Fine Gael Councillors have ensured that commercial rates, payable by companies operating in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown, have been REDUCED BY 2%. We have also ensured that rates have not increased since before 2004. Here’s how we compare to some other councils where rates were reduced: Carlow -1% Controlled by Fine Gael & Labour Donegal -3%…
DetailsLocal residents will be aware that the mobile phone company, Meteor, recently installed a large base station or mobile phone mast at TEK FC in Deansgrange, for which permission had not been granted. Meteor cannot be allowed to behave this way. An enforcement notice was served by the Council on Meteor on the 29th of…
DetailsI note that the two street lights at the bottom of Booterstown Avenue, which have been out of order since before Christmas, have now been repaired. I was in contact with the Council and the ESB on numerous occasions over the last number of weeks to have these lights repaired. The delay was caused by…
DetailsPolitical brief An impressive list of lawyers are standing in next week’s elections. But why do they bother? Dearbhail McDonald reports Saturday May 30 2009 For months, he has been pounding the streets and pressing the flesh to procure a No 1 vote. Barry Ward, a barrister and first-time local election candidate for Fine…
DetailsNew Seanad takes shape as big parties suffer losses Sunday, July 29, 2007- The complexity of Seanad voting means political parties have to have clear strategy, as Fine Gael found out to its cost, writes Niamh Connolly. The Seanad elections, which took place last week, are a political anorak’s heaven with complex rules, counts stretching…
DetailsDue to the critical water levels in the Church Road, Sandyford and Stillorgan reservoirs, the following areas will be suffer a severe reduction in water pressure with a possible loss of water supply from 19:00 on 26/01/10 until mid-morning on Wednesday 27/01/10. Pressure Reduction Notice: Monkstown Monkstown Road and all roads off it, Seapoint Avenue…
DetailsTranscript from the record of the Oireachtas 17th of September 2003 – Seanad Sub-Committee on Reform: Presentation by Mr. Barry Ward. Chairman: Good afternoon, you are very welcome. Thank you for making a submission and meeting us. We received 164 separate submissions and through a process of cross-party views and personal views, we picked a…
DetailsDún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has issued pressure reduction notices in respect of the following areas: Monkstown: Monkstown Road and Seapoint Avenue Deansgrange: Stradbrook Road and Foxrock Park Newtownpark Avenue: Ardagh Park and Granville Park Blackrock: Rock Road, Sion Hill, Mount Merrion Avenue, Frascati Road, Temple Road, Blackorck village, Newton Avenue, Maretimo Gardens, Ardagh Park…
DetailsMany residents in Sion Hill have raised the issue with of a yellow box on the rock road at the entrance to the deveplopment. I raised this issue with the Council and it was sent to the Traffic Advisory Group (TAG) last October. This group consists of the Gardaí and senior Council engineers. I will…
DetailsI am delighted to say that I was elected to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council on Saturday the 6th of June. It was a fantastic result for a first-time candidate and we took the second seat with nearly 2,000 first preference votes. I would like to to say a hugh THANK YOU to everyone in Blackrock and beyond…
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