Marlay Park

Both the new playground and refurbished 9 – hole golf course in Marlay Park were officially opened at the end of May.

There will be one large concert in Marlay Park this summer. Green Day will play on Wednesday 23rd June, usual traffic restrictions and security provisions will be in place while gates open at 5pm.

Dublin Bus

From November next, as a result of reduced funding, Dublin Bus will introduce a new schedule of bus routes in this area.

No final decisions have yet been made and Dublin Bus intends to consult with the public before finalising routes. However, the main changes proposed are:

The abolition of the 14A, 16A, & 48A routes.

The 14 will now terminate in Malahide.

The 16 will now rune every 8 minutes from Kingston to the airport via the Grange Road.

A new orbital service, the 175, will run from Tallaght to Dun Laoghaire along what is referred to as the Green Route, including stops at Taylor’s Lane, Grange Road, Ballinteer, Wyckham Bypass (Dundrum Centre and LUAS) and Sandyford. This service will run approximately every 15 minutes at peak time. The existing orbital route, the 75, will omit the diversion to Ballinteer and will instead serve Churchtown Road, Dundrum, Sandyford Road and the Industrial Estate.

Council Matters

Grangefield Estate will now also be cleaned with a mini-sweeper as the Council’s road sweeper was too large to clean certain parts of the estate.

A yellow box will soon be painted at the entrance of Kingston, Ballinteer.

Over the next month the Council will be repairing the damaged street signs at the end of Kingston Lawn and Kingston Heights.

The signage for the new housing scheme known as Brehon Grove has been ordered and should be put in place in the next couple of weeks.

A safety barrier will be erected on Brehon Field Road opposite the new pedestrian entrance from Brehon Grove.

In the interests of health and safety the footpath at The Glade, Ballinteer will be reinstated.

Following the erection of a 4m high Environmental noise barrier to the rear of College Park, the Council have instructed m50 concessions to clear out the space in between the noise barrier and rear walls, removing litter, excess water, graffiti and also to plant trees to replace those previously uprooted through the course of drainage works.

Arrivals & Departures

Cllr. Jim O’Leary (Dundrum Ward) has resigned from the Council due to work commitments. His replacement will be selected by Fine Gael on the 24th June. Cllr. Gearoid O’Keefe (Stillorgan Ward) has joined Fine Gael; he had been elected as an Independent Councillor in 2004 and 2009.