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INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL
Message from Your
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Our winter edition of the
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Your
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dlr times covers the adoption of
2018 COUNCIL BUDGET .....03 the Council budget for 2018 and also keeps you
MARLAY PARK
Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
up to date on seasonal news and events. The
TIME: Sep 9am to 8pm | Oct 9am
dlr PUBLIC INFORMATION recently adopted Council budget is balanced to
provide the best level of service to residents and
to 6pm | Nov – Jan 9am to 5pm dlr LEXICON
dlr Christmas Festival................. 04 businesses in our area for the new year, more
Feb – Mar 9am to 6pm | Apr 9am Haigh Terrace, Dún Laoghaire
to 9pm | May – Aug 9am to 10pm TEL: 01 280 1147
Parking promotion in dlr .............. 04 information on this inside.
TIME: Mon – Thur 9.30am – 8pm
There is a lot going on in the run up to Christmas
Christmas and New Year SHANGANAGH PARK Fri to Sat 9.30am – 5pm | Sun
in dlr, Christmas markets in Dún Laoghaire, Shankill 12noon – 4pm
Recycling arrangements .............. 04 as well as the CoCo markets in People’s Park TIME: Open Access.
and Marlay Park and a countywide car parking BLACKROCK
promotion, so get out there and support your
dlr PUBLIC INFORMATION PEOPLE’S PARK Blackrock Town Hall,
local market and our traders in our local Main Street
Park Road, Dún Laoghaire
dlr Business Supports ................. 05 shops and pick up a gift or two. I’d like to wish TIME: Dec – Mar 8am to 4.30pm TEL: 01 288 8117
Libraries Christmas opening hours ... 05 everyone in our county a Merry Christmas and Apr – May 8am to 7.30pm | Jun – TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 10am –
peaceful New Year. Sep 8am to 8pm | Oct – Nov 8am 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue & Thur
New Year New You! Competition ..... 05 CLLR. TOM MURPHY 1.15pm – 8pm
to 7.30pm
dlr NEWS Message from KILLINEY HILL PARK CABINTEELY*
Old Bray Road, Cabinteely
New Civic Hub ........................ 06 the Chief Killiney Hill Road
TIME: Open Access. TEL: 01 285 5363
Executive TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri* & Sat*
10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue &
dlr STAFF PROFILE CABINTEELY PARK
2018 will see €177 million invested in the Thur 2pm – 8pm
Old Bray Road, Cabinteely
Sinéad Dunne ......................... 06 County by the Council. We will see a broad TIMES: Sep 8am to 8pm | Oct
range of economic supports delivered through 8am to 7pm | Nov – Jan 8am to DALKEY
the LEO including supports for business 5pm | Feb 8am to 6pm | Mar 8am Castle Street, Dalkey
dlr ARTS & LIBRARY EVENTS and the County’s Tourism Strategy. TEL: 01 285 5317
to 7pm | Apr 8am to 8pm | May –
What’s on in dlr LexIcon .............. 07 In promoting quality of life, dlr will be opening Aug 8am to 10.30pm TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 10am –
Fernhill Park to the public following development 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue & Thur
Irish Author Collection 1.15pm – 8pm
at dlr LexIcon .......................... 07
works. We are also providing supports for BLACKROCK PARK
community organisations and implementing Rock Road, Blackrock
Irish Book Award the new Music Generation Programme. TIME: Sep 8am to 8pm | Oct 8am DEANSGRANGE
Success ................................ 07 to 7pm | Nov – Jan 8am to 4.30pm Clonkeen Drive, Deansgrange
dlr’s built environment will be developed TEL: 01 285 0860
through the Capital Programme as well Feb – Mar 8am to 6pm | Apr 8am
to 8pm | May – Aug 8am to 9pm TIME: Mon 10am – 5pm | Tue
YOUR dlr COUNCILLORS ....... 08 as seeing the LED street lights extending; to Thur 10am – 8pm | Fri & Sat
the tree management programme and the 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm
delivery of the new town of Cherrywood. KILBOGGET PARK
Churchview Road, Cabinteely
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown There will be no increase in parking and our TIME: Open Access. DUNDRUM
local retailers have welcomed the “one hour Upper Churchtown Road,
County Council free” parking promotion for Christmas.
