Merrion

Campaign Launched by SAMRA to stop Giant Container Terminal Overlooking Sandymount Beach

Campaign Launched by SAMRA to stop Giant Container Terminal Overlooking Sandymount Beach

The Sandymount and Merrion Residents’ Association (SAMRA) has launched a campaign to stop Dublin Port building a 15-acre container terminal on the Poolbeg Peninsula in Dublin City beside the Irishtown Nature Park, Sandymount Beach, and future homes for 10,000 residents.

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Sewage Discharge onto Sandymount Beach Unacceptable

Sewage Discharge onto Sandymount Beach Unacceptable

Residents of Sandymount and Merrion have again voiced their opposition to the regular discharge of raw sewage onto Sandymount Beach by Uisce Éireann (Irish Water). The most recent discharge was on 11th May. The sewage discharge occurs 10 and 12 times a year after heavy rain falls flood local drains. To avoid homes in the area being flooded, the sewage is diverted to the beach.

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DCC Notes for June / July 2021

Compiled by David Prendeville June Councillor Dermot Lacey put forward a motion, agreed, that requests a working group be established to review future use of the former School of Music building now vacated by the CDETB which could include cultural […]

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BusConnects update

Two things: proposals for the bus service aka the revised network of bus service and proposals the core bus corridors are related, but are treated separately by the National Transport Authority, NTA. The first round of consultations and for submissions […]

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Merrion Gates: Alternative plan suggested for new junction

Merrion Gates: Alternative plan suggested for new junction

The junction linking Strand Road to Merrion Road and crossing the Dart line in Sandymount is a nuisance at best and a hazard at worst. Widely known as Merrion Gates, it has been associated with a number of incidents and […]

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Deck the Halls with Local Choirs

Deck the Halls with Local Choirs

Get out there and get your annual fill of Away in a Manger, Deck the Halls and Frosty the Snowman with your local choirs this Christmas. A busy time for carol singers, you will find them in concert halls, churches, department stores, on doorsteps and on the streets singing songs for this special time of year.

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