A man who was killed in Ballymun on St Patrick’s Day has been named. The 48-year-old was named as Joseph Connolly of Knowth Court, Poppintree, Ballymun. He was attacked outside a pharmacy on the Ballymun Road at around 9pm on Thursday night. He died the next day after being hospitalised for what Gardai described as [...]
A 48-year-old man has died after being attacked in Ballymun last night, St Patrick’s Day. “The man critically injured following an assault in Ballymun yesterday was pronounced dead this afternoon,” said Sergeant Damian Hogan. Sergeant Hogan said it was understood that up to two men were involved in the assault. The man was attacked outside [...]
Dublin Bus is making further bus route changes in Finglas East, Glasnevin, and Drumcondra as part of its Network Direct service cutting project. Dublin Bus says routes 13 and 13a will be merged into the 13. Route 19a will be renamed the 19 and the current 19 will be merged with the 83. It says that the [...]
Dublin Gardai are seeking help in finding a missing 17-year-old. John Ward was last seen at 1pm yesterday in the Clontarf area. He is from Ballymun. “John is described as 5’ 6”, slim build, with short blonde/ light brown hair and blue eyes. When last seen he was wearing a blue jacket, navy Adidas track [...]
Labour leader Eamon Gilmore said yesterday that his party will not be going around to every cross roads and promise a railway station or hospital. He was responding to a question from Newstalk presenter Ivan Yates on the proposed Metro North light railway between Dublin and Swords. Gilmore said: “This is a very different election. [...]
Opposition to Dublin Bus cuts and changes is increasing as public consultation takes places on new route changes for the Malahide Road, Ballymun and Clondalkin. “Over 2,000 residents sign my petition against proposed bus route changes on Northside,” said Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, a Labour councillor on Dublin City Council. On boards.ie, one person under the [...]
The Railway Procurement Agency says it expects to spend less than €50 million on enabling works, but said that further costs of enabling works are currently ‘confidential.’ Enabling works for Metro North — which started last April — are soon to move up a gear. The enabling works includes clearing sites, moving statues, and diverting [...]
Public consultation for possible new depot locations for Metro North is to end next Wednesday. One site of around 13 hectares is to be picked from three options. The three options outlined by the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) include two sites between the Dublin Airport and the M50 and one site just north of the airport. An [...]
One of the main Dublin business groups has welcomed the approval of Metro North. An Bord Pleanala yesterday gave the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) approval for the segregated light railway line from St Stephens Green to Swords via Dublin Airport. Fine Gael transport spokesman Simon Coveney also welcomed the approval for Metro North. But he [...]
Public consultation for Ballyfermot bus route changes ends next Sunday, October 31. Meanwhile consultation on changes to Finglas West and South routes started last Thursday, October 21, and will run until Sunday November 14 2010. The changes are part of the Network Direct plan to reform and cut Dublin Bus routes. Central to the proposals for both Ballyfermot and Finglas is a merger of current [...]
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