Paschal Donohoe

Councillor Mary O’Shea has provided me with an update on the planning process for the mast in the Glasnevin Industrial Estate. “The case is due in court for mention on the 23rd of February 2010 with a view to getting a full hearing on the next available date. According to our records, the retention planning […]

Councillor Mary O’Shea has made the following submission on the location of this mast. We are totally opposed to it and will help the local community in any way we can. “An Bord Pleanála granted planning permission on 23 June 2003 for a 45 metre high telecommunications tower to replace an existing 20 metre high […]

I first spent time in Claremont estate when I canvassed for the Council in the 2004 local elections. A huge issue among local residents was the recently erected 02 mobile phone mast in Glasnevin Industrial Estate. You’d have to see this mast to believe it. It’s nearly in the back garden of a dozen houses. […]

This morning, Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, TD; Commissioner of the OPW, John McMahon; students from O’Connell School in Glasnevin; and Chairman of Glasnevin Trust John Green officially reopened the O’Connell Tower at Glasnevin Cemetery and Museum. Visitors to Glasnevin Cemetery can now climb the newly installed staircase within the […]

Maximising the City’s Potential, the variation to the City Development Plan should be rejected. Councillor Mary O’Shea and I discussed this plan yesterday. It proposes increasing the building height for Pelletstown and Glasnevin Industrial Estate (also Grangegorman). This should not go ahead. The reason for this is that neither site have realistic plans for improved infrastructure in the coming […]

I recently attended a meeting with local residents on proposed parking plans to cope with the future development of Glasnevin Cemetery. The Dublin Cemeteries Committee proposed the building of a 280 space car park on the green space of Clareville Lawns. I supported local residents in calling on the Cemeteries Committee, with the support of […]