Southside - DublinPeople.com

More documents

Recommendations

Info

2 newsWaste not…Celebrity chef Catherine Fulvio and twins Onora andSaorla Heavey (6), are pictured at the Aviva Stadiumwhere they were promoting recycling after the Christmasholidays.It is estimated that over theChristmas period, Dublin generatedapproximately 19,758tonnes of used packagingwaste of which Repak is aimingto recycle 50 per cent.Dublin households generateda total of 6,605,948 bottlesof wine, 14,648,267 cansof beer, 19,956,415 softdrinks cans, 12,700,932 beerbottles, 10,995,536 plasticAny news?Are you or your familycelebrating an achievementor success story? Perhapsthere has been an awardmade to a family member.Why not ring Neil on8162921 or emailneil@dublinpeople.comIS ALCOHOL CAUSING APROBLEM IN YOUR FAMILY?THERE IS ASOLUTIONPhone 842 0700AA GeneralService OfficeIRELAND’S ONLYSUPPLIER OFFULLY INSUREDPART WORNTYRES &X-RAY SAFETYTESTED TYRESdrinks bottles and 1,400,976sweet boxes.Darrell Crowe of Repaksaid: “Last Christmas we collectivelyincreased our householdpackaging recycling rateby over seven per cent from2010.“With the Christmas festivities,people will have moreused packaging to recycle thannormal, placing more pressureon recycling collection infrastructure.”To help people find outletsfor this excess used packagingRepak have developed a Recyclemoresmartphone app. Thishelps users find informationon the nearest recycling facilityor alternative bottle bank,making recycling more convenientthan ever.Local websitewww.area11aa.ieNEW STANDARDS IN USED TYRESALSO ATCLAREHALL& SWORDSTEL: 860 20 20114 Boyne Road, Dublin Ind. Est., Glasnevin, D.11. • Email: info@tyreland.ie • Web: www.tyreland.ie114 Boyne Road, Dublin Ind. Est.,Glasnevin, D.11Email: info@tyreland.ieWeb: www.tyreland.ieNew parking schemes meet oppositionA MOVE by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council tointroduce pay and display parking schemes in residentialareas has met with strong opposition from locals.The council is proposing tocreate seven new pay and displayareas partly to compensatefor a reduction in its revenueafter councillors persuaded it tobring down commercial ratesby two per cent in its budget for2013.The council expects to generateup to €200,000 by implementingthe new pay anddisplay schemes at seven differentlocations across the county.The new schemes will be locatedat Killiney DART Stationcar park, where 87 parking bayswill be installed; Station Road,Killiney (18 bays); and CarysfortAvenue, Blackrock (51bays).Two separate pay and displayschemes of 73 bays and 19ARÍSANY MODULE( Are you expecting a babby t his year?Do you look afterbabiesort oddlers? Do you have anattic full ofun-usedbuggies,highchh airs, cots,baby clothes, boxed-toys and more?sales arethe safe and easy way to buysecond-handbaby and toddler goods direct from the owners atbargainpricesor s e ll your own g oods direct t o Buyers at t he saleFIRST SALE OF 2013!!SATU RDAY, 19 TH JAN NUARY 2013(2pm 4pm)TERENURE COLLEGETempleogue Rd, Du blin 6wFormore detailsor to book yourSeller Sp ace:ww w.aris-ireland..co mbays will be located on the StillorganRoad.Another two schemes willbe located in Cherrywood, withone of 22 bays located on theCherrywood Road and anotheroff the Cherrywood Roundabouton the Wyattville LinkRoad (92 bays).The council intends tocharge €1 per hour for parkingat the new locations, with theexception of the scheme at theHill on the Stillorgan Road,where motorists will pay €1.50per hour.Ronan Coffey, spokesmanfor the Carysfort Avenue Residents’Association, said localswere concerned that commuterstrying to avoid paying the newcharges on Carysfort AvenueAris Irelandwould instead park in nearbyresidential areas.“We know for sure that wewill suffer increased pressure ascommuters will almost certainlyseek to avoid paying forparking,” he said.“The side effect of this actionwill be to further push commuterparking into thesealready chronic and sometimesdangerously overloaded roadsin an area that has a high populationmix of elderly and youngchildren.”He added: “Residents inCarysfort Park are increasinglyfrustrated by cars blocking theirdriveways and parking on pavements,as well as illegal parkingat junctions and intersections.”Cllr Barry Ward (FG) saidhe did not think that introducingnew pay and displayschemes in residential areas wasan appropriate way of raisingrevenue for the council.