News in Brief

  • Minister Leo Varadkar has made available €500,000 for the improvement of Fairview Bridge.
  • Schools: €2.1 billion will deliver an additional 40 schools and the expansion and renovation of an existing 180 schools nationally.
  • Luas lines to be joined: while Metro North will not go ahead, a new Luas line will link Stephen’s Green (Green line) and O’Connell’s Street (Red line), and continue on to Cabra (Broombridge) via Broadstone and Grangegorman. Construction is currently set to begin in 2015.
  • Tidy Towns: Congratulations to the residents of Raheny who scored a “highly commended” in the recent Tidy Towns Competition. They also got a special award for being Dublin’s best bring bank.
  • A free wills (by appointment) and accountancy service (first and third Thursday of every month) is available from Northside Citizens Information Service (Contact 0761 07 8190 or northside@citinfo.ie).