Category: Ashtown & Pelletstown
Royal Canal towpath surface repair near Broombridge
Many people have been in touch with me about the poor quality of the Royal Canal towpath beside Dublin Industrial Estate in Broombridge. Thankfully, the towpath between Lock 7 and Lock 8 will be resurfaced over the coming weeks. Works will begin in mid-November and will take one month to complete. Unfortunately, there will be…
Ashtown playground upgrade (Crescent Park)
Update: 17th April 2025 “Works will commence on the 28.04.25. Works will take approx 4-5 weeks to complete. At that point an assessment of the newly laid grass areas will be made and depending on ground conditions we hope to reopen the area shortly after that.” Original post: 31st October 2024 Dublin City Council has…
New bus stop at Royal Canal Park
I’ve been pushing the National Transport Authority to bring the disused bus stop at Royal Canal Crescent into use. Recently, I’ve been told that the bus stop will finally be brought into service soon. This will bridge the 1km gap between the first and second stops of the 120 bus route and make the service…
More bus lanes to be made 24hrs
Dublin City Council has informed me that they’re planning to increase bus lane operational hours in the area to reduce bus journey times in the evenings and weekends. Most of the bus lanes on Ballymun Road and Finglas Road are planned to be extended to 24hrs. Bus lanes on Mobhi Road and Botanic Road —…
300 bike bunkers to be installed in Dublin by 2026
Update: 7th April 2025 “The Road Safety and Micromobility Section is currently progressing the Bike Bunker tender process.Stage one of the procurement process is complete, stage 2 began on 02.12.24 and closed on 04.02.2025.It was hoped that this procurement process would run smoothly and the contract would be awarded in Q1 2025, but allowing for…
Martin Savage Park plans published
Dublin City Council has finally published its planning application to upgrade Martin Savage Park. The plan includes an all-weather pitch, flood lighting, a playground, a community garden, seating, bicycle parking, bat-friendly public lighting, two new entrances and new paths along with widening of existing paths. More details can be found here along with the public…
Route 99 Phoenix Park Bus
A new shuttle bus route through the Phoenix Park has launched. The number 99 bus will start at Parkgate Street (across the river from Heuston Station) and serve People’s Gardens, Dublin Zoo, Áras an Uachtaráin, the Papal Cross and the Phoenix Park Visitors’ Centre. The route map and the departure timetables are below: Leaving Parkgate…
Planning enforcement at Royal Canal Park
Dublin City Council has initiated enforcement against the owners of the Watermark Building in Royal Canal Park (Ballymore) for converting this accessible parking space into commercial parking. I had submitted a planning enforcement complaint to Dublin City Council in May because it was in breach of the building’s planning permission. There’s a requirement in the…
Phoenix Park Draft Parking Strategy Submission
Following on from our public meeting on the Phoenix Park Draft Parking Strategy, Cllr. Michael Pidgeon, Cllr. Janet Horner, Neasa Hourigan TD and I made a submission to the public consultation.
Public meeting: Phoenix Park Draft Parking Strategy
I will host a public meeting on the Phoenix Park Draft Parking Strategy on Wednesday 10 May at 7:30pm at the Holy Family Parish Centre, Stoneybatter with Neasa Hourigan TD, Cllr. Janet Horner, and Cllr. Michael Pidgeon. The meeting will also be live-streamed on Zoom. Please click here to register to attend online. Full details…