“You should be puttingthem in where there is local demandfor them, but it seemsthat they are getting in by theback door,” he said.Gilmore won’t be distractedby Shortall’s commentsFrom page 1In response, a spokesman forMr Gilmore said: “The Tanaistewill not be distracted in 2013from building on the progressLabour has made in Governmentin bringing stability to ourpublic finances; in tackling thejobs crisis; and in safeguardingthe State supports that are inplace for people who need themmost.“He is determined to makegood on the commitment madeat the time of the 2011 election -that Labour would fix our brokeneconomy and would do thatin a way that was fair and equitable.”Deputy Eric Byrne (Lab)has also come to the defence ofhis party leader and insisted that9 JANUARY 2013. SOUTHSIDE PEOPLECllr Victor Boyhan (Ind)said: “When the pay and displayschemes are introducedmotorists are just going to parkin residential areas like Avondaleand Carysfort Park toavoid the charges.”A spokesperson for thecouncil said that as a result ofreduced income, total councilexpenditure declined by 18 percent or €40 million between2008 and 2012.“During the same periodthe council has been sensitive tothe difficulties faced by the businesssector and has reducedcommercial rates by two percent in 2010 and 2011 with afurther two per cent reductionagreed for 2013,” he said.“It is against this backgroundthat a number of payand display schemes wereadopted as part of Budget2013.”He added: “It is expectedthat revenue generated from thisstream will be in the order of€200,000.”there was little prospect of achallenge to Mr Gilmore’s leadership.“The Labour Party doesn’tneed a new leader,” he declared.“It has an excellent leader inEamon Gilmore.“I think that the vast majorityof the parliamentary partyare 100 per cent behind EamonGilmore. He is a serious politician,leading a serious party.”Deputy Byrne also fired abroadside at Deputy Shortall.“My thoughts on her commentsare that she would be betteroff keeping them to herselfbecause the Labour Party has aproject - and she was to be partof the project - and that was torestore Ireland’s sovereignty,” headded.Luas enjoys arecord yearLAST year was the mostsuccessful to date for theLuas.The RPA said passengernumbers were up by approximately300,000 on 2011 figures.It is estimated that 29.4million passenger journeyswere made on Luas in 2012,compared to just over 29 millionin 2011.These record numbers havebeen achieved despite losing aweek’s service due to a majorfire adjacent to the Red Lineearly in the year.The busiest times of 2012were at the end of August, duringthe Tall Ships festival andduring December when therewas an increase in shoppersand revellers during the Christmasseason.Last year was also a verysignificant year for the futuredevelopment of the Luas system.In August, An BórdPleanála granted a RailwayOrder for the 5.6km extensionto the Luas Green Line betweenSaint Stephen’s Greenand Broombridge.The new line, which will finallysee the Red and Greenlines linked to form a light railnetwork, is conservatively expectedto generate an extra 10million passenger journeys in afull year. The new Luas line isexpected to go into operationin 2017.Recycle yourChristmastree for freeDUBLIN City Councilhas made arrangementsfor Christmas trees to berecycled for free acrossthe Southside.The service runs until Sunday,January 22 at the WindmillRoad Bring Centre,Crumlin; the Gulistan TerraceBring Centre, Rathmines; thePigeon House Road RecyclingCentre, Ringsend; at WalkinstownGreen, Bunting Park;Milltown Car Park, MilltownRoad, and at Sandymount (atthe car park) at MartelloTower, Strand Road.to advertisephone8621611RosemountChartered Accountants and Insolvency Practitioners◆ Small Business Insolvency Specialists◆ Personal & Business Insolvency◆ Loan Re-structuring◆ Business Advisors and Taxation SpecialistsTel: 01 493-7584 OR Mob: 086 606-1906Marian Road, Rathfarnham
