In the lead up to Bike Week 2012 (June 16-24), the Transportation Department of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is holding an Art Completion for primary and secondary schools in the County. Students have to create artwork based on the theme ‘Cycling is for Everyone, the underlying theme of Bike Week 2012.

The aim of the competition is to help promote cycling as a fun, safe, environmentally-friendly and low cost way to make short journeys as an alternative to driving. The competition consists of five age categories with €50 vouchers on offer for the best entry in each category. Posters have been emailed to all schools and after schools in the County and the closing date is 4pm on Friday June 8th, 2012.

In addition to the Art Competition, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has a funding opportunity to help schools host an event during Bike Week which takes place between June 16 and 24. Funding of up to €100 is available for 10 schools in the County. Schools must completed an application form outlining what they do to promote cycling in their school and the closing date is Thursday June 7th, 2012.

Please contact Gerry Flaherty on 205-4700 Ext 4664 DD 204 7945 or gflaherty@dlrcoco.ie if you have any queries. More details on bike week events will follow shortly.

‘No’ leaflet delivered inside Referendum Commission brochure

Local Fine Gael County Councillor Neale Richmond has voiced his concern and anger at the fact that the official Referendum Commission information leaflet on the upcoming referendum was delivered to his home and many others with a second leaflet from the British UK Independence Party (UKIP) advocating a No vote folded up inside it.

“The Referendum Commission is an independent non-political body set up to explain the Fiscal Stability Treaty in a fair and unbiased way. Therefore I was shocked when I received the leaflet yesterday to my home in Ballinteer and folded inside was another leaflet from UKIP advocating a “No” vote.

“This represents a tangible threat to the democratic process in Ireland. I would be equally concered if the Referendum Commission’s leaflet was delivered with literature from the “Yes” campaign.

“I respect the right of groups, even those from outside Ireland, to campaign for a ‘No’ vote. However, the feedback from those who are undecided is that they will make their minds up once they have received and read the independent information distributed by the Referendum Commission.
“Both leaflets look similar and I fear some people will be influenced by this mix up,”

“An Post secured the €190,000 contract to deliver the leaflets to over two million households across the country and this mix up has been replicated across the country. This should not have happened and this gaff by An Post undermines the important, neutral role of the Referendum Commission.”

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