Harold's Cross

The new primary school at the Greyhound Stadium opened this week. A number of temporary classrooms are currently accommodating junior & senior infants transferred from the Dublin South City Educate Together Schools. The school is for the catchment area Dublin6-Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W. Cian Gleeson has been appointed Principal. See: HERE and HERE

A march in support of extending the catchment area to include Dublin 8 and 12 in this and the planned post-primary school takes place this afternoon – Friday 30^th – at 3pm commencing in Harold’s Cross Park. See: HERE

Applications for Patronage of the new Post-primary schools closed on August 28^th. See:HERE

2.    Active Planning& development issues:

Reference	Location	Description	Status
2966/10	Mount Argus Mill	180 Residential UnitsClick: HERE	Granted by ABP
3792/13	Mount Argus Old Monastery Building	33 ApartmentsClick: HERE	Granted by ABP
4544/17	Saint Clare’s Convent	153 Residential UnitsClick: HERE	Granted by ABP2017
4046/18	Greenmount Motor Company	3 Town Houses &1 Enterprise UnitClick: HERE	Granted by ABP26 Aug 2019
4729/18	Rosie O’Grady’s & adjacent units	70 ApartmentsClick: HERE	Granted excluding a 5th floor 19 Jul 2019
4735/18	DD O’Brien’s126 Harold’s Cross Road	2 Blocks / 34 ApartmentsClick: HERE	Granted by ABP26 Aug 2019
2154/19	Orphanage beside Centra	13 ApartmentsClick: HERE	Granted by ABP2 Aug 2019
2409/19	Shamrock Villas / Mountainview Avenue	4 Town Houses &8 ApartmentsClick: HERE	Additional Information Submitted 9 Aug 2019
3026/19	Classic Cinema & Dublin Street Parking	91 Apartments in 3 Blocks & 5 Storeys Click: HERE	Additional Information Requested 11 Jul 2019
3426/19	Wharton Hall behind Marion’s Daybreak	Retain high roof & change of use Click: HERE	Observations closed7 Aug 2019
3513/19	ESB DepotParnell Avenue	55 Units in 2 x 4 storey BlocksClick: HERE	Observations closed19 Aug 2019
3592/19	NCBI Furniture Shop beside the Post Office	61 bed Shared Living AccommodationClick: HERE	Observations closed28 Aug 2019

Development in progress at Saint Pancras and the site at Kenilworth Motors are not included above.

3.    Local Job Opportunity: MediaHQ are hiring Researchers

MediaHQ, a local media intelligence company based in Harold’s Cross, are looking for local talent who are interested in becoming media researchers. Here are the details:

MediaHQ.com is trusted by thousands of communication and PR professionals to provide up-to-date media contacts, to get their story to the right person first time every time.

We are looking for a Research Manager as well as full-time and part-time media researchers to join our diverse team in Harold’s Cross. Someone who is passionate about staying ahead of the game, interested in the media industry and an enthusiastic self-motivator.

This is a great opportunity to learn a new skill and be the first to know what’s happening in the media all while working in Harold’s Cross.

Click here for more information.

4.    The Lower Kimmage Road Residents Association (LOKRA)  continues to liaise with the National Transport Authority, local Public Representatives and neighbouring interest groups concerning BusConnects – Route 11 / the F Spine. A recent article in the Irish Times speculated about the location of bus gates at the KCR and at the Cross at the Park near the Hospice. See: HERE 

5.    Free Sustainable Gardening Course – see attached.

6.    Ireland’s BIGGEST coffee morning for Hospice returns for its 27^th year on Thursday September 19^th. See: HERE

7.    Tuesday, September 10th – Public lecture by Nancy Atkinson, space science writer and author The Irish Astronomical Society and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, along with Belvedere College, SJ, are delighted to present a FREElecture on Tuesday, September 10th in Belvedere College, Dublin by renowned US-based space science writer Nancy Atkinson. The talk will be in the Lecture Theatre in the College at 7pm.  You can book for this talk at:  https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/eight-years-to-the-moon-tickets-70368119941 

8.     Many more FREE EVENTS in Dublin this week HERE

Free Sustainable Gardening Course for Residents in DCC South East Area.

Dublin City Council’s South East Area is offering a FREE Sustainable Gardening Course to local residents. The course, which was featured on
RTE Nationwide last May and again on Monday
21 st  January, 2019 will run for 5 sessions. The
course offers participants the chance to learn how to
live more sustainably, plant and manage their
gardens for wildlife, propagate their own plants
(saving money) and meet like-minded people. With
time split between walks and talks, classroom
discussions and practical sessions. Sessions will
focus on alternatives to spraying, planting for bees,
the benefit of trees, wildflower gardens, urban food

production, hedgerows and much more.

 
Workshop details:
Workshops will take place at Herbert Park from 10am to 12pm on the following dates:
Tuesday 17 th September
Tuesday 24 th September
Tuesday 1 st October
Tuesday 8 th October
Tuesday 15 th October
Participants are expected to attend all five dates.    
Spaces are limited (25 places) so please register your interest early.
 
To book a place on this course please email aoifemunn@gmail.com.
Please provide your email address and the email address of anyone you are booking for,
preferred slot. To get a FREE place you must put Herbert Park in the subject line when booking.
Those failing to attend the first date and failing to inform Aoife will automatically have their
place offered to someone on the reserve list.

1. Marlet has offloaded the Mount Argus Mill development to a German fund. Click HERE. Dublin City Council has agreed to acquire 13 units in the block closest to St Gladys Nursing Home.

2.    Here’s a link to a property on Grosvenor Place that has plenty of interesting local historical associations. Click HERE. 

And here is the latest on Saint Pancras. Click HERE.

3.    The agenda for the July South East Area council meeting included these local issues:

Mount Argus

DCC have agreed to acquire 13 units in block H of this development. The units acquired will include 4 x 1 beds, 8 x 2 beds and 1 x 3 beds. The units are expected to be ready in Q4 of this year.

Terenure Village

Proposal to screen recycling bins in car park on Terenure Road North was examined in partnership with Terenure 2030 / Tidy Towns and Waste Management Services and will be carried out in 2019. Dublin Canvas has been asked to create a design.

Grand Canal Sub Group

The latest meeting of the Grand Canal Sub-committee was held on 23rd April 2019. The Canal Ambassador Scheme pilot is running well. There was a large turnout for the canal element of the Dublin Community Clean-up Day on 27th April 2019 in conjunction with the four Dublin Local Authorities and Waste Management Section DCC. The IWAI Dublin Branch Boat Rally took place in May on both canals. Waterways Ireland are to propose a new format for canal subgroup meetings in the coming months. The next meeting of the Grand Canal Subcommittee will be held on 4th September 2019.

Rathgar Village Improvement Plan (VIP)

The redesign of Herzog Park is the final element of the Rathgar VIP to be undertaken. The Nature Play Area was officially opened by the Lord Mayor on 13th September 2018. Works to construct the Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) on the site of the bowling green are now complete and park landscaping is underway. The MUGA will be open in September 2019. This constitutes phase 2 of the works. Works to re-align the bring centre are almost complete and it will reopen as soon as leaf collection area is completed in mid-July. Internal planting, boundary treatment, and the car park area will be addressed in the final phase 3 later in 2019.

https://www.independent.ie/life/home-garden/homes/this-rathmines-new-build-is-full-of-clever-tricks-and-is-50pc-bigger-than-the-average-threebed-semi-38279813.html

Please find below a list of events taking place in the South East Area in July 2019, organised or supported by the Community Development Team of the South East Area Office.

·         13 July from 11 – 4pm – ‘Funster’ children’s entertainment at Busy Park Market.

·         13 July at 2pm – Dartmouth Square Picnic in the Park.

Weekly:

·         Every Tuesday at 11am – Dance for Life dance classes for older people at the Evergreen Centre, Terenure.

·         Every Tuesday at 2pm – Let’s Walk & Talk walking group, meeting outside the Barge Pub, Charlemont Street.

·         Every Thursday at 10am – Parent & Toddlers Group at the Evergreen Centre, Terenure.

·         Every Saturday at 10am – Parent & Toddlers Group at the Evergreen Centre, Terenure.

·         Every Saturday from 11 – 4pm – Bushy Park Market.

·         Every Saturday at 2pm – Let’s Walk & Talk walking group, meeting at the car park of the Dropping Well Pub, Milltown.

FOREVER FIT (CORE) Older Adults

The Forever Fit Programme is aimed at older adults and focuses on activities to improve balance, increase mobility, strength, coordination and prevent falls.

Details of Forever Fit programmes running in the South East Area during the next six week period are outlined below.

·         Programme: Chair Fit, Mount Drummond

Dates/Times: Mondays 7pm – 8pm

Location: Mount Drummond Sheltered Housing Complex, Harold’s Cross

Participants: Older Adults –55+ years

GO FOR LIFE GAMES Older Adults

The aim of the Go for Life Games is to involve older adults in recreational sport with emphasis on participation and fun. The games can be played in singles, pairs and teams and are played in a non-competitive way (as much as possible!) with participants encouraged to umpire their own game.

The programme involves the following three sports;

·         Lobbers – adaption of Petanque and Boules

·         Flisk – adaption of Frisbee and Horseshoe Pitching

·         Scidil – adaption of Ten-Pin Bowling and Skittles

Dates/Times: Mondays 7pm – 8pm/Wednesdays 3pm-4pm

Location: Mount Drummond Court, Harold’s Cross (Mondays) Beechwood Centre, Ranelagh (Wednesdays)

Participants: Mixed 55+ years

4.    McGarry’s Pub got a nice summer write-up in Lovin’ Dublin. Click HERE.

5.    Did you enjoy the Dublin Concert Band in the Park on the Saturday afternoon of the Festival? If so, or if you missed them, you can avail of a repeat performance during their summer programme in other local Parks: July 21^st 12noon- 2pm – St. Patrick’s Park beside the Cathedral and August 11^th 2-4pm back in Harold’s Cross Park !  

6.    Many more FREE EVENTS in Dublin this week HERE

Recycling fliers were recently sent to residents in the Harold’s Cross Area The last time such a collection happened,  only certain things were taken and a lot of other goods were left behind outside people’s houses,   which looked awful and left a huge mess in the area. Here’s an example of the flier.

Dublin City Council Waste Management team has advised that this collection is illegal under the Waste Management Acts and asked us to issue notices where required advising that this is an illegal waste collection/WEEE service and for residents in the area not to take part.

Anyone who gets these leaflets should contact Dublin City Council’s Waste Management section.