Residents in our area have reported a recent spate of graffiti on Templeogue Road, Olney Crescent, Beechlawn Way (leading up to St Joseph's BNS), and Rathfarnham Road. Most of the graffiti are on property owned by Dublin City Council and public utilities.
Our planning officer Jim Dowling is compiling a comprehensive list of the locations where the graffiti are to be found and will send it to DCC. If you can help, please e-mail secretary@terenureresidentsassociation.ie, stating the address or nearest house number, the nature of the item (eg, litter bin, pole, control box etc), and the owner of the item (if known: eg, DCC, ESB, Eircom or UPC). Information should be received no later than 4th August.
If you would like to report graffiti yourself, you can do so by contacting DCC's South-East Area Office at (T) 222-2243 or (E) southeast@dublincity.ie.
Preventing graffiti
Removing graffiti is a costly use of limited resources and the money would be better spent on other services. You can read about preventing graffiti at this link to Graffiti Hurts (a US site). Tips include keeping the neighbourhood clean and tidy, removing graffiti promptly and educating young people about the implications of graffiti.
For more information click here.
Acknowledgement
The TRA committee is grateful to Cllr Mary Freehill for her assistance in this matter.