Category: Phibsborough
Mount Bernard Park to be extended soon
After many years, work on the extension of Mount Bernard Park will begin in the coming weeks. The park will be extended north into the disused former CIÉ and Luas Cross City lands as far as the Royal Canal. This will increase the size of the park by over 50%. An accessible perimeter pathway route…
€25m funding for Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park is set to receive €25 million in funding from the Department of Sport for its redevelopment. I was pleased to join my Green Party colleagues Neasa Hourigan TD and the Minister for Sport Catherine Martin at Dalymount Park this morning for the announcement. Dublin City Council will provide the remaining funding for the…
24hr bus for Glasnevin and Phibsboro – BusConnects E-spine
Update (November 2024): The launch of the 24hr E-spine has been postponed to 2025. I’m working to get an updated timeline. —- The National Transport Authority has confirmed to me that both Glasnevin and Phibsborough will get two 24hr bus services later this year. It will coincide with the launch of the BusConnects E-spine and…
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…
Dalymount Park redevelopment planning application lodged
Dublin City Council has formally lodged the Part 8 Planning Application for the Dalymount Park Redevelopment Project. The planning application is expected to be approved in early 2024 at the February Council meeting. The current timeline for completion of the redeveloped stadium is the the start of the 2027 season. The current plan is to…
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…
Dalymount Park redevelopment update July 2023
Dublin City Council will submit the planning application for the long-awaited redevelopment of Dalymount Park on August 25th. It’s estimated that planning permission will be granted in December 2023, that construction will begin in Q3 2024 and that the new 8,000 capacity stadium for Bohemians FC will open in early 2026.