9 JANUARY 2013. SOUTHSIDE PEOPLE news 3‘A healthy disregard for the impossible’A HIGHLY experienced Southside mountaineer haspaid tribute to his fellow climber and mentor, Ian Mc-Keever, who died while climbing Africa’s highestpeak last week.by Jamie Deasy● Ian McKeeverMr McKeever (42), a wellknownadventurer, mountaineerand charity fundraiserdied while he was leading anexpedition to the top of MountKilimanjaro in Tanzania.Reports suggest that the expeditionwas caught up in anintense storm and that Mr Mc-Keever died while being transferredto hospital after he wasstruck by a bolt of lightning.The adventurer and mountaineerhad previously workedas a broadcaster on RTE’s AARoadwatch.He was educated at ClonkeenCollege but had been livingnear Roundwood in CoWicklow in recent years.Mr McKeever’s family lefta message on his website lastweek saying: “It is with deepregret, that we, Ian’s family, fiancéeAnna and friends, adviseof his sudden death on Kilimanjaro…doingwhat he lovedbest.”He was a leading memberof the Kilimanjaro Achiever’sTeam, which comprised agroup of experienced climbersthat led first time and noviceclimbers to the summit of themountain – often to raise fundsfor charity.In August, Mr McKeeverled a group of 145 Irish studentsto the top of Mount Kilimanjaro,setting a GuinnessWorld Record for the largestgroup ever to scale the peak atthe same time. The group alsoraised almost €100,000 forChernobyl Children Internationaland Crumlin Children’sHospital.The ultra-fit Mr McKeeverheld several world records. Heachieved his most notable featin 2007 when he broke theworld record for climbing thehighest mountain in each ofthe seven continents in only155 days, thereby shatteringthe previous world record by32 days.In 2008, Mr McKeeveracted as mentor for GrahamKinch, from Dun Laoghaire,who was preparing for his ownattempt at climbing the world’shighest mountain later thatyear.Mr Kinch described MrMcKeever as a humble andunassuming man who wasvery determined to achieve hisgoals.“For me he was a very interestingcharacter in that hedisplayed both humility anddrive at the same time, andthey are two things that rarelygo together in the same person,”he said.Mr Kinch also lauded MrMcKeever’s selfless charityfundraising and noted that hehad personally raised hundredsof thousands of euros for variouscharities over the years.“Every single one of thoseworld records was done for acharity, for the good of somebodyelse,” Mr Kinch revealed.“With Ian it was always for thegood of somebody else.“On that [Seven Peaks]climb he raised about€140,000, but I would say thatover the last decade he hasraised close to half a million.”Mr Kinch said his friend’s‘Seven Peaks’ world recordwas all the more notable as itwas the first time he had attemptedto tackle what mountaineersgenerally regard as theworld’s most difficult mountainsto climb.“What makes that exceptionalis that when he took thatchallenge on he had never reallyset foot on a proper mountainbefore. He did not have themountaineering backgroundbut had what I would call ahealthy disregard for the impossible.”One of the beneficiaries ofhis considerable charity work,Adi Roche, the CEO of ChernobylChildren International,said he would always be one ofCOMMUNITY PAYS TRIBUTETO SELFLESS ADVENTURERher heroes.“If I had to think of Ian’sattributes I would list his enthusiasm,wisdom, humour, vibrancyand vision and hisabsolute living to the letter, the● An inspiration: Adi Roche (centre) said Ian McKeever (second right) was a great friend to the charity.power of the possible,” shesaid.“Ian was a wonderfulfriend to Chernobyl ChildrenInternational and worked onmany initiatives and events includingwork with theAlzheimers Association. Hewas a mentor, a teacher, aguide and an inspiration forthousands of students throughoutIreland.”
Page 1: SouthsidePeop eTEL: 01 8621611. www
Page 5 and 6: 9 JANUARY 2013. SOUTHSIDE PEOPLE ne
Page 11 and 12: SALEbathrooms and tilesEst. 1990SAL
Page 13 and 14: NEW YEAR SALEBuy the Handle + Lock
Page 15 and 16: 9 JANUARY 2013. SOUTHSIDE PEOPLE ho
Page 17 and 18: 17PLUMBING& HEATING• Installation
Page 19 and 20: 9 JANUARY 2013. SOUTHSIDE PEOPLEKIT
Page 21 and 22: 21 southsideEducationNamed after th
Page 23 and 24: SENIOR COLLEGE DÚN LAOGHAIREwww.sc
Page 25 and 26: 9 JANUARY 2013. SOUTHSIDE PEOPLE25
Page 27: 27 southsidePlanning & Public Notic
Page 30 and 31: Archives (1987-2012)When it happene

Southside - DublinPeople.com

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?