North West Local Information

Ballymun Regeneration Update – detenanting – Donal Barron at work

As discussed at the last Area Committee the above is the breakdown on
remaining Tenants in the Blocks Shangan should be empty by the 1st
week in February we were successful in leasing a further 10 units in
Hampton wood. These units will be used to move people out of the
Sillogue Blocks, the Shangan 5 units are delayed until April the Area
Office moved 72 Tenants out of the Blocks last year.

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Dublin Bus No 83

Please take the time to read the below extract feedback re ongoing
public transport issues in this area.

I would like to ask if Dublin bus take 83’s off service to be
redeployed if they are short of buses elsewhere in the city? Also I
would like to get a reply to this question in addition to replies to
the concerns I have raised below re data discrepancy from Dublin bus
between their Dublin bus app and text service.


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Support the fight against unfair cuts to DEIS schools

In excess of 20 teachers to be lost to Ballymun!

The disproportionate and unfair cuts to education in areas like
Ballymun proposed by Government in December have stunned members of
Ballymun Principals Network. The Network is calling for community-wide
support in protest against these cuts on Thursday 19th January 2012 at
3.30pm outside the Department of Education and Science, Marlborough
Street, Dublin 1. The protest is being organised by the Irish National
Teachers’ Organisation (INTO). Members of the Ballymun community are
being asked to come out in force and support this protest and stand up
for the children in their community.

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Dublin City Northwest Area October Meeting

Buses in Northwest

We heard a good presentation from the 19 bus campaign and Derek Keating of Dublin Bus at the North East Area Committee.I have asked that the 19 and 19A be re-instated at rush hours only as a compromise in response to public demands. I support the 40 route across Tolka Valley Road, up Cardiffsbridge Road and around the west.


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Housing in Finglas and Ballymun

Finglas and Darndale to Pilot Scheme for Choice Based Housing Lettings

Dublin City Council announces details of a new Choice Based Lettings
Scheme which will come into operation 01 November 2011 as part of its
current Housing Allocation Scheme.


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Hampton Wood, Finglas

Question to the Area Manager                    North West Area Committee
Meeting 16/09/11

Q.2     Councillor Bill Tormey

To ask the Traffic Advisory Group to consider a solution to speeding
cars on the R104 at Hampton Wood. There have been many car accidents
on this road over recent times.

Reply

The R104 St Margarets Road runs east/west along the boundary with
Fingal County Council.  Fingal are responsible for the management of
this section of St. Margarets Road. This request will be referred to
Fingal County Council Traffic Division.

Contact:   traffic@dublincity.ie

Problems with Rovers

Tommy and Stanley – will want to go to all the games – home and away.
Is that ooch in the bank for me?

Keep Rovers At Milltown KRAM

Toughest teams Cork Celtic – Ray Cowhie and John Coughlan. Bunny Fullam with Drumcondra

Best Players – Frank O’Neill, Pat Byrne and Johnny Fullam

Greatest Craic in League – Roddy Collins

Superkalifragelisticexpealidocious – Damian Richardson

Most missed in LOI – Ollie Byrne and Tony O’Neill

Best refs – Pat Kelly, Pip Meighan, John Carpenter and Paddy Daly

Come on the Hoops. There’s only one Rovers! Dunne Keogh Courtney Nolan Farrell Fullam O’Neill Mooney Bailham Ambrose and O’Connell

irishtimes.com – Last Updated: Friday, August 26, 2011, 15:48 Fixture list tempers Rovers delight Related

Valiant Rovers realise their European dream | 26/08/2011

Soccer: Shamrock Rovers will have an arduous trip to Russia to face Rubin Kazan on November 30th after the fixture list for the Europa League group stages was promptly hammered out in Monaco this afternoon. Delight at being drawn with Tottenham in Group A will have been tempered by the prospect of an icy reception 500 miles east of Moscow and a five-game wait for the visit of Spurs.

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Northwest Area Committee – including Oldtown/Ballymun gap

NORTH WEST AREA COMMITTEE MEETING

MINUTES

Friday 20th May 2011

NW/116/11 Minutes of the North West Area Committee Meeting held on 15th April 2011
ORDER: Agreed

NW/117/11 Questions to the Area Manager (May)
ORDER: Noted


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