May I join with An Cathaoirleach in wishing
Recycling Dundrum
TEL: 01 298 5000
County Hall, Marine Road, you all a Happy Christmas and a information TIMES: Mon, Fri & Sat 10am –
1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue to Thur
Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland. prosperous New Year.
10am – 8pm
A96 K6C9 PHILOMENA POOLE BALLYOGAN RECYCLING
Ballyogan Road
SHANKILL*
PHONE: 01 205 4700 CoCo Markets TELEPHONE: 01 291 3600
TIME: Mon – Fri 8.30am to 5.30pm
Library Road, Shankill
TEL: 01 282 3081
EMAIL: corp@dlrcoco.ie PEOPLE’S PARK Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm | Sun/Bank TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri* & Sat*
Park Road, Dún Laoghaire Hols 10.30am to 5.30pm. 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm | Tue &
CLOSED: Christmas Eve – St.
www.dlrcoco.ie
Thur 2pm – 8pm
WHEN: Every Sunday
Stephen’s Day, New Year’s Day,
TIME: 11am – 4pm
Easter Sunday. STILLORGAN
www.dlrtourism.ie | www.events.dlrcoco.ie MARLAY PARK St. Laurence’s Park,
www.libraries.dlrcoco.ie Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 EDEN PARK RECYCLING Stillorgan
Summerhill Road, Glasthule TEL: 01 288 9655
WHEN: Every Weekend
Printed in Ireland on paper that has been TIME: Mon 10am – 5pm | Tue
TIME: Saturday 10am – 4pm | Sunday 11am – 4pm TIME: Mon – Thur 8.30am to 4pm
sourced sustainably. Please recycle after use. to Thur 10am – 8pm | Fri & Sat
Fri – Sat 8.30am to 3.30pm.
10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm
Designed in Dún Laoghaire town by Clickworks. EMERGENCY CLOSED: Sunday, Bank Holidays,
Public Holidays.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
* Libraries with an asterisk are
@dlrcc Water and Drainage: 1850 278 278 SHANGANAGH open either Friday or Saturday –
[24 hours] RECYCLING CENTRE please contact for further details.
DunLaoghaireRathdownCountyCouncil Shanganagh Cemetery Car
Dangerous Structures & Places: 01 677 8844
Park, Shankill - The dlr LexIcon is open on
[after 5pm + weekends]
Sundays 12noon – 4pm
If you would like to receive the Transportation: 01 677 8844 TIME: Mon – Thur 8.30am to 4pm
[after 5pm + weekends] Fri – Sat 8.30am to 3.30pm. - On Bank Holiday weekends, all
dlr times by email please contact us:
Homeless Persons: 1800 724 724 CLOSED: Sunday, Bank Holidays, libraries are closed Saturday,
commsoffice@dlrcoco.ie [after hours services] Public Holidays. Sunday & Monday.
Budget Special
€
2018 Council Budget
Philomena Poole, the Chief Executive of RESIDENTS
dlr County Council, brought the draft budget • Promotion of quality of life initiatives
to Council in November. On adoption of • New regional park at Fernhill
the 2018 budget by the Elected Members, • Support of community organisations through
she commented on the increase of over the grants programme
€5 million in expenditure from 2017. • Music Generation Programme launching in 2018
• Increase in Book Fund and continuation of dlr LexIcon
Sunday opening
• Increased funding for social housing provision
I am happy to announce that 2018 will see €177
• 15% reduction in the Local Property Tax retained for 2018
million being invested in the county by the Council.
We will see a range of economic supports delivered
through the Local Enterprise Office which includes
Business Support Grants and Mentoring, the launch of
the Council’s Tourism Strategy and the promotion of the BUSINESS
whole Dublin region. There will be no increase in parking • Support of start-ups and micro-enterprises through the
charges, and for the Christmas period there will be a Local Enterprise Office
special parking promotion which gives you one extra hour • Grants for business expansion and marketing
free on-street parking.
