News Archives for December, 2008
18 December, 2008
Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald today met with Dublin City Council officials and following a productive discussion secured a meeting between the Council, the Department of Education and Gaelscoil Bharra in Cabra to take place in January to discuss tackling the horrendous conditions of the school which is without proper sanitation, heating and is housed in run down over crowded prefabs. Read full article
18 December, 2008
Speaking as he visited O'Devaney Gardens on December 17th with local Sinn Féin representatives Cllr. Christy Burke and Ruadhán MacAodháin Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP MLA commended the residents for their "resilience" and "determination." Read full article
17 December, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has welcomed last night's seizure of 30kg of heroin with an estimated value of €6million at Dublin port. Deputy Ó Snodaigh said the recent increase in heroin seizures has coincided with an upsurge in people seeking help for heroin addiction. Read full article
16 December, 2008
In a week when it was revealed that Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has had its budget slashed by €2.5 million Sinn Féin's Glencullen Sandyford representative Shaun Tracey has revealed that the Council is to lose out on possibly up to a further €3million accumulated from the €200 levy that the government has introduced on holiday homes, rented accommodation and second houses. Read full article
10 December, 2008
Sinn Féin Dublin City Councillor Christy Burke has learned that another Public/Private Partnership housing scheme has collapsed in the Capital. The Dublin City Councillor described the news as a "devastating blow" to the over one hundred families affected. Read full article
10 December, 2008
Sinn Fein representative in the north inner city, Ruadhán Mac Aodháin has called on Dublin City Council to ensure that the regeneration plan for O'Devaney Gardens will be completed on time. Read full article
9 December, 2008
Sinn Féin have selected Colm Ó Murchadha to stand for the party in the Howth/Malahide Ward in the upcoming local elections. Read full article
8 December, 2008
Sinn Féin Dublin City Councillor Christy Burke has described the murder of a man in East Wall today as an "outrageous crime against the community." Read full article
2 December, 2008
Sinn Féin Dublin City Councillor Daithí Doolan has described the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to grant a licence for the building of an incinerator at Ringsend as a "travesty" which, he said, "would not be accepted by the local community". Read full article
2 December, 2008
Sinn Féin representative in the north inner city, Ruadhán Mac Aodháin, has said the length of time estimated for social housing in O'Devaney Gardens, Dominic Street and St Michael's Estate to be complete is "unacceptable". Read full article
2 December, 2008
Sinn Fein's Dublin Spokesperson on the Environment & Local Government, Councillor Daithí Doolan, has slammed, developers who still owe Dublin City Council over €500,000 in Development Levies. Read full article
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