Category: Drumcondra
New measures to tackle litter and dumping in Dublin
One of the main issues that’s often raised with me is illegal dumping. It’s a blight on our streets and has been getting worse in recent years. Here are two things that happened in February 2024 that will help us tackle this: Both of these measures were introduced by my Green Party colleague Minister Ossian…
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
Dublin City Council has said that they will go to tender for a company to provide and maintain bike bunkers in Dublin city. It’s expected that procurement will begin in Q1 2024 and the target is to have 300 bike bunkers installed by 2024. This is a very important project to encourage cycling in areas…
Royal Canal draining in October
Waterways Ireland will dredge the Royal Canal between Lock 2 and Lock 3 (between Binn’s Bridge and Glengarriff Parade) over the coming weeks. This will involve relocating the fish, draining the canal, drying the canal bed and removing the silt from the canal bed by truck. The process will begin on Wednesday 27th September and…
Royal Canal Greenway July 2023 update
Royal Canal Greenway Phase 3 will provide 2.1 km of walking and cycling facilities between Newcomen Bridge (North Strand Road) and Cross Guns Bridge (Phibsborough Road). Construction started in February 2023 and is scheduled for completion in sections between Q1 2024 and Q2 2025. Below is a timeline of when the works are scheduled to…
Public meeting: BusConnects Swords to City Centre
I will host a public meeting on the BusConnects Swords to City Centre Core Bus Corridor Scheme on Monday 19th June at 8pm at the Maples House Hotel with Neasa Hourigan TD, Cllr. Janet Horner, and Cllr. Donna Cooney. The meeting will also be live-streamed on Zoom. Please click here to register to attend either…
