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Stoneybatter l Phibsboro l Cabra l Ashtown l l l Glnasnevin l Drumconedra l Ballymuwn l Inner City l Tyrrelsts own l l l l Ongar l Tyrrellstown l Health and OAP Centre on Annunciation Site SPECIAL TO LOCAL NEWS by PAUL KELLY THE CITY, the HSE and the Church promised it the summer of 2016. As we reported in Local News, August 4 2016, Annuncia - tion May Offer Finglas Land for Housing, Health. They promised it again that Christmas: Decem - ber 1, Finglas OAPs Edge Closer to New Houses on Annunciation Site. Now, finally, according to Dessie Ellis, TD (SF, NW), the deal just needs the signature of Dublin City housing boss Brendan Kenny. “At last! At last! But it’s worth the wait,” a thrilled Deputy Ellis told Local News in Dáil Éireann Over 700 Intel employees put together over 1,200 care packages for Inner City Helping Homeless. The pack last week. events took part on both days and nights last week, with all shifts engaged. The packs were then handed “This will make a huge differ - out by ICHH volunteers that night, ensuring that those less fortunate got the supplies they needed. In NAVAN ROAD 01-882-3600 ence to Finglas.” addition to the donation of the care packs, Intel will also match the hours contributed to the charity by The Cappagh Road site will € DRUMCON DRA 01-836-9555 employees with 10 per hour paid from the Intel Foundation to ICHH. ARTANE 01-832-9560 see the leaking, hard-to-heat Brian McLoughlin, Head of Communications from Inner City Helping Homeless, added: “We are so church razed to the ground. In appreciative of the hard work and support from everyone at Intel Ireland as part of their Do Wonderful its place will be a much smaller, Month. Our outreach volunteers are assisting 120-160 people a night on the streets of Dublin and more eco-friendly building. surrounding areas 7 nights a week”. On the same 6 acre (2½ At the same time there is paying for it, and the roof kept Now, one or two was the hectares) site there will be: also some bitterness about the on leaking!” norm, with the resulting pop - • a new, smaller church burden that a leaking building Even at the best of times, ulation plummeting from • a Primary Healthcare placed, for decades, on the the Church proved impossible 50,000 people in the 1960s to Centre dwindling Catholic faithful of to heat and, by the 1990s, had about 34,000 today. That said, NO MORE TV BILLS EVER • a Community Centre the parish: become far too large for its Ellis agreed that the new, rein - SPECIAL OFFER • housing specially designed vigorated Finglas could easily for Senior Citizens. “Year after year, we kept on ever-dwindling faithful. hearing the same message, “Part of it, in fairness, was creep back up to 1960s figures. and putting money into the to do with end of those huge Meanwhile, between the IRISH COMPANY site associated with the ful€ly 2ins5ta0ll e d jubilation same little envelopes,” one Catholic families,” Deputy EXCELLENT Church, and an adjacent patch AFTERCARE SERVICE parishioner told Local News . Ellis recalled. There is cross-party jubila - known locally as “Feargal’s “First it was, ‘Oh, we only “Back in those days, it was tion about the breakthrough — Land”, there will be enough which involved the City having owe €300,000, aren’t you normal for Finglas families to space to landscape all these to negotiate with both Church great!’ Then it was €250,000. consist of seven, eight or nine authorities and the HSE. We kept on paying for it and children!” continued on page 2 Tel: 083 3133133 2 | THE LOCAL NEWS continued from page 1 Tolka River suffers second major fish kill in a year THE TOLKA RIVER has suffered a second Committee to explain to us what they are major fish kill in just over a year, according going to do to protect the Tolka River. to Mulhuddart Solidarity Councillor Matt "I have to say, I now have major reserva - Waine. tions over the 9C sewer duplication works It is scheduled to begin at 3:00pm, pre - that are due to commence shortly through cisely the time when Pope Francis is due to the Tolka Valley. If Irish