In the last week, a number of people have written to me concerned about proposals to have the HSE take over the current functions of the ambulance service which are provided in Dublin by Dublin Fire Brigade. As we know internationally there are a great many cities where fire brigades provide paramedic service, and provide […]
Glasnevin, Drumcondra and Whitehall Fine Gael Local Elections Candidate Noel Rock has welcomed the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office for overseas visits to Ireland and predicted a further boost after the travel tax falls to €0 next week. The number of visits to Ireland for the period December 2013 to February 2014 increased […]
Noel Rock, the local candidate for Ballymun, today called on Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council to “work together to solve the godawful mess on St. Margaret’s Road. The road, which serves as the dividing line between Fingal County Council and Dublin City Council has been a litter blackspot for a long time now, […]
“Jump Zone”, an indoor trampoline park business who created 40 jobs in Sandymount in 2012, are now opening their second facility in Santry which will be almost double the size, involve a capital investment of over €1.3m and create over 60 jobs. Noel Rock was glad to welcome the news, “it is another local jobs […]
On the day when unemployment moves below 400,000 for first time since 2009, it is disappointing and frustrating to read that the local supermarket and the anchor tenant of the Ballymun Shopping Centre, Tesco Ballymun, will be closing at the end of April. My first concern is, naturally, for the workers, and I have spoken […]
Local representative for Glasnevin, Drumcondra and surrounding areas Noel Rock today welcomed the launch of the new Dublin Sightseeing “Blue” route, which will include Botanic Gardens, Croke Park and Glasnevin Museum on a route for the first time. In October, Noel compiled a local petition, with 900 residents saying they would like to see a […]