Dec 20, 2016 | Noticeboard
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Dec 18, 2016 | Front Page Feature, Planning
On Saturday 17th came the good news for Mount Merrion residents that An Bord Pleanala had comprehensively rejected Union Cafe’s plans to redevelop the site. In their decision the Board took into consideration all the major arguments made by individual residents and by Mount Merrion Residents Association. It considered that the proposed development by reason of scale,siting,layout ,bulk and height was not an appropriate design and would not be suitable for the...
Dec 15, 2016 | History, Noticeboard
TALK by Séamas Ó Maitiu From the beginning of the 19th century the Dublin middle classes began to desert the city centre and set-up in self-governing townships. This had a detrimental effect on the overall development of the greater Dublin area, with resulting poverty, underemployment and appalling housing conditions. However the townships of Rathmines, Pembroke, Blackrock, Kingstown, Blackrock, Dalkey, Killiney, Clontarf, Kilmainham and Drumcondra achieved much in their own areas. Mainly in water supply, sewerage, paving, lighting, housing and education, The townships also left an impressive architectural legacy of magnificent town halls. Séamas Ó Maitiu, who has published on this...