• Finance of mentoring and networking services
In our promotion of quality of life, we will see the • Continued support of pop-up shop and CoCo markets
opening of the new regional park at Fernhill commence, for small business, including shop front grants and
there will be €240,000 spent in supporting community business support grants
organisations through the grants programme, the Music • General events offered by the Council such as Iron Man,
Generation Programme has been secured for dlr and Concerts and other festivals which attract tourists
the Library Programme continues to be an outstanding • dlr’s tourism strategy now in place – new tourism kiosk
resource to all of the people of the county. dlr also delivered for the town of Dún Laoghaire
continues its high performance standard in the delivery
of social housing.
dlr’s built environment will continue to receive
INFRASTRUCTURE
investment in 2018. The LED programme of
• Delivery of new town at Cherrywood
street lights, the tree management programme,
the implementation of the Council’s major capital • Tree management programme
programme, the delivery of the new town of Cherrywood • Continued roll out of LED lighting programme
and increasing the footpath repair programme is just a • Implementation of dlr’s capital programme
sample of the initiatives.
• Extension of the footpath repair programme
• Enhancement of the cycling infrastructure
INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL
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Public Information
Christmas and New Year
Recycling arrangements
Ballyogan Recycling Park
Sun 24 – Tue 26 Dec Closed
Wed 27 – Fri 29 Dec Open 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Sat 30 Dec Open 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Sun 31 Dec Open 10:30 am – 5:30 pm
Dún Laoghaire Mon 1 Jan Closed
Normal opening hours will apply from Tue 2 Jan 2018
Christmas Festival Eden Park and Shanganagh Recycling Centres
Sun 24 – Tue 26 Dec Closed
Dún Laoghaire is all dressed up for Christmas, and complementing
Wed 27 – Thu 28 Dec Open 8:30 am – 4 pm
the twinkling lights and the usual festive fare is the Dún Laoghaire
Fri 29 – Sat 30 Dec Open 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Christmas Festival which runs until 23 December.
Sun 31 Dec Closed
It includes a whole host of exciting events including a charming Christmas market every weekend
with an old-world children’s carnival and an official North Pole post box. This can be found at the Mon 1 Jan Closed
Christmas Tree beside dlr LexIcon, so pop your list in and receive a reply before Christmas Day.
Normal opening hours will apply from Tue 2 Jan 2018
The Dún Laoghaire Christmas Market is a feast for the seasonal senses, with carefully selected
vendors selling a great range of hand-made gifts and delicious treats. Aromas of gourmet sausages,
Hungarian beef goulash soup and Lángos, German gluhwein and steaming hot chocolate fill the air,
with hand-crafted gifts and decorations, jewellery, metal art, sculpture and a whole host of treats and
Christmas parking
very special hand crafted quality gifts on sale for that special Christmas gift. It runs every weekend
from 11am to 7pm until 23 December at the Metals and dlr LexIcon.
promotion in dlr
See you in Dún Laoghaire this Christmas!
Féile Nollag
Dhún Laoghaire
Tá Dún Laoghaire réitithe don Nollaig agus, faoi bhrat na soilse atá dlr has a Christmas parking promotion for on-street pay and display
ag glioscarnach agus ag rince, beidh Féile Nollag Dhún Laoghaire ar parking areas across the county.
siúl go dtí an 23 Nollaig. The promotion, which runs until 6 January 2018, will gift shoppers
and visitors an extra hour free when they pay for a minimum of
Beidh neart imeachtaí iontacha ar siúl, amhail margadh Nollag agus carnabhal traidisiúnta do leanaí
one hour parking.
gach deireadh seachtaine. Beidh bosca poist oifigiúil an Phoil Thuaidh in aice leis an gcrann Nollag
ag dlr LexIcon. Mar sin, cuir do liosta i dtoll a chéile agus gheobhaidh tú freagra roimh Lá Nollag. How does it work?
