Category: Parks
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…
New Phoenix Park bus route launching soon
A new Phoenix Park bus route will be launched in a few weeks. This is something that people have been requesting for years so I’m really pleased to finally see it happen. The new number 99 bus will operate between Parkgate Street and the Phoenix Park Visitors’ Centre via Chesterfield Avenue. There will be stops…
Free sports equipment at Mount Bernard Park
Dublin City Council has installed lockers which allow you to borrow sports equipment for free at Mount Bernard Park. You simply sign up through the BoxUp app and borrow what you want for up to three hours. There are footballs, basketballs, tennis balls and rackets, kettlebells, speedminton etc. Every park in Dublin should have them!…
State should buy 1,400-acre landholding at Conor Pass
I’ve written to Minister for Heritage, Malcolm Noonan TD, asking for the state to purchase the 1,400-acre landholding at Conor Pass, Co. Kerry that’s currently on sale and turn it into a national park. This is an excellent opportunity to rewild a popular but ecologically barren area for everyone to enjoy in perpetuity and to…
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…
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…
