Dodder Clean-Up Day

The Dodder Action group  is organising a big clean up day on March 23rd of their favourite river (the Dodder) and are looking for volunteers to help out.

The Dodder Action group has be going for a few years now and has successfully organised clean up days in the past consisting of up to 40 people to clean sections of the river and its surrounding banks and pathways. However, this year they would like to clean as much as possible and cover almost the entire length of the river with help from the members of all the clubs with fishing on the river and other interested parties.

Their intention is to clean from the M50 right downstream to Ringsend. If they get enough support then they will go even further upstream. 

Click on these links for more information.

• http://fishinginireland.info/news/other-news/clean-up-day-planned-for-the-dodder-23-march/ 
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dodder-Action/262894190451698?ref=ts&fref=ts 
• https://www.facebook.com/events/421909724555662/?notif_t=plan_user_invited 
• http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2013/0302/1224330698080.html

Anyone for padel?

The Padel Federation of Ireland are seeking permission to use some of the tennis courts in Bushy Park to establish a centre for the playing and promotion of the game of padel. The Federation will make a presentation to those interested at 5pm on Wednesday, 6th March in the Terenure Enterprise Centre, Rathfarnham Road.

Padel is a racket sport with elements of tennis and squash. Full details can be found on the Federation's website padelfederation.ie

TRA to Host Social Evening on 14th March

The Committee of Terenure Residents’ Association will host A SOCIAL EVENING on Thursday 14^th March 2013. 

Ms Carmel O’Shea of the Property Registration Authority* will give a presentation on the work of the Authority:
· Land registry and the electronic land register · Registry of deeds
· Ground rents purchase scheme

She will demonstrate live searching on the Authority’s website before taking questions from the audience.

Refreshments will be served.

Time: 7.45pm to 9.30pm

Venue: St Joseph’s Parish Hall

(access via Terenure Road East or Beechlawn Way)

Admission is free.

*The Property Registration Authority of Ireland (www.landdirect.ie) is a statutory body, the main functions of which are to manage and control the Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds and to promote and extend the registration of ownership of land. 

Click to read Related story in the Sunday Independent, 3rd March 2013

An Bord Pleanála grants permission to Lidl

An Bord Pleanála have given Lidl the go-ahead for their store on the old Sunday World site on Rathfarnham Road after twice deferring a decision due to lack of manpower. The proposed store will have 1,270 square metres of shop-floor space at first floor level built above a 74 space car park, with access via Beechlawn Way which will be widened at the Rathfarnham Road end to accommodate this. More details can be found at www.pleanala.ie/casenum/240744.htm.

Minimum standards for rented housing

Since 1 February 2009, properties for rent must meet minimum physical standards as outlined in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations, 2008. A further set of regulations, the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 came into effect on 1 December 2009. The Regulations intend to improve standards in rental accommodation.
A 4-year phasing-in period for existing tenancies was allowed for some of the standards in the Regulations, including standards for sanitary facilities, heating facilities, food preparation, storage and laundry.
The phasing-in period ended on 31 January 2013 so rental properties must now meet all the standards.
For more information:  
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/housing/renting_a_home/repairs_maintenance_and_minimum_physical_standards.html?tab=related 
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/warning-that-more-people-will-be-made-homeless-because-of-new-landlord-laws-3375896.html 
http://www.focusireland.ie/index.php/our-work-in-the-media/press-releases/716-focus-ireland-warns-new-regulations-could-put-bedsit-tenants-at-risk-of-homelessness 
http://www.kildare-nationalist.ie/2013/02/04/threshold-bedsit-regulations-will-not-increase-homelessness/ 
http://www.landlordsolutions.ie/news/minimum-standards-for-rental-properties-the-real-cost/

http://www.politics.ie/forum/environment/200749-liveline-landlords-whinge-about-end-bedsits.html

Dublin Council's Pets' Outdoor Toilet Initiative (P.O.T.I)

See the new website from Dublin City Council as an innovative approach to combat the anti-social problem of dog fouling.

Bushy Park House video

Dublin City Public Libraries have created a series of videos for children about various aspects of local Dublin history. This one tells the history of one of Terenure's oldest buildings in just over 3 minutes and is worth watching.

Aircoach suspend blue bus service through Terenure to Dublin airport

Having fought so hard and waited so long to get it, Aircoach have now, since 24 December, suspended the Ballinteer to Dublin Airport blue bus service "until further notice". It seems the no. 16 bus is now the only public transport option for Terenure based air travellers from now on...

December newsletter

Our December newsletter will be distributed to households over the next few days, so do watch out for it. For those who can't wait, it is also available at our website. Note - Adobe reader will be required to read the newsletter online.

Our website is now live!

You can now visit www.TerenureResidentsAssociation.ie where we have posted information of local interest, including details of local public services, elected representatives, planning and waste collection (including a bin collection calendar) and much more. Of particular note is the Noticeboard page which will show details of upcoming events and news of local interest. You can also subscribe to our Noticeboard via RSS feed or email, or on Twitter at @TerenureRA. If you would like to contact us, or request we post details of a local event you are involved with, you can do so via the website. If for no other reason, there are some lovely pictures of our area on the site which are worth a look at! We would also welcome any interesting photos you may have of Terenure for possibly including on the site.