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Did you know that when the Council cleans a gully a record is kept, and the records are compiled so that you can be confident that the City’s gullies and drains are being kept clear and effective?   For example, here is the August report, with the number of gullies on each street inspected and cleaned in the area:   […]

Councillor Kieran Binchy has been informed that the River Dodder Flood Alleviation Works at London Bridge have been extended to 1st September 2013.   This prolongation of the road closure has arisen by delays with relocating existing services (mainly ESB) within the bridge. Moving services requires outages of that service and this is not under our control. There has also […]

Councillor Kieran Binchy has met with residents of Donnybrook, Ballsbridge, Sandymount, Bath Avenue, Ringsend, Irishtown, Pearse Square and Creighton St affected by flooding over the last number of years. Once hit by a flooding event, a resident faces a number of issues, and it can continue to affect the resident and their home for years afterwards. The Council has a […]

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Sandymount Village   Forthcoming events on Sandymount Green in the month of June SAMRA Community Day Sunday 9th June 2pm Children’s Races Medals Raffle Teddy Bear’s Picnic Prizes Fun for All     WB Yeats Birthday Thursday 13th June 11:30am Readings Poetry Music     Bloomsday Celebrations Sunday 16th June at 11:30am Readings Poetry Music Refreshments

Report on the expansion of the dublinbikes scheme (May 2013) Introduction Dublin City Council’s dublinbikes scheme is one of the most successful public bike rental schemes worldwide. When first introduced it was anticipated that there would be five thousand subscribers after the first year of operation.  Currently the scheme has a total of 31,000 long term subscribers with the bikes […]

The Draft Planning Scheme for the Docklands SDZ  is currently on public display until 10th May 2013. As part of this process, members of the public were invited to a series of 4 Drop-In Sessions to talk with staff from the City Council about the Draft Scheme. Following a request from the local community representatives another session has now been […]

NORTH LOTTS AND GRAND CANAL DOCKS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT ZONE   The Draft Planning Scheme (click link for more info) is currently on public display until 10th May 2013. As part of this process, members of the public are invited to a number of Drop-In Sessions to talk with staff from the City Council about the Draft Scheme.   The dates […]

Question to City Manager City Council Meeting 08/04/2013 Q76. COUNCILLOR KIERAN BINCHY To ask the Manager how many old poles and signs have been removed since the installation of the new fingerpost wayfinding system in the city, what plans are there to remove more, how many old telephone kiosks and boxes have been removed and what plans are there to […]

  Question to City Manager City Council Meeting 08/04/2013       Q77. COUNCILLOR KIERAN BINCHY To ask the Manager for a progress report for the provision of recycling services in City Council housing complexes.     CITY MANAGER’S REPLY: The Contract for the Waste Collection Service in City Council flat complexes has not yet been awarded as negotiations are […]