South County Dublin Horticultural Society will hold its 85th Annual Summer Flower Show at Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Hall on 13th August 2011 from 2 to 5.30pm. The show will be open to members and non-members and there will be plants for sale. For more information and a copy of the show schedule, telephone (01)…
DetailsDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is proposing a number of temporary road closures in the coming weeks, for various reasons. Any interested party may lodge an objection to any one of these proposed temporary closures by writing to— Senior Engineer Traffic Section Transportation Department Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Dún Laoghaire County Dublin Roads in Dún…
DetailsDublin Regional Watermains Rehabilitation Works Works to rehabilitate the watermains continue this week and traffic management plans will be in place in the following locations next week (w/c 4th July) to facilitate the improvements. Temple Hill (for approximately 10 weeks) – outbound lane restrictions between the junction with Temple Park Avenue and approx 50 meters…
DetailsThe Teddy Bears’ Picnic will take place again this year, in Blackrock Park on this coming Sunday the 3rd of July, from 1 to 5pm This year, a record number of people and teddy bears is expected in Blackrock Park for one of Ireland’s biggest Teddy Bears’ Picnics. DLR Events Summer Season invites young and…
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I had the pleasure of meeting former Taoiseach and Dún Laoghaire Fine Gael TD, Liam Cosgrave, in Blackrock College on Tuesday evening for the launch of Finola Kennedy’s biography of Frank Duff.
You can find out more about Frank Duff – A Life Story, by Finola Kennedy, here: http://www.continuumbooks.com/authors/details.aspx?AuthorId=153415&BookId=160655
Changes to Dublin Bus Routes 5, 7, 7a, 7b, 7d, 8, 11, 11a and 11b Dublin Bus/Bus Átha Cliath has announced that, as part of its Network Direct programme, revised routes for the 7, 7b, 7d, 8 and 11 from Sunday 26th June 2011. It is claimed that these services will provide bus passengers with…
DetailsMetals up-grade The junction of Marine/Crofton/Queens Roads continues to undergo resurfacing and alignment works with new public lighting and tree planting. A new signalised pedestrian crossing point will be provided outside Dún Laoghaire DART Station and greater pedestrian areas with wider pavements and a public space will be provided outside the Pavillion shops on Queen’s…
DetailsAt the request of the Cabinteely Crossroads Céilí Committee, a section of Johnstown Road in Cabinteely village, between the junction of the N11 and the junction of the Old Bray Road, will be temporarily closed between 5pm on July 23rd to 1pm on July 24th 2011. Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times and…
DetailsDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is looking for proposals from interested parties to hold a Christmas Market on ‘The Metals’, Queen’s Road, Dún Laoghaire. Please contact Aidan Blighe for more information before 5pm on 5th July 2011 – telephone (01) 204-7024 or e-mail ablighe@dlrcoco.ie.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has awarded a contract for the completion of the long-awaited Carysfort-Maretimo Stream Improvement Scheme The scheme involves Stream Improvement Works at a number of locations between Stillorgan Grove and Newtown Avenue, Blackrock. Works are due to commence shortly and so a display on the project will be available to the public…
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