Féasta do na céadfaí a bheidh i Margadh It applies to on-street pay and display parking countywide and
Nollag Dhún Laoghaire agus beidh bronntanais here is how it works:
lámhdhéanta agus scoth an bhia ar díol ag díoltóirí
Motorists who pay for a minimum of 60 minutes parking will be
a roghnaíodh go cúramach. Beidh dea-bholadh
given 60 minutes free parking time in addition to the 15 minute
ispíní galánta, gúláise mairteola Ungáraí, Lángos,
grace period already available throughout the county.
glühwein Ghearmánaigh agus seacláide te san
aer, gan trácht ar na maisiúcháin lámhdhéanta, For example: a person who parks their car at 1pm and pays for 60
an seodra, an ealaín mhiotail agus na píosaí minutes parking will not have to return to their car until 3.15pm.
dealbhóireachta a fheicfidh tú. Céard faoi rud éigin This person has paid for 60 minutes covering them from 1pm to
milis nó bronntanas lámhdhéanta a cheannach do 2pm, they will get 60 minutes free, covering them from 2pm to
dhuine speisialta i do shaol? Beidh sé ar siúl gach 3pm and will also receive the normal 15 minutes grace period
deireadh seachtaine ó 11 r.n. go dtí 7 i.n. ag covering them from 3pm to 3.15pm.
Na Ráillí agus dlr LexIcon. Customers do, however, need to be aware that the 3 hour
Feicfimid i nDún Laoghaire thú an Nollaig seo! maximum time limit designed to encourage turnover in parking
spaces does still apply in the areas covered by the promotion.
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INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL
Public Information
Libraries Christmas
opening hours
Stock up on your Christmas reading and listening material before
the festive season is in full flight. Remember, our website is open
24/7 over the holiday period at libraries.dlrcoco.ie
dlr Libraries would like to wish all of our users a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Mon 18 Dec All Libraries Open Christmas tree recycling
Tue 19 Dec All Libraries Open After the festive period has ended, it will be time to dispose of your Christmas tree. Recycling will be
Wed 20 Dec All Libraries Open available between 9.30am and 3.30pm from Tuesday 2 to Sunday 14 January 2018 inclusive, at the
Thu 21 Dec All Libraries Open following locations:
• Blackrock Park Main Entrance
Fri 22 Dec All Libraries Open
• Cabinteely Park Car Park
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec All Libraries Closed • Killiney Hill Car Park
Wed 27 Dec – Fri 29 Dec 2 Libraries Open • Marlay Park, Grange Road Car Park
• dlr LexIcon (9.30 am – 5 pm) • dlr Parks Depot, Sandyford Road (near Kilcross Estate)
• Dundrum (10 am – 1pm & 2 pm – 5 pm) • Shanganagh Recycling Centre Car Park
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 01 Jan All Libraries Closed • West Pier Car Park, Dún Laoghaire
Tue 02 Jan All Libraries Open as normal Remember, you can’t leave in Christmas trees before or after these dates or outside the designated
areas. The provisions of the Litter Pollution Acts 1997 – 2009 will apply.
How dlr One Christmas tree per car will also be accepted free of charge at the Ballyogan Recycling Park in
January of next year, however the facility will be closed on New Year’s Day.
can support
your End of year,
business end of car?
Got a business, or thinking of starting a business, in dlr? Is your car or van past its “sell by” date? Are
At the budget meeting in November, Councillors agreed to extend you looking to dispose of it? dlr can remove
the existing Business Supports Scheme. This means that the and dispose of “end of life” vehicles, free
number of rate payers in the county to benefit from the scheme of charge. If you want to arrange to get one
will now be 85% of businesses, compared to 72% in 2017. The removed, or to report an abandoned car in
extended scheme applies to rate payers with a rates bill of €20,000 your area, get in touch with us at 01-205 4817
or less in 2018, compared to a previous ceiling of €10,000 in 2017. or email environ@dlrcoco.ie
This is part of dlr’s ongoing commitment to support businesses and
enterprise in our county.
