As part of a review of future transport needs in Fingal/North Dublin, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, today (Monday) announced a short-list of six project options to serve one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, encompassing Swords and Dublin Airport. Speaking on the issue, Glasnevin, Finglas, Drumcondra and Ballymun […]
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Forget Busking, Council Needs To Ban Bureaucracy
Dublin Fine Gael Councillor Noel Rock today blasted Dublin City Council’s “absurd proposal” to place a limit on busking throughout the City Centre, with time limits, distance limits and permits, highlighting that it would “create an absolutely unworkable bureaucratic burden where you’d have City Council workers roaming the streets with trundle wheels, noise detectors and […]
noel | | Ballymun, Glasnevin/Drumcondra, Recent Local News, Santry/Whitehall |
Exposing NAMAs €200m kick to taxpayers in Sunday Times
In the course of my Council work I was dismayed to recently come across this information. I immediately worked to expose this absolute disappointment for the taxpayer, where we have been deprived of €200m due to what I would consider to be mismanagement by NAMA. You can see my comments on the issue below and […]
noel | | Ballymun, Glasnevin/Drumcondra, Recent Local News, Santry/Whitehall |
Dublin’s Northside sports clubs to benefit from extension of rate exemption
Dublin Northside sports clubs to benefit from extension of rate exemptions – Rock Fine Gael Dublin City Councillor Noel Rock has today, (Wednesday) welcomed the announcement by Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Simon Harris TD, that an amendment is to be made to ease the rates burden on many local sports clubs. […]
noel | | Ballymun, Glasnevin/Drumcondra, Recent Local News, Santry/Whitehall |
15% reduction in Property Tax Agreed
Councillor Noel Rock this evening welcomed the reduction of Dublin City’s Local Property Tax by the 15% rate, saying “this is a positive move, and one which will benefit all households within Dublin City. It is a decision taken against the backdrop of an optimistic outlook and Dublin’s economic recovery”. Councillor Rock continued: “Having set […]
noel | | Recent Local News |
Tolka Pollution Must Be Investigated Immediately
Tolka River Pollution Must Be Investigated Immediately – Rock Glasnevin, Finglas and Drumcondra Cllr. Rock submits official complaint to Environmental Protection Agency, urges those responsible to be held to account Late Monday night, an incident took place along the Tolka River which saw a large quantity of industrial waste, resembling detergent, dumped into the river. This […]
Rock “disappointed” with lack of SF decision on housing
Ballymun representative on Dublin City Council and Housing SPC member Noel Rock this evening spoke of his disappointment with Sinn Fein Councillors for delaying by three months a City Council proposal which would have sought expressions of interest to build social housing on five areas of empty council lands across the City. The report which, […]
noel | | Recent Local News |
€700k Sports Capital Grants Locally
Rock Welcomes €700,000 Sports Capital Investment For Area Dublin North West Fine Gael representative Noel Rock today welcomed the Sports Capital Grant announcements, with over €40m being invested in sports clubs right across the country – a 33% increase from the previous round, overseen by Fine Gael Minister Michael Ring. Speaking on this, Cllr. Rock […]
noel | | Ballymun, Glasnevin/Drumcondra, Recent Local News, Santry/Whitehall |
DublinBikes Expansion
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 […]
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Gravediggers: Glasnevin Hidden Gem #46 In Europe
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 […]