Councillor Rock welcomes sponsorship deal, which will see number of bikes treble to 1,500 and docking stations increased to 100 Bike scheme to be known as Coca-Cola Zero dublinbikes Dublin City Council and JCDecaux Ireland announced today, 18th June 2014, that Coca-Cola Zero will become the commercial partner of dublinbikes in a three-year agreement. The […]
Fine Gael Councillor Noel Rock has welcomed news that tourism figures continue to rise. He was speaking after Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures for the first quarter of this year were released. “According to today’s figures, 2014 looks set to be the fourth year of consecutive growth in overseas visitor numbers coming to Ireland. Since […]
PRESS RELEASE – FINE GAEL WITHDRAWS FROM DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL NEGOTIATIONS 12 noon, Friday 06/06/14 The Fine Gael Group on Dublin City Council has pulled out of negotiations over the formation of a ruling coalition for Dublin City Council. “ We have engaged in the negotiation process in good faith to see if we can […]
Kavanagh’s in Glasnevin – aka The Gravediggers’ – has been named as one of two Irish locations in a list of 50 hidden gems around Europe, as compiled by Lonely Planet. Speaking on this, local Councillor Noel Rock said: “It’s great recognition of a brilliant establishment and confirms what we already all knew locally: it’s […]
Dublin will be the venue for an IRONMAN 70.3 set for August 2015 and Dublin will also host a full distance IRONMAN in 2016. IRONMAN 70.3, based in Dublin, will take place in August 2015 and will provide an early opportunity for athletes to secure points for the 2016 World Championships. Since its inception in […]
Fine Gael’s youngest Dublin City Councillor Noel Rock has today welcomed the announcement from Minister for Tourism, Transport and Sport Leo Varadkar that funding will be made available for the Irish Whiskey Museum. Speaking on the issue, Cllr. Rock said: “Tourism is a vital growth industry in Dublin city right now – we see that […]