Also, did you know that the Council, through its Local Enterprise Competition
Office (LEO dlr), can provide a one-stop-shop for advice and
New Year New You!
business support grants, no matter what stage your business is at.
The wide variety of grants and other supports on offer help to foster
and develop economic activity in our local area.
Let dlr Leisure Services help get you in shape for the New
These supports include:
Year. Enter our fantastic competition to win one of two
• Feasibility Grants annual gym passes to any of their centres! dlr Leisure
• Business Priming Grants operates four centres across the county at Ballyogan,
• Business Expansion Grants Loughlinstown, Meadowbrook and Monkstown. These leisure
• Export Marketing Assistance facilities have fully equipped gyms, excellent pool facilities,
• Trading Online Voucher fitness studios and all-weather pitches.
• Management Development and Business Analysis dlr Leisure Services staff are always on hand to provide
• One-to-One Mentoring assistance and the centres make a positive impact on the
local communities. Any surplus made is reinvested for the benefit of the communities served,
One of the latest national LEO initiatives saw 5 local dlr businesses
through job creation, facility improvements or the provision of new programmes and services.
successfully secure a total of €125,000 in funding as part of the
Innovation Investment Fund. As part of the application programme, To enter, all you have to do is sign up to receive the dlr times by email. Log on to
all businesses received one-to-one mentoring and pitch training. www.dlrcoco.ie/dlrleisurecompetition and enter your details by 10 January 2018.
At the conclusion, all 5 were successful in their formal pitch to an The lucky winners will be notified on 12 January 2018.
investor panel to secure the LEO grant.
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News dlr staff profile
Sinéad Dunne
dlr FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTANT
Sinéad joined dlr in September
2016 having spent eight years
with South Dublin County
Council. Before that she held accountancy
roles with Musgraves, The Institute of
Public Administration (IPA) and Accenture.
She completed her degree in Mathematics
and History in UCD before pursuing an
Accountancy qualification.
What I do? My job is to ensure the financial wellbeing of the
council. Be that through the preparation of a balanced revenue
budget or the provision of a robust capital programme. It’s
important that budgets are balanced, not only in financial terms
and against a backdrop of value for money and accountability,
but also in consideration of the needs of the various stakeholders
within the county - citizens, businesses and tourists alike.
Aside from ensuring adequate financial resources and good
governance are in place, I interact closely with Council
departments, supporting them in their delivery of projects and
services. These include the Cherrywood SDZ development, the
provision of housing schemes and the establishment of the new
Music Generation programme.
What’s involved in bringing the Annual Budget to Council for
New Civic Hub
adoption? Consultation and lots of it! The budget is developed
over a number of months in conjunction with all departments.
The Elected Members, through the Corporate Policy Group,
provide strategic direction to the process. Income and expenditure
proposals are collated, with the merit of individual projects
presented and then agreed with the Chief Executive and
A central goal of the dlr Corporate Plan 2015-2019 is the
Management Team. A final submission of a draft budget is then
delivery of quality customer service and the enhancement presented to the Elected Members for consideration at the Annual
of local democracy. To help us to achieve this, May 2018 will Budget Meeting.
see the opening of the dlr Civic Hub.
When complete, the new dlr Civic Hub in County Hall will provide a comprehensive and Most difficult part of the job? Finding the financial resources to
integrated space, delivering a wide-ranging service to our customers. A team of highly trained fund all the excellent and innovative projects put forward. With
customer service staff will be on hand to assist all visitors, complemented by a new generation funding being so tight, it can be extremely challenging to decide
of customer service systems and new online self-service facilities. There will be a public waiting how best to fairly allocate budgets.
area incorporating a child friendly space, with meeting rooms and separate, private seating
areas to discuss matters in a quiet environment.
