with drug use, public drinking, theft of vehicles and … Continue Reading Arbour Hill, Infirmary Road & Montpelier Matters – Autumn 2017
Last Tuesday, an emergency motion I put forward along with Independent Councillor, Christy Burke, for a traffic management plan in East Wall to be established was successful. The current situation … Continue Reading Traffic Management Plan for East Wall
LIFFEY CYCLE ROUTE – PROJECT SUSPENDED! Following the very unsatisfactory manner in how Dublin City Council advanced a variety of options for the delivery of the Liffey Cycle Route, the … Continue Reading Stoneybatter Matters – Autumn 2017
Tuath Housing Association lodged its planning application with Dublin City Council last week to seek permission to refurbish the vacant Ellis Court building. The application was registered on September 19th … Continue Reading Ellis Court planning application – LODGED
As Chairman of the Dublin Central Policing District, I have been working with the Gardai and the Government’s Taskforce Implementation Board to ensure that commitments to widen the roll-out of … Continue Reading Expansion of CCTV in North-East Inner City
During the summer, many North Strand residents contacted me about the potential use of the Readymix Site along East Wall Road. As indicated in my North Strand Matters newsletter, I … Continue Reading Update on future use of Readymix site, East Wall Road
The first phase of the redevelopment of Croke Villas is the subject of a current Part 8 planning application (3435/17) to construct eleven homes. The Part 8 process commenced on … Continue Reading Croke Villas – UPDATE
The Dublin City Council Community Grant Scheme is now open for application. The closing date is the 27th October 2017. All applicants for the 2017 scheme will be sent an … Continue Reading Community Grants Scheme 2018 – Application process OPEN!
CLONTARF TO CITY CENTRE CYCLE ROUTE – UPDATE Further to my newsletter earlier this year detailing the main features of the planning application advanced by the Transportation Department of Dublin … Continue Reading North Strand Matters – Summer 2017
Further to my updates earlier this year, I want to advise you that Dublin City Council will be carrying out the re-surfacing of Ard Righ Road, Ard Righ Place and … Continue Reading STONEYBATTER ROAD RESURFACING WORKS
Significant changes to the management of traffic along the Quays and across the City Centre are due to come into effect from August 20th next. Given the impact these changes … Continue Reading New Traffic Arrangements for Dublin’s City Centre & Quays
ST.MICHAN’S HOUSE COMPLEX – UPDATE Minister Paschal Donohoe and I have met with the St. Michan’s House Residents’ Association on a number of occasions across the past number months. We … Continue Reading St. Michan’s House Matters – Summer Update
Dublin City Councillors will meet on Tuesday 19th September next to determine whether the Local Property Tax (LPT) rate for Dubliners should be reduced. Since the last local election in … Continue Reading Have your say on whether Local Property Tax should be cut this year!
AUGHRIM STREET RE-SURFACING WORKS The Roads Maintenance Division of Dublin City Council will be upgrading the road surface of Aughrim Street between the junction with Prussia Street and the junction … Continue Reading STONEYBATTER MATTERS -PLANNED LOCAL ROAD CLOSURES
This is a site and building that has lay derelict for too many years. It has been the subject off and the magnet for anti-social and criminal behaviour in the … Continue Reading ALDBOROUGH HOUSE PLANNING UPDATE (3457/17)