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Issue No 111
Mar 21sth–April 3rd 2008

 

 
€3m shortfall at Connolly Hospital: Connolly Hospital is facing a shortfall in expenditure of at least €3m in the current year, Community Voice has learned.
Castleknock Sports hall shelved again by Government : The long running saga of a school gym for Castleknock Community College looks set to run for a bit longer following a Government decision to long-finger the project once again, Community Voice has learned.
VEC school to open in September on race course site : By next September Co. Dublin VEC intend to have three primary schools operating under its patronage in Dublin 15.
When does enough mean enough? : When does enough mean ENOUGH? In the world of house building it would appear that Dublin 15’s property developers can never have enough.
Pay & Display approved for Portersgate : Following years of complaints and agitation over the nuisance caused by the car parking of rail commuters in Portersgate estate, Fingal County Council has finally adopted a parking management scheme for the estate.
Two extra council seats for Mulhuddart? : The question of political under-representation for the Dublin 15 area has raised its head yet again with calls from Sinn Féin and the Green Party for an extra representative in the Mulhuddart ward.

Four years for assaulting Charlie Bird : A man with an address in Fortlawn has been jailed for four years for attacking RTE reporter, Charlie Bird during the infamous Love Ulster parade riot in O’Connell Street in February 2006.

Green bin problems : The private company which currently holds the contract for the collection of Dublin 15’s green bins – Oxigen – has been coming in for a lot of flak lately both from the public and from local councillors.

€85,000 spent on newspapers: Fingal County Council officials are a particularly well-read group of people according to a reply given at this month’s county council meeting.

Mulhuddart bridge replacement: Fingal County Council has adopted a programme of transportation works for the coming years with an estimated cost of €3.9m. The programme included works to improve local roads and footpaths as well as providing new pedestrian crossings and traffic calming schemes in the area.
   
  “Fianna Fáil want it both ways”: Joan Burton TD has criticised Fianna Fáil for “wanting to have it both ways” in relation to the new Dublin West constituency boundaries.  
   
    Award for veteran life saver: Long-time insurance and risk advisor to the Irish Water Safety Association, Donal O’Sullivan, was one of only nine Dublin residents who received the Irish Water Safety’s Life Governor Medal of Honour at Dublin Castle this month.  
     
 


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