Council launches public consultation on how to develop George’s Dock
Whatever is decided, Dublin City Council doesn’t plan to cover the costs. Instead, it wants a private operator to come in and deliver a facility or activity.
Councillor calls for traffic improvements for whole area – not just for RCSI staff and students at the east end of York Street.
Maria Ginnity’s show, In Transit, is set to open at Reds Gallery on Thursday.
“If my kids want to go to a friend’s in Portmarnock or get the train, we have to drive.”
But why are so many of them in the south-east area of Pembroke? asked one councillor.
Design changes could improve the situation, an engineer says. But RSA statistics show the main danger to cyclists of all ages is people driving cars.
One suggestion, to start with an audit, was shot down fast by a council official. There aren’t resources for that, she said.
From Ballymun to Drimnagh, plans meet with the same refrain.
Their Leap Cards charged up through the TaxSaver scheme aren’t working.
The council has set the wheels in motion on building it, in Castleknock, next to the Granard Bridge.
At a meeting on Monday, councillors were surprised, they said, that it was the first they had heard of the plan, part of which is being rolled out.
Kids under five can travel free without one.
“This has been a long time coming so it's great to see light at the end of the tunnel.”