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Issue No 119
August 2008

 

 
New courthouse opened: After almost five years of negotiation , planning and construction, Dublin 15’s latest civic building - the new Blanchardstown Courthouse - has been officially opened by Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan TD.
Divisive rezoning vote passed : “This has been the most divisive proposal to come before the people of the area in a long time.” So said Cllr. Ruth Coppinger during the debate on the rezoning of Kellystown at the recent county council meeting.
Major Castleknock shopping centre proposed : Uxbridge Properties Ltd., a company with strong local connections has applied for planning permission for a site it purchased in Castleknock Village eighteen months ago.
Clonsilla rail contract to be awarded next month: While government cutbacks (or “savings”) may well be the order of the day for the coming months, it appears that at least the proposed extension to the Clonsilla rail line is likely to escape the financial chop
Blanchardstown crime figures soar : Garda numbers in Blanchardstown Garda Station have come under attack from Fine Gael following the publication of the latest figures on criminal activity in Dublin.
Underwriting private hospitals : The long promised provision of a scanner for Connolly Hospital is being long-fingered by the HSE as part of the deal to have a private (co-located) hospital built on the hospital grounds .

O'Gorman selected by Greens for Castleknock ward : Roderic O'Gorman has been selected by the Green Party to contest the Castleknock ward for the party in next year's local election

Castlecurragh residents vote on management company : Residents of Castlecurragh made a little bit of history recently when they voted to allow the restructuring of the estate’s management company.

Tyrrelstown man to contest local elections: In a clear indication of the changing demographics of the area a second member of Dublin 15’s new Irish community has declared his interest in contesting a council seat for the Mulhuddart electoral area .
 

Varadkar heads for Mongolia: The Dublin 15 TD Leo Varadkar will be jetting off to Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia as a volunteer with VSO the overseas development charity.

   
  Hospital bridge was built “too soon” : In a letter to local Labour Party TD Joan Burton, the NRA’s head of PPP Commercial Operations and Strategic Planning, Hugh Creegan has confirmed that “it is not possible to open this bridge access route at present.

  
   
  Prison Officer charged : A prison officer from Clonsilla has appeared before Dublin District Court charged with 14 offences in relation to the smuggling of illegal drugs, alcohol and mobile phones into Mountjoy Prison.  
   
  Bus service changes blocked by Minister : A refusal by the Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey to sanction changes in bus routes operated by Dublin Bus in the Dublin 15 area has been attacked by local opposition party TDs.

 
   
  Defendant “telling fairy stories” : A Whitestown woman who stole €9,000 from her local employer subsequently squandered a €10,000 donation that had been given to her to pay back the stolen money.  
   
   

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