Water cannot protect say Mass in Phoenix Park. the Tolka from discharges and blockages on "I was contacted by local Anglers on the existing sewer line, what are the chances Wednesday who reported that they had ob - of a more serious incident while these works served a number of dead fish in the Tolka. are being carried out. Irish Water have a lot They reported the incident to Inland Fish - of questions to answer and they have a duty eries Ireland and County Council," to the residents who live beside and who said Cllr Matt Waine. use the Tolka valley and river as a vital local "This is the second time in almost a year amenity." that the Tolka river has suffered a substan - Meanwhile anglers who have been de - tial level of contamination and pollution re - nied seabass fishing are now allowed one sulting in a significant fish kill. It was a seabags a da y until the end of December. miracle that there were fish in the river re - The strict bass management regime cur - cently, given what happened last year, as it rently operating for Irish waters is based on can take many years for rivers to recover a heavily controlled and restricted recre - LEAKING CHURCH: a burden on the faithful from such incidents." ational fishery. Bass anglers have an ex - "We are still awaiting a conclusive report tremely positive approach to bass new, community- on mental and physi - as to cause of this contamination however, conservation using ‘catch and release’ based facilities — cal health,” says we do know from Fingal officials that the alongside good handling in order to main - most notably the Deputy Ellis. source of the contamination was a blockage tain the species and their recreational activ - scheme of houses and Local News tried to on the 9C sewer at Damastown, which then ity. apartments for the contact Brendan spilled over into the Tolka." Inland Fisheries Ireland would like to ac - elderly. Kenny, to confirm that "Responsibility for ensuring that sewers knowledge the support of anglers for Inland the deal was finally are well maintained and that blockages are Fisheries Ireland’s ‘Citizen Science’ Bass physical therapy signed and sealed. We detected and remedied before causing such Conservation Programme. Anglers, through did not reach him, but environmental destruction lies with Irish their conservation-oriented ethos, have a source close to the Water. Given that this is the second time in been the key stakeholders in supporting re - Those moving in deal said it was “just a year that the flora and fauna of the Tolka, search into bass stock status over the past will be particularly about to be signed and indeed it's future, has been jeopardised, five years by providing catch and fish stock fortunate: off”. It is believed that I am calling on Irish Water to attend a meet - data, which has underpinned provision of “The facilities be - the Church authori - ing of the Mulhuddart Local scientific and management advice. side them will offer ties are to receive a ELLIS: “Worth the wait!” physical therapy, so - sum of money, as well return for the 6 acres to the entire Cappagh cial care, and advice as the new church, in they are contributing Road complex.

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He’s “Last weekend Ambrose appeared stopper: on those shared the joys (and was the first time we on Austrian televi - rare occasions, he sorrows) of ageing, saw anything that sion, hailed as “Neil will take on Neil’s one-to-one, with the big in Dublin — Diamond’s greatest voice, doing his best great man himself — apart from Neil Dia - fan”. to complete the illu - in Dublin, Las Vegas, mond himself, that “The Austrian trip sion with all the and all over the is.” came about because moves — not to mention the outfits, States. I entertained Jess SHARED PASSION: Ambrose O’Shea, left, onstage in Robin and his wife in musical arrange - Graz with famous Diamond tribute artiste Jess Robin And just a week austria my house in 2017,” ments and all the ago, he was hauled nary guy” banter was ers as varied as Elvis Ambrose recalls. trimmings. up onto the stage of The Stevens trib - real, Ambrose insists: Presley, Gladys DIAMOND: the singer talked and joked with Am - The two had been “That’s what most the Gaiety Theatre, ute — a tribute to “I’d go further and Knight, Lulu and Cliff brose O’Shea friends on Facebook of them [tribute named and feted by O’Shea as much as to say that it’s what Richard. for some time, and artistes] do. They Fisher Stevens, one Diamond, by all ac - mond occasion: Jess Robin, Europe’s makes him a great Jess would post all sing his repertoire, of the best Neil Dia - counts! — followed “I’ve just come best Neil Diamond songwriter. Listen to his latest CDs to Am - but they don’t try to legacy mond tribute acts in fast and furious on back from a trip to tribute artiste, per - Song, Sung Blue or Austria, watching brose’s Cabra home. ‘be’ Neil Diamond the world. another big Dia - forming in Graz.” Love on the Rocks. It’s Ambrose does a “So, as a ‘thank for the entire show.” life, it’s love, it’s ordi - you’, I arranged for little Neil Diamond nary experience. It’s himself, but insists, Jess and his wife to parkinson’s all there in the lyrics.” come to Dublin, stay “I’m no singer, I’m Moreover, with his just a karaoke man.” in my house, and go Now, sadly, those encyclopædic knowl - Regulars in The to the Neil Diamond tribute acts may be edge of Diamond Bottom of the Hill, concert here in the all that the fans will lore, Ambrose can The Village Inn Fin - Autumn of 2017.” have to look forward confirm that, from Generous Am - glas, McGrath’s, and to: the outset, Diamond brose even sprung the Homestead in “Neil has just had was as much song - for the concert tick - Cabra would beg to to cancel the New writer as a per - ets. differ. In those ven - Zealand and Aus - former: ues, when Neil Dia - tralia legs of his “Performing came best show world tour,” Am - second, for sure. His mond himself finds brose noted. first break was when that, for some rea - Other members of “He has Parkin - The Monkees had a son, he can’t make it, Call in today Jess’s band arrived, son’s. What I saw of hit with a Diamond his Cabra West am - staying in nearby him in Dublin in bassador can be and see song, I’m A Believer .” B+Bs. They all en - 2017 might be the Soon after that, heard belting out joyed the show to - last and the best I’ll Neil wrote, per - Sweet Caroline, Ken - Jacinta larkin gether: ever see.” formed and released tucky Woman and “It was, probably, On that great oc - Cherry, Cherry, and it Song Sung Blue . M.i.s.H.a.a. the best Neil Dia - casion (reported by was a hit also. With fans like Am - mond show I’ve ever Local News at the 95b Cabra road (opposite Other big songs brose O’Shea, Neil seen.” time), Ambrose told followed, many of Diamond, cruelly the singer, “I just Clarke’s bakery) So in return Jess them charting for Di - prevented from tour - Robin laid on the want to shake your amond himself, oth - ing, can be sure that trip to Austria, recip - hand”. ers making the US his performing rocating Ambrose’s Management, Hot 100, or the UK legacy, like his songs, Tel: 018389281 Dublin hospitality: however, knowing Top 20, for perform - will live on forever. www.valuehearing.ie “Jess put me up in the Cabra man’s de - a little hotel in Hun - votion, insisted on gary, and we drove arranging a souvenir PLANNING APPLICATION over the border into photograph, which Free Hearing TesTs For all Austria every day.” now has pride of He saw seven of place in Ambrose’s NOTICES 2 Week Free Hearing aid Trial Jess’s shows. De - home. scribing the Jess “He joked that we Micro-suction Wax removal Robin approach, better not be too for areas in Ambrose takes the exact about concerts social Welfare grants available opportunity to cor - and dates, because Dublin City Council rect Local News’ con - then everyone Standard Notice €95+ fusion as between would be able to fig - HoMe visiTs available “tribute” and “imita - ure out my age — email: [email protected] tion”: and his!” LOCAL NEWS batteries €1 a packet “No, Jess Robins All Diamond’s doesn’t imitate Neil easy-going, “ordi - 331 South Circular Road, Dublin 8.

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Town- around such roads as At the same meeting, to save Balbutcher’s bound residents, in - McKee Avenue, Barry he further detached threatened 13 and 13A cluding senior citizens, Road and St Helena’s himself from the entire SHANE ROSS: routes, their replace - can get to the city with - Road, making an anti- project: Bizarrely, the Trans - ment, the “E” spine out long walks or end - clockwise sweep of port Minister says he’ll “It doesn’t come route was — like all less waits — and with Finglas West. under my remit,” Min - none of BusConnects’ Then, where the be making a “public other BusConnects submission” about the ister Ross noted. dreaded “Free Inter - winding St Helena’s new routes — under BusConnects plan Bizarrely, he then said changes”, marked with Road finally meets siege. that he would be “mak - stars on our map. Tolka Valley Road, the stands that there are National Transport ing a public submis - The Jarrett Walker 40 eventually turns left several legal actions Authority (NTA) boss sion” on the very plan plan, by contrast, sees and heads, eastward, underway to prevent Anne Graham was that is to be submitted forced to cancel plans local demand as an into town. the Compulsory Pur - to him by the NTA. to bring in the scheme impediment to Not the most direct chase of front gardens • See also localnews.ie next year. Now, she straight-line efficiency. method, and certainly and other lands by the There, you’ll find sev - claims it will be imple - Yes, Walker serves not one that an Ameri - NTA/Transport Infra - eral links to back edi - mented in 2020. the Balbutcher area, can transport consult - structure Ireland. However in Dáil cir - but only with connect - ant would have But as things stand, tions covering bus cles there is wide - ing routes. You’ll have dreamed up in a mil - buildings could be routes, notably Local spread belief that the to grab an E2 (blue lion years. But then he knocked down, and News North, August 2: entire Jarrett Walker– dotted line) or an N8 doesn’t live here. gardens purchased for Local Routes Scrapped authored plan has be - PINK POWER: The existing route 13 (pink line) takes a westward trip into the (green dotted), then “These routes have millions, to make way for “Better Service”. come politically toxic Balbutcher estate before resuming its journey from into town. How - get off at Ballymun evolved over time,” for ultra-wide freeways Click this or other and will be scrapped. ever, the new, dotted-line routes don’t follow this plan. One (blue dots) enters Road. Pray, then, that a Deputy Ellis explains. or “spine routes” that bus-related front covers “All these local the estate via St Margaret’s Road; the other (green dots) from Park connection spine “They’re based on may be thrown out by to get a complete print routes that are being Lane West. Locals will then have to alight at the two interchanges (orange route, “E”, will arrive, social need, on provid - the courts, the plan - edition, with full-colour stars) to take the new, “E” route (black dots) into the City Centre abolished were very and that it won’t be too ing a service as close as ners or the politicians. route maps, including hard fought for,” on the 13 without a are, and what the new Ballymun into town full to take you into possible to people’s Already Transport route numbers and Deputy Ellis told Local fight.” ones are not. (see pink line). town. front doors.” Minister Shane Ross street names. News . Both the 13 (illus - At first glance, the 13 But locals will view Meanwhile, in Fin - While, officially, the has distanced himself See also Freeway “No one in Bal - trated) and the 40 are appears to wander that wandering pink glas, BusConnects public consultation from BusConnects, Dreams for a Tiny City, butcher Lane or Bally - perfect exemplars of pointlessly away from line with a protective have made no real at - period is now closed, pointing to a Jarrett also on the localnews.ie mun is going to give up what existing buses its north–south run, eye — especially if they tempt to provide a Local News under - Walker diagram of new home page. 