Anyone who gets in touch with the Civic Hub by phone, email, in person, website, or social Most rewarding part of the job? The role is varied, exciting and no
media will have their query recorded by staff, and dealt with there and then where possible. two days are ever the same. Being able to see the tangible results
Logging all queries at one point of contact will ensure best use of our staff and financial of your work realised through the delivery of programmes and
resources which in turn will improve the service we provide. services, whether it’s a new road scheme, housing development,
library programme, age friendly initiative, local enterprise innovation
The dlr Civic Hub will be a fully accessible, high quality, bright and effective area for our
or community group that has been supported, is deeply rewarding.
customers to engage with the Council in a new and dynamic way, and we are looking forward
to its opening next year.
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INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL
Arts & Library Events
What’s on in dlr LexIcon
We’ve lots taking place in the Municipal Gallery, dlr LexIcon organised by dlr Arts Office.
You’ll find the Gallery at the back of level 3 (Haigh Terrace entrance).
Arrival – dlr Open Exhibition
Until 21 January 2018
This exhibition presents a huge range of pieces by artists connected to the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
area. It’s curated by Gemma Tipton, journalist and writer, with the theme this year being Arrival. It’s a
great opportunity to see the work of talented local artists and a chance to get involved in some of the
events that include workshops and talks, all of which are organised as part of the programme.
Double Vision
DIANA COPPERWHITE
3 February – 25 March 2018
The Double Vision event sees sisters Diana and
Shirley Copperwhite exhibiting together for the
first time. Diana is a painter with a practice that
includes wall drawings, installation and painting.
Her shows this year included The Last Picture
Show at the Thomas Jaeckel Gallery in New York
and Crooked Orbit at the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
in Dublin. Shirley is a designer with over thirty
Starry, Starry Night
years experience, having worked with companies
in Germany, Canada and the UK where her designs
have been used on fabric and textiles.
dlr LexIcon is delighted to host a spectacular photo exhibition,
Images of Starlight on Level 3 until 5 January 2018. Leo Enright For full details of the exhibition programme, including details on how to book the many free events
has said of the exhibition of 60 images, ‘Those who attend will be and activities, then head to www.dlrcoco.ie/arts
able to see many intriguing photographs of the solar system, our
galaxy the Milky Way and other galaxies. It is a rare opportunity to
view the highest quality astronomical images.’
Healthy Ireland at your library
Healthy Ireland is a Government-led national initiative to improve
the health and well-being of Irish people. Early 2018 sees dlr
Irish Book Award Success Libraries promoting Healthy Ireland at your library. There will be
a core reading list of health-related literature available in each
Congratulations to dlr Writer in branch, with additional online resources available focusing on
Residence 2016-17 Sarah Webb, who physical and mental health, and health literacy. Beginning in
along with illustrator Steve McCarthy, Spring 2018, health and well-being talks and workshops will be
won the Bord Gáis Energy Children’s hosted in each library.
Junior Book of the Year Award 2017
for her book A Sailor Went to Sea, Let dlr Libraries help you kickstart 2018 with Healthy Ireland!
Sea, Sea - Favourite Rhymes from an
Irish Childhood. Sarah worked on this
delightful book during her residency Irish Author
Collection
at dlr LexIcon. The list includes many
local authors and those who have
featured at recent dlr Libraries’ events.
at dlr LexIcon
Success also for Deirdre Sullivan and The Irish Author Collection was recently
illustrator Karen Vaughan who won the launched by An Cathaoirleach Cllr. Tom
Young Adult Book of the Year Award Murphy. It is an exciting new initiative
for the stunning Tangleweed and which sees dlr Libraries hosting a
Brine. Karen’s sumptuous illustrations Mairead Owens (County Librarian), An Cathaoirleach Cllr. comprehensive collection of Irish authors in
Tom Murphy, Gordon Snell, Carmel O’Sullivan (Associate
are on display in dlr LexIcon until the two sequences, split between a reference
Librarian UCD) and Danielle Byrne
end of 2017. and lending collection.
It was launched with an exhibition entitled Remembering Maeve, on loan from UCD Special
Finally, three of our dlr Library Voices 2017 also won at the
Collections. Special thanks are due to Gordon Snell who donated a large number of books by
Awards night. Bernard MacLaverty won Club Novel of the Year for
Maeve Binchy to the Irish Author Collection, in addition to an amount of his own publications.
Midwinter Break; Ruth Fitzmaurice won Newcomer of the Year
Danielle Byrne, daughter of Hugh Leonard, also donated a generous amount of her father’s works.
for I Found My Tribe and Julie Parsons’ The Therapy House won
Crime Fiction Book of the Year. Well done to all! The Irish Author Collection will grow in the coming months and years through a combination of
donations and acquisitions. Further details can be found on libraries.dlrcoco.ie
INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL
dlr times 07your dlr Councillors represent you
DUNDRUM STILLORGAN BLACKROCK
CLLR. MARY
CLLR. SHAY CLLR. LIAM CLLR. BARRY CLLR. MARIE HANAFIN FF
BRENNAN FF DOCKERY FF SAUL FG BAKER FG c/o dlr County Hall,
31 Finsbury Park, 10 Knocksinna Park, 3 Mather Road North, 38 Avondale Lawn, Dún Laoghaire
Churchtown Foxrock Mount Merrion Blackrock MOBILE: 085 120 2121
MOBILE: 086 829 0570 MOBILE: 086 461 1624 MOBILE: 086 781 4517 MOBILE: 086 818 6704 EMAIL: mhanafin@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
EMAIL: sbrennan@cllr.dlrcoco.ie EMAIL: ldockery@cllr.dlrcoco.ie EMAIL: bsaul@cllr.dlrcoco.ie EMAIL: mbaker@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
CLLR. DEIRDRE
CLLR. KAREN CLLR. DEIRDRE CLLR. DÓNAL CLLR. ANNE KINGSTON LAB
FURLONG GP DONNELLY IND SMITH FF COLGAN IND c/o dlr County Hall,
54 Mount Carmel c/o dlr County Hall, c/o dlr County Hall, 30 Ashlawn, Dún Laoghaire
Road, Goatstown Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire Ballinteer Road MOBILE: 087 234 0409
MOBILE: 087 357 4993 MOBILE: 086 461 1625 MOBILE: 087 193 6483 MOBILE: 087 245 4202 EMAIL: dkingston@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
EMAIL: kfurlong@cllr.dlrcoco.ie EMAIL: ddonnelly@cllr.dlrcoco.ie EMAIL: dsmith@cllr.dlrcoco.ie EMAIL: acolgan@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
CLLR. BARRY
CLLR. PAT CLLR. JOHN CLLR. KATE WARD FG
CLLR. ALEX WHITE FEENEY
HAND FG KENNEDY FG
LABOUR
FF c/o dlr County Hall,
25 Chestnut Grove, c/o dlr County Hall, AN LEAS Dún Laoghaire
c/o dlr County Hall, CHATHAOIRLEACH
Ballinteer Dún Laoghaire MOBILE: 085 157 8000
Dún Laoghaire Lia Fáil, Wynberg Park, Blackrock
MOBILE: 086 607 8181 MOBILE: 087 772 0794 EMAIL: bward@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
MOBILE: 087 220 8533 MOBILE: 086 461 1627
EMAIL: phand@cllr.dlrcoco.ie EMAIL: jkennedy@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
EMAIL: awhite@cllr.dlrcoco.ie EMAIL: kfeeney@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
CLLR. BRIAN
MURPHY IND
c/o dlr County Hall,
Dún Laoghaire
MOBILE: 086 161 2137
DÚN LAOGHAIRE
EMAIL: bmurphy@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
CLLR. JOHN CLLR. MICHAEL
BAILEY FG MERRIGAN IND
CLLR. SORCHA Kilmore, Killiney Road, 11 Desmond Avenue,
NIC CORMAIC SF Killiney Dún Laoghaire
54 Goatstown MOBILE: 086 832 4523 MOBILE: 086 875 6026
Close, Goatstown EMAIL: jbailey@cllr.dlrcoco.ie EMAIL: mmerrigan@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
MOBILE: 086 461 1637
EMAIL: sniccormaic@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
BLACKROCK CLLR. CORMAC CLLR. DAVE
DEVLIN FF O’KEEFFE PBP
CLLR. SEAMAS DUNDRUM
St. Michael’s, c/o 91 Lwr George’s St.,
O’NEILL IND 117 Glenageary Ave, Dún Laoghaire
STILLORGAN
69 Bird Avenue, DÚN LAOGHAIRE Dún Laoghaire MOBILE: 087 120 4129
Clonskeagh MOBILE: 086 818 6814 EMAIL: dokeeffe@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
MOBILE: 086 461 1640 EMAIL: cdevlin@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
EMAIL: soneill@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
CLLR. OSSIAN
CLLR. MARY SMYTH GP
CLLR. GRACE FAYNE FG 1 Woodlawn Park,
TALLON LAB Coolmaine, Sandycove Dún Laoghaire
5 Sweetmount Road, Sandycove MOBILE: 086 461 1628
Avenue, Dundrum MOBILE: 086 461 1626 EMAIL: osmyth@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
MOBILE: 086 249 2837 EMAIL: mfayne@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
EMAIL: gtallon@cllr.dlrcoco.ie GLENCULLEN-SANDYFORD
CLLR. PATRICIA
CLLR. MELISA STEWART FG
HALPIN PBP 7 Stable Lane, Crofton
c/o 91 Lwr George’s St., Terrace, Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire MOBILE: 086 829 1002
KILLINEY-SHANKILL
MOBILE: 086 380 5793 EMAIL: pstewart@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
EMAIL: mhalpin@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
KILLINEY-SHANKILL
CLLR. EMMA CLLR. JENNIFER CLLR. SHANE
BLAIN FG CUFFE FF O’BRIEN SF
c/o dlr County Hall, c/o dlr County Hall, 135 Coolevin,
Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire Ballybrack
MOBILE: 087 715 2786
EMAIL: eblain@cllr.dlrcoco.ie GLENCULLEN-SANDYFORD MOBILE: 086 460 8498
EMAIL: jcuffe@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
MOBILE: 086 461 1639
EMAIL: sobrien@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
CLLR. CHRIS CLLR. LETTIE CLLR. TOM CLLR. JIM CLLR. DENIS
CURRAN SF MCCARTHY LAB MURPHY FF GILDEA FG O’CALLAGHAN LAB
11 Levmoss Avenue, 23 Kilgobbin Heights, AN CATHAOIRLEACH Fairymount, 49 Rathsallagh Park,
The Gallops, Leopardstown Stepaside Tree Tops, Barnacullia, Bray Road, Shankill Shankill
MOBILE: 086 104 3396 Mobile: 086 818 6718 Sandyford MOBILE: 086 813 1456 MOBILE: 086 278 5609
EMAIL: ccurran@cllr.dlrcoco.ie EMAIL: lmccarthy@cllr.dlrcoco.ie MOBILE: 086 781 4515 EMAIL: jgildea@cllr.dlrcoco.ie EMAIL: denisoc@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
EMAIL: tmurphy@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
CLLR. KEVIN CLLR. LYNSEY CLLR. HUGH CLLR. CARRIE
DALY IND MCGOVERN FG CLLR. PETER LEWIS PBP SMYTH LAB
c/o dlr County Hall, 49 Ranelagh Road, O’BRIEN LAB 179 Ashlawn Park, Inislachan, Seafield
Dún Laoghaire Ranelagh 23 Clonard Lawn, Ballybrack Road, Killiney
MOBILE: 086 461 1081 MOBILE: 086 461 1634 Sandyford Road MOBILE: 086 781 4523 MOBILE: 086 383 5051
EMAIL: kdaly@cllr.dlrcoco.ie EMAIL: lmcgovern@cllr.dlrcoco.ie MOBILE: 086 461 1638 EMAIL: hlewis@cllr.dlrcoco.ie EMAIL: carriesmyth@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
EMAIL: pobrien@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
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