SAFER BALLYMUN

SAFER BALLYMUN
NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 2
Summer 2006
Safer Ballymun:
what is it?
Safer Ballymun: What is it?
Safer Ballymun is a partnership involving local residents, An Garda Síochána, Dublin City
Council and Ballymun Regeneration Limited. This working group meets on a monthly basis,
and has an action based, problem solving focus. Safer Ballymun aims to assess, monitor and
control the level of anti-social behaviour in the area.
Getting closer to the people
What does it do?
DCC news
Successes to date
Work in Progress
Safer Ballymun
walkabout: action
based & problem
solving
Anti-social behaviour
in your area
Dublin City Council
on the move
Garda news
Safer biking in
Ballymun
Keep your car safer
Unmuzzled dogs
Ballymun’s new Garda
Station
Vandalised trees
Neighbourhood Police
Unit
Sergeant Bernard Young, Garda Noel Crinnigan, Garda Brian Smyth and Garda Brian Dunne
Safer Ballymun: What does it do?
Involves residents in decision making
Improves estate management
Reduces crime and disorder
Tackles the adverse impact of alcohol and drug abuse
Enhances local policing
Safer Ballymun wants to make Ballymun a safer, more pleasant place in which to live.
Meetings of Safer Ballymun take place in the Ballymun Civic Centre every month. Everybody is welcome.
If you would like to attend, contact Lynn on 01 222 5605 for further information.

DCC NEWS
Safer Ballymun walkabout:
action based and problem solving
Successes to date
Safer Ballymun has succeeded in:
Putting more feet on the beat and doubling the number of
Gardai on Ballymun's streets.
Organising regular walkabouts between DCC, BRL and An
Garda Siochana.
Increasing the reporting of crime by the public to An Garda
Síochána.
Improving litter management on Main Street.
Increasing crime detection rates.
Opening two new DCC area offices; one in Coultry and one
in Balcurris.
Mick O'Rourke, Housing Manager, Inspector Karl Heller, and Paul Clegg,
Area Manager Ballymun, on one of their regular walkabouts.
Work in progress
Street cleaning: Two new street sweeping machines are now
operating on Main Street.
CCTV improvements: Systems are being upgraded on an
ongoing basis.
Dublin City Council on the move
New estate offices have been opened in Coultry Neighbourhood
Centre and one is soon to be opened in Balcurris. Both offices
will be shared with local forums. This is part of DCC plans to
work directly within the community and to provide a more
accessible service to local residents.
Anti-social behaviour in your area
What to do if you have anti-social behaviour in your area?
Contact the housing officer at your local area office.
If you think it is a criminal offence, call An Garda Siochana,
who will handle all information in a sensitive manner.
This is our place, our community, our home.
Let’s work together to tackle
anti-social behaviour.
New Coultry Area Office
Useful DCC contact numbers
Coultry Estate Office 01 222 7867
Sillogue Estate Office 01 842 2495
Poppintree Estate Office 01 862 4146
Ballymun Civic Centre 01 222 5646

GARDA NEWS
Safer biking in Ballymun
Ballymun’s new Garda offices
ATTENTION PARENTS AND GUARDIANS
If your child owns any of the following:
Motor cycle
Moped
Scrambler
Quad bike
Motor bike
It is your duty to ensure that if driving on public roads
Drivers are over 16 years of age and have a current driving
licence
Proposed Garda offices
All machines are taxed and insured
Help us save lives by making sure your child drives safely.
REMEMBER:
Complying with the law makes Ballymun a safer place for all
our children.
Failure to comply with the law can earn you penalty points
and can incur heavy court penalties.
Keep your car safer
Park in a busy, well-lit area.
If parking in daylight, think how it will look after dark.
Always lock valuables in the boot of your car.
If you feel you're being observed, move to another location.
Lock your car doors each time you leave your car.
Turn on your car alarm each time you park your car.
Have your car registration number entered on all windows of
your car.
Lockable wheel nuts are a good protection for wheels. If fitted,
use them.
Lockable wheel trims are also very effective in making your car
safer.
Useful Garda contact numbers
Ballymun Garda Station 01 666 4400
Ballymun Detective Unit 01 666 4411
Confidential Phone Line 1800 666 111
Site for proposed Garda offices
Unmuzzled dogs
HAVE YOU EVER FELT INTIMIDATED BY UNMUZZLED DOGS
IN BALLYMUN?
Certain species of dog have to be muzzled by law. Dog species
requiring muzzles are specified in the Tenancy Agreement for
Dublin City Council tenants.
Where the dog owner is a tenant, DCC may take action against
an owner who fails to muzzle their pet. Certain species are not
allowed to be held in flat complexes. If an offender is not a tenant
of DCC, then a dog warden can be notified and called to deal
with unmuzzled dogs.
Phone your local area office if you have concerns.

Vandalised trees
Fears have been growing about the damage to plaques at
the base of the trees planted by the “amaptocare” art
project in Ballymun. 271 trees have now been planted as
part of the first planting season, which ran until May this
year. The trees, featuring the words and thoughts of the
people who bought them have been planted in public
spaces throughout Ballymun. Each tree is an expression of
the individual who donated it and paid a minimum of
50 in an effort to improve the area and contribute to the
new Ballymun.
We must ensure that we, as a community mind these trees
so that they grow to maturity and enhance our new
environment.
If you see a vandalised plaque, please call the
amaptocare office on 01 883 2110.
Vandalised tree plaque
NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE UNIT BALLYMUN
Sergeant Bernard Young Ballymun 01 666 4400
Garda Louise Fogarty &
Garda Fergal Finneran
Coultry Road, Drive, Gardens, Lawn, Crescent and Park, Forestwood and Santry Avenue
Garda Brian Smyth
Balcurris Road, St Joseph’s School, Poppintree area
Garda Michael McGreal
Balbutcher Lane, Ard na Meala, Balcurris Gardens, Belclare Estate
Garda Brian Dunne
Sillogue Road, Avenue, Gardens, Sandyhill Gardens, Cuileann Park, Gateway and Marewood Estates
Garda Eileen Keogh &
Garda Lorraine Walsh
Glasnevin Avenue, Hillcrest Estate, Pinewood, Willow Park, Drapier Green, St Pappins Road
Garda Aoife Tuohy
Albert College, Shanliss Road, Oldtown Road, Shanard Road and Avenue
Garda Noel Crinnegan
Shangan Road, Shangan Avenue, Shangan Gardens, Longdale Terrace, Woodhazel and Whiteacre