Great news locally in Ballymun for the Rediscovery Centre whose LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance project has been earmarked to receive €3.6m in funding from the EU. The project will demonstrate best practice in waste reuse and preparation for reuse through the creation of an innovative centre demonstrating excellence in reuse at every level of […]
Unemployment is once again at its lowest in five years, as we can continue to bang on every door and leave no stone unturned in the hunt to create jobs, turn the tide of emigration and reduce unemployment. The unemployment rate in April fell to 11.7% from 11.8% in March. This is a decrease of […]
Posters are up now, which means campaigns are in full swing. It’s a huge effort to get posters up for an election – teams are made up of volunteers, and in our case we had fifteen volunteers spread across six teams on the evening. It was a herculean effort, with two of our teams running right […]
Ballymun Local Representative Rock Condemns Ballymun Shooting Ballymun Local Representative Noel Rock has today strongly condemned the shooting dead of a man in his 40s outside a school in Ballymun today. “This kind of shooting in broad daylight is becoming depressingly frequent, and this criminality must be stamped out. A shooting outside a school in […]
Local candidate for Glasnevin, Santry, Whitehall and Ballymun, Noel Rock, has today (Tuesday) welcomed the announcement of €600,000 in funding for the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) Support Programme. This annual competition, now in its tenth year, is a nationwide search for people who have innovative ideas and new solutions to solve some of Ireland’s social […]
Ballymun’s cultural calendar wouldn’t be the same without the annual LiFT Youth Arts Festival, taking place in axis: Ballymun, with activities for, featuring and by young people. From 9th-17th April, the streets and venues of Ballymun will be hopping as young people aged 13-23 showcase and experience the very best in youth arts. The Little […]
Botanic House Shuts Doors For Last Time Fine Gael Local Representative Noel Rock today expressed “disappointment and surprise” after discovering the closure of one of Glasnevin’s most prominent pubs, the Botanic House. Speaking on the matter, Mr. Rock said: “It seems the pub’s leaseholder has entered liquidation as of this week, and I was informed […]