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(Andew Keegan IT’S ONE of the seems to take a seat great disruptives of out of turn here. In Irish political life. fact, he managed a Every so often, remarkable number Cllr NOELEEN REILLY: felt BAck Vinyl the Wise Old Folks of poll-topper of transfers from all wAs €19.95 - now €14.95 the Electoral Com - comers, and this fiercely fought over mission release an compensated for the by old Beaumont- innocuous-sound - 300-vote shortage hands from ing report, complete versus Aine Clancy.) like O’Toole, Mac - with prettily- Now it would suit Donncha and REMNANTS €5.99 coloured maps and a newcomer to see a Mitchell (all Sinn TAKE AWAY PRICE endless “deviation” sitter — perhaps a Féin); to say nothing figures. ALL CHANGE: Ballymun morphs into “Ballymun-Fin - Councillor with a of big-party stal - Those brain- glas” (6 seats, down from 7): it loses its African-map strong warts like Brabazon numbing numbers shape (light blue outline) to become square-ish, vote, for example — (FF) and Flanagan hAlf & hAlf leave even the elec - shedding Glasnevin to the south (orange hatchings) STAiRS iN cARpET & wood. panic at the loss of (FG). tion-addicted and Whitehall to the east (purple hatchings). The all those Botanic (This means that fully fitted from new LEA (shown in cream) robs the old Cabra-Finglas wood oN STAiRS screaming for wards. Perhaps one in a single patch of (wiTh NoSiNg) mercy. Screaming of all its northern territory, gobbling up no fewer or two might scuttle than five Finglas wards. Adjacent Cabra-Glasnevin the northside, no even louder are off south and run in - fewer than three ad - Councillors and (7) and Artane-Whitehall (6) are, similarly, newly- minted, with redrawn borders and new names stead for just- jacent areas are TDs. minted Cabra/ being renamed and they go, the more es - because they 8M SiTTiNg RooM & hAll After all, the Com - Glasnevin, leaving re-drawn and seat- tablished Council - Supply & fitted €599 mission’s dry stats couldn’t — so why more room for first- adjusted. As the lors hate it. Time and and pastel colours should they vote for timers Ballymun- Electoral Commis - time again, a Com - mean the casual car - you now, just be - Finglas? sion does not trou - mission report will 3 bEdRooMS iN cARpET oR liNo. 40 Sq.ydS pet-bombing of cause they can? 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It loses tague (Lab) 1570 elsewhere in this fRoM That turf will be 3 bEdRooMS iN wood constant. Whitehall to the 5. Paul McAuliffe edition The law says that 35 Sq.ydS. 4 NEw colouRS east; and “The €599 every 8800 Dublin - Botanics” in and ers should have a around Glasnevin to MAT biNdiNg SERvicE phone Sheila 087 287 4142 councillor apiece. 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[email protected] Free Parking never heard of. Finglas folks have The more wild never voted for you 8 | THE LOCAL NEWS Callaghan and the big beasts of Ballymun-Finglas SPECIAL TO N), and Róisín Short - lymun-Finglas (see they’re always polite “Nowadays, you thought to editor Sea - all, TD (Dublin NW), LOCAL NEWS the LEA map and pro - and knowledgeable. can’t buy a much mus Kelly’s unfash - will be able to give file elsewhere in this Constituents, simi - smaller house with ionable notion of by Paul Kelly context to their case edition), her “um - larly, have been two incomes.” “positive news”. SHOULD WE warn for a new, left-of-cen - brella” Dáil con - treated with immense Similarly, she says, In his book*, Mr her or at least mind tre party. stituency is Dublin patience and care by in her work as a coach Kelly argued that Bal - Did I say left-of- her — even if she’s a North-West. the very people who and teacher, she lymun, like centre? Yes, after North-West is that successful business - don’t hesitate to snarl comes across stressors Schrödinger’s cat, some prompting. rara avis , a three- woman who should and even snap at each — very similar stres - could change merely seater, and it is of na - other. need neither warning sors — affecting peo - by being looked at. If a tional interest thanks But then, even if nor minding? political colour ple of widely differing journalist saw evil to its high-profile sit - our picture of politics At first glance, the social backgrounds. there, evil would flour - In a pub quiz I ting TD, Róisín Short - in Ballymun — or in task facing Mary ish. Similarly, even as Callaghan, the Social would have said “so - all. its successor LEA, Bal - lucky Concrete News wrote Democrats’ newly- cially conservative”, Now that’s a plus lymun-Finglas — is MARY CALLAGHAN: running for City Council about the benign side minted candidate for confusing the Social on at least two correct, perhaps our Many politicians of Ballymun, that side Ballymun-Finglas, Democrats with counts. fighter will pick a Norma Sammon (FG), starting premise is Firstly Shortall is, talk the talk about in - flourished. makes the boulder- micro-party Renua. fighter. Andrew Keegan (PBