Earlier this week, Dublin City Council announced details of a new, free, folk and traditional music event right here in #Dublin7. The first ‘Smithfield Fleadh’ will take place this year … Continue Reading New Music Festival in Smithfield launched by Dublin City Council
The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee T.D. has confirmed that Operation Citizen, the initiative of the Gardai to tackle anti-social behaviour and improve police visibility in the City Centre, will … Continue Reading Extension of ‘Operation Citizen’ welcomed – McAdam
The Dublin Central Area Committee of Dublin City Council, which I chair, is meeting on Wednesday next to consider a report on the recent public consultation held to gauge the … Continue Reading Overwhelming support for specific #CarFree #CapelStreet plans.
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: … Continue Reading #GreeningStoneybatter – April 2022 Update
Dublin City Councillors agreed at our monthly meeting in April to initiate a public consultation to review the Scheme of Special Planning Control for O’Connell Street & Environs 2016 and … Continue Reading PREPARING A SPECIAL PLANNING SCHEME FOR O’CONNELL STREET
READYMIX SITE – PLANNING APPLICATION LODGED BACKGROUND: The Housing Department of Dublin City Council has finally brought forward plans to redevelop the former Readymix Site along East Wall Road. The … Continue Reading #NORTHSTRAND MATTERS – March 2022
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES: Dominick Place, Dublin 1: • Dominick Place (from Dominick Place to Dominick St Lower) Dublin 1 from 00.00hrs on Tuesday 15th February 2022 to 24.00hrs on Saturday … Continue Reading #NorthInnerCity Traffic & Works Update – March 26th
This morning I co-chaired a meeting of both the #DublinCentral and #NorthCentral Area Committees to learn more about the proposed Clontarf to City Centre project. The focus of the meeting, … Continue Reading #Clontarf to #CityCentre Project
Applications are now open! The National Lottery are seeking entries to this year’s Good Causes Awards. The competition will culminate with a National Final awards ceremony which will take place … Continue Reading National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2022
100 years on from the establishment of An Garda Siochana, Fine Gael in Government is ensuring that Garda numbers on our streets continue to be increased. Budget 2022 provided for … Continue Reading 2022 Garda Recruitment campaign – Deadline looming
Dublin Central Area Councillors agreed to seek the public’s opinions and views on the proposals to formally remove through traffic along Capel Street. That public consultation launched today. So, what’s … Continue Reading Traffic-Free #CapelStreet Consultation launched
The fundamental goal of Dublin City Sport & Wellbeing Partnership is to provide opportunities for everyone in our communities to partake in sport and physical activity regardless of age, ability … Continue Reading Return to Sport and Physical Activity Grant 2022
STABILISATION WORKS ON THE CLOCK TOWER BUILDING In recent days, the Grangegorman Development Agency have advised that stabilisation and repair works on the historic Clock Tower building have got underway. … Continue Reading GRANGEGORMAN MATTERS – March 2022
Last month, as Chair of the Dublin Central Area Committee, I sought a detailed update on the need for major refurbishment works to be carried out on the Sean McDermott … Continue Reading Update on Sean McDermott Street Swimming Pool
A central feature of the Government’s North-East Inner City Initiative, adopted by the Fine Gael administrative in 2017 is the Greening Strategy, designed to develop and improve streetscapes and open … Continue Reading #Greening North-East Inner City 2022
STONEYBATTER ROADS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME 2022 Throughout the last number of years, I have endeavoured to secure funding to improve the quality of road surfaces across Stoneybatter, in line with my … Continue Reading STONEYBATTER MATTERS – February 2022