Zion Parish Sale on Saturday 1st April 2017

Zion Parish Sale will take place on Saturday 1st April from 10.00am to 2.00pm at the High School, Zion Road, Rathgar.

Traffic may be heavy on Bushy Park Road.

For more information about what's on offer at the sale, read Zion Parish Notices.

Proposed New Tea Rooms For Bushy Park - Plans Available For Inspection

Dublin City Council has submitted a planning application to construct a new Tearoom and upgrade the existing bandstand with ancillary landscape works at Bushy Park. The proposed new building will include a dining area, servery, kiosk, outdoor dining, external terrace, kitchen and store, public toilets and baby changing facilities.

Plans can be inspected at the council offices at Wood Quay and also at Terenure library from now until 4 May. The planning documents and designs are not yet available on line but should be within a few days - they should be available at the planning section of DCC website - click on "search for a planning application" (and then a second time!) and enter in the "planning reference" box the reference 2480/17. When available the plans and further details should appear in the "view documents" tab.

Any observations to the plans must be submitted to DCC by 4 May.

The Terenure Bushy Park Market - Back this Saturday!

Proposed Cycling "Quiet Way" - Public Meeting

Dublin City Councillor Dr. Paddy Smyth (FG) has proposed a cycling and pedestrian “Quietway” from Donnybrook to Kimmage aimed at prioritising cyclists and pedestrians in a safer environment by avoiding heavily trafficked roads.  The proposed route includes Corrib Road, Ashdale Road and the south side of Brighton Square. More details including a map can be found at the Irish Cycle website here: http://irishcycle.com/2016/03/05/neighborhood-greenway-could-link-kimmage-to-donnybrook/

A feasibility study commissioned by Dublin City Council can be downloaded here (pdf file).

There will be a public meeting organised by local residents in Rathgar who are concerned about possible traffic implications. This will be held at:

Parish Hall, Church of the Three Patrons

Rathgar Road (junction with Leicester Avenue)

on

Tuesday 28 March at 7.30pm

Garda Alert - Handbag Snatchers in the Area

ALERT Handbag snatchers and house break-ins.

Gardai want to know if you see 2 or 3 young men loitering or in a car driving around in suspicious manner. They have been in Bushy Park Road, Rathdown and around the park and are still around. They are suspected of a number of recent incidents.

Please call the Gardai IMMEDIATELY if you see these men - dial 999, or Terenure Garda station on 01-666 6400.

College Green Plaza - Public Consultation

The following is an open letter circulated by Dublin City Council:

The new Luas operations will commence in late 2017 and major traffic management changes will be necessary at College Green. These traffic management changes will also present an opportunity to develop a new Civic Plaza at College Green.

A public consultation process was held last November and we are now following up with an online public consultation. The online consultation is being hosted on the City Council’s website and can be found at www.dublincity.ie under Consultations, or at the following link:

http://bit.ly/CollegeGreenPlaza

We would appreciate if you could participate in the consultation as we are very keen to ensure that as many ideas and opinions as are possible are captured as part of the consultation.

Best regards

South East Area Community Development 
Dublin City Council

Festival of Russian Culture: 19-26 February 2017

The Festival of Russian Culture has been running in Dublin since 2010. Terenure Library will be hosting an event at this year's festival: 

An Evening of Poetry

with

Dermot O'Brien

Wednesday, 22nd February 2017

6.30pm

Terenure Library, Templeogue Road

Free of charge but booking is recommended. 
T: 01-490 7035
E: terenurelibrary@dublincity.ie 

Click here for more information about the Festival of Russian Culture. 

Terenure Community Energy Saving Project - YOU can join in and SAVE!

After the massive success of the I Love Terenure 2030 Better Energy Community last year, we are now holding a community meeting next:

Wednesday 25th January 

at 7.30pm 

in the Donal McCann Theatre, Terenure College. 

This project raised over 1 million Euro in grant funding for the community of Terenure in 2016. Many private homes and business benefited from this grant money.

If you would like to be part of the 2017 application please come along to the meeting above. We will answer any of your questions or concerns. We will also be showing some very interesting case studies from 2016.

All are very welcome to attend.

With the success of last year's project, and the many requests from other local communities to get involved, we are now opening this project up to all surrounding areas: Harolds Cross, Templeogue, Rathfarnham, Rathgar, Rathmines, Kimmage, Perrystown, Walkinstown. If you know of persons living in these areas who may be interested, please let them know, they are very welcome to attend.

We have done so much together since 2010, please pop along and satisfy your curiosity and learn how you could reduce you energy bills, receive 2017 grant funds and be part of this emerging community project.

Mrs Joan Finkel, Former TRA Secretary

The TRA Committee was saddened to hear of the death of a former committee member and secretary, Mrs Joan Finkel. Late of Rathdown Avenue, Joan was tireless in her efforts on behalf of the residents and a kept a close watch on developments at Bushy Park. She was missed by the committee when poor health caused her to cut back on her activities. 

Joan was also very active in Dublin's Jewish Progressive Congregation. 

We send our sincere condolences to her husband John, sons Andrew, Nigel and David, and other family members. 

Details of the funeral on 12th January 2017 can be found on www.rip.ie.

Operation Transformation Back at Terenure College

The Parents Association at Terenure College is relaunching the Operation Transformation walks, starting on Monday, 9th January 2017. There will be two walks a week (Monday and Thursday nights), beginning at 7.30pm and focusing on distance. 

A key driver for the Association's involvement has been the engagement by Prof. Donal O'Shea on the topic of childhood obesity and the importance of healthy lifestyle and eating. A past pupil of Terenure College, Prof. O'Shea is a key medical advisor to the RTE programme. Starting and finishing in the school grounds, these walks are designed to allow everyone to take part at their own pace. The route has been planned to minimise road crossings, but people still need to take care in the dark.


All parents are welcome to join, and feel free to bring along friends, neighbours, grandparents, etc.

For more information, check out the Terenure College Operation Transformation Walks page on Facebook.