North Central
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Photo of Clontarf by Night by kind permission of Pat Carey,
St. Benedict’s Photography Club from the wonderful “Dublin at Night” Photography Exhibition
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Draft Tree Strategy—Vital to our environment
Trees enhance Dublin City as a place to live, work & visit. Within the City,
trees clean the air, provide natural flood defenses, mask noise & promote a
general sense of well-being.
A Draft Tree Strategy has been prepared that sets out a vision for the
management of public trees according to a long term plan. It also aims to
identify opportunities for new tree planting to ensure a sustainable &
balanced urban tree canopy.
The draft strategy is now open for submissions from the public via the DCC
consultation hub
North Central Area Libraries
"April hath put a spirit of youth in everything."
-
William Shakespeare ”
Why not take a break from April showers & curl up
on the sofa with a good book from your library? Or
you could always just get the brolly out & check out
the many events that your local library is hosting.
For further information, click here.
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Farewells & welcomes as two new Councillors join the
The North Central Area Committee bids farewell to former Councillors,
Denise Mitchell (Sinn Féin) & Sean Haughey (Fianna Fáil). The management &
staff of the Area Office would also like to thank both Councillors for their hard
work & dedication to the area over the past few years & to wish them both
well in their new positions in the 32nd Dáil.
We are also pleased to welcome two new Councillors to the Area Committee;
Councillors Edel Moran & Seán Paul Mahon.
Councillor Edel Moran
Councillor Seán Paul Mahon
For information
For information
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It’s City Neighbourhoods time again!
Well the daffs are out, spring is
in the air and yes, it’s City
Neighbourhoods competition
time again! North Central has
had tremendous success in this
competition & we look forward
to more high calibre entries,
both old & new, again this year.
Judging will take place for the
local area competition in June,
so make your mark on the area
now! Forms will be posted to
previous entrants over the
coming weeks but may also be
downloaded here.
Ard na Greine Residents Association (Winners -300+ Residential Category,)
with Councillor Larry O’Toole (on behalf of the Lord Mayor)
at last year’ s Awards
The closing date for receipt of entries is Friday 13th May, 2016 (no later than 4
p.m.) & they must be returned to Waste Management Services Division, 68-71
Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8. Please do NOT return them to North Central.
Also don't forget there is an extra prize in this year’s Competition for those
entrants that participated in the Team Dublin Clean up…so remember to
include details on your entry form.
For further details contact: [email protected]., 0874111350
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Local Enterprise Office Dublin City “Begin the journey to put your plan into action”
Local Enterprise Office Dublin City have a few
places left on their Plato Programme.
For further details, click here. For the latest
edition of the LEO Newsletter click here.
Local Enterprise Office
Dublin City up & running…Let’s talk business
ISO 50001 for Dublin City Council’s Civic Offices
Dublin City Council Civic
Offices on Wood Quay have
become the first Local
Authority building to achieve
the ISO 50001 Energy
Management System
accreditation.
For further information click
here.
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Mad as a March Hare!
As part of the “Hares on the March” Art
Exhibition, Dublin City was home to 110
fabulous hares. The hares were eventually
auctioned for charity & all monies raised will
be used to fund home nursing hours for sick
children, courtesy of the “Jack & Jill
Children’s Foundation”.
We are delighted to show you just some of the
hares which were photographed & reproduced
here by kind permission of Mr. Maurice Ward
of St. Benedict’s Photography Club.
Staff Profiles—Community Officer
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Community Officer Tony Fagan joined
the North Central Area Community
team in October, 2015. The last 6
months have been very busy for Tony,
so what is it like being a Community
Officer in a new area?
For further details, click here.
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North Central Sport
Make a splash at the Coolock Pool, Northside Shopping Centre.
For further information on classes and pool opening times,
click here.
For information on our sports officers programmes, click here.
Application Form
Information Booklet
Lord Mayor’s 5 Alive Challenge St. Anne’s Park
St. Anne’s Park was buzzing on
Saturday 2nd April with the Lord
Mayor’s 5 Alive Challenge.
For further details, click here.
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International Women’s Day at the Coolock Artane
Resource Centre
T.D.’s Denise Mitchell & Sean Haughey with Councillors Larry O’Toole, Alison Gilliland & Sean Paul Mahon celebrating
with local women for International Women's Day on 8th March at the Coolock Artane Resource Centre
“Beezie” courtesy of the Community Team
On Friday 1st April, the Kincora Active
Retirement Association (K.A.R.A.) who are
based in Clontarf, enjoyed a performance of the
one woman play ‘Beezie’ with accomplished
actress Sheila Flitton.
Sheila has performed this play on many
occasions including at the Edinburgh Festival &
Listowel Writers’ Week. The play is centred
around Beezie Gallagher who was the last
resident of an island on Lough Gill, Co. Sligo.
Beezie was born in the 1860s & the play recounts her life story living on the
island from her youth to old age & the hardship she faced. The afternoon
performance was enjoyed by all. The Community & Social Development Team
were delighted to organise this event in conjunction with K.A.R.A.
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Wigs on the Green for Chanel College
Yes Sir your HONOUR!
Transition Year in Chanel College were treated to an
amazing experience courtesy of the Community Law
& Mediation Service, funded by Dublin City Council
recently. The lads got to witness (pardon the pun)
first hand what it was like to be both prosecuting &
defence barristers, jurors, witnesses (& yes even the
accused) at the Sutherland School of Law in UCD with
presiding Judge Dr. Liam Thornton UCD. For further
details of this exciting project, click here.
A host of golden daffodils for Fr. Collins Park
“Ten thousand saw I at a glance, tossing their
heads in sprightly dance”… “I gazed & gazed
but little thought, what wealth to me the show
had brought” - W. Wordsworth
Nothing quite says “Spring is here” like a
display of golden daffodils. See the “ 2016
Spring Bulb Display” in Fr. Collins Park which
was machine planted by our Parks & Landscape
Services, in October 2015.
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The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA)
A hidden “Gem” in our City!
Welcome to the Irish
Museum of Modern
Art (IMMA) , a hidden
gem in Dublin!
IMMA aims in all its activities to create
an enjoyable & engaging experience of
contemporary art for the public . It
achieves this through a dynamic &
changing programme of exhibitions &
education programmes based in its
home at the Royal Hospital
Kilmainham.
IMMA has developed fantastic working relationships with partners both
nationally & internationally & in 2016 it is developing a strategic partnership
with the North Central Area office to develop collaborative projects.
As the national institution for contemporary art IMMA is committed to
supporting artists’ work & works with artists & partners to support the
development, understanding & enjoyment of contemporary art in Ireland.
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St. Benedict’s Photography Club at the launch of their
“Dublin by Night Exhibition” in Donaghmede
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