Collection for Ukraine
We were delighted to donate the amount collected at our summer party to a local Ukraine charity Ukraine Action. We presented a cheque for €600 to two members of the board earlier this week.
17
Sep
2022
28
Jul
2022
IGB – New Planning Application
A new planning application has been submitted by the Department of Education for a temporary secondary school in the IGB site. Hopefully this one will be more successful than the last one.
The reference number for this application is D22A/0506 and the closing date is August 15th. The documents can be found on the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council website.
You can find the Association’s observation to this application here.
04
Jul
2022
Summer Party 2022
We had a great turn-out for our Summer Party on Saturday 18th June. The weather held up and great fun was had. Thanks to all who participated. A special thanks to those who organised and helped out on the day. As always, these events wouldn’t happen without a crowd of willing volunteers.
We held a collection for Ukraine, and a total of €593.39 was collected.
07
Jun
2022
Garda Summertime Safety Campaign
We originally posted this 4 years ago in July 2018. However it is still all very relevant so we decided it would be no harm to re-post it. There have been a few incidents of burglary and theft in the area recently, so please follow the advice below.
An Garda Síochána have launched a Garda Summertime Safety Campaign, and have asked us to pass on this useful information to all our members.
Tidy Gardens
· Over €1.8 million worth of property was stolen from sheds/garages and gardens in summer burglaries and thefts in the last 12 months.
· Tools, gardening equipment and bicycles made up the majority of the value of property stolen from sheds/garages and gardens (around €1.4 million).
· Burglaries and thefts from sheds/garages and gardens increased by one third in the summer (+33%) despite residential burglaries generally decreasing in this time.
As part of the Garda ‘Summertime Safety’ campaign the public are encouraged to improve their home security by tidying up gardens and securing sheds / garages.
An untidy lawn gives the impression of a vacant home which is more likely to be targeted by burglars. Overgrown hedges or bushes can provide cover for burglars. Ladders and tools left unsecured are often used by burglars to gain entry to homes. The increase in theft of bikes from gardens in the summer versus the winter (+74%) is much greater than the increase of theft of bikes from sheds/garages (+27%). This is possibly connected to people leaving their bikes out around their homes rather than putting them away when not in use in the summer.
11
May
2022
Community Games – Sunday May 29th
The local Community Games are back! They were last held in 2019, so it’s fantastic to see them up and running again. No pun intended. To give you an idea of what it’s all about, or to relive some recent past glories, see some old posts here.
Races will be run for U8’s up to U16.
Event Type: Individual Age Category/Panel Details:
- Boys & Girls U/8 years O/6 60M & 80M
- Boys & Girls U/10 years O/8 100M & 200M
- Boys & Girls U/12 years O/10 100M, 200M & 600M
- Boys & Girls U/14 years O/12 100M & 800M
- Boys & Girls U/16 years O/14 100M, 200M & 1,500M
Many thanks to Shane, John and Shaun for organising all this.
11
May
2022
DLR Joint Policing Committee Public Meeting
Notice of Public Meeting
Would you like to discuss local policing and public safety in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown?
A public meeting of the DLR Joint Policing Committee, chaired by Cllr Carrie Smyth, will be held on Tuesday, 24th May 2022 at 7pm in the Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan.
There will be an opportunity to raise issues and address questions on relevant matters to senior members of An Garda Siochána and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
If you wish to attend you must register in advance by 20th May 2022. To register please email community@dlrcoco.ie or phone 01-2054893.
10
May
2022
New Cycle Tracks Taney Rd, New Junction The Goat
DLRCC is seeking to establish a high quality Active Travel route along the R112 between Stillorgan and Dundrum – “Taney Road to N11 Active Travel Route”.
The scheme is focused on improving safety, reducing motorised traffic speeds, and upgrading active mobility infrastructure along the r112. The proposals include a new two way cycle track on Taney Road, and a new junction layout at The Goat crossroads.
You can see plans, and find out more information on the DLR website. The closing date for public submissions is June 17th.
Update, June:
Click here to view our submission.
10
May
2022
New School – Gaelscoil Laighean
Gaelscoil Laighean will be re-locating to Mount Merrion this September.
Gaelscoil Laighean welcomes the decision by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to sell part of the Mount Anville Council site (opposite the entrance to Deer Park) to the Department of Education and Skills for the development of the Gaelscoil Laighean school. The school is delighted to relocate to the area in September 2022.
Gaelscoil Laighean was established in 2019 to provide a multidenominational primary education through Irish for the Booterstown- Blackrock area.
05
May
2022
CMH – Observation
The Association made an observation in respect of the LDA’s planning application for development of the Central Mental Hospital Site.
25
Apr
2022
Vector Motors – New Application
Another SHD planning application has been submitted for student accommodate on this site. (The first was quashed in the High Court.) This application is very similar to the first one. The website is here: https://goatstownroadshd2.ie/.
The closing date for observations is 10th May. The reference number for this one is 313235.
Update, May:
We submitted an observation on this planning application. You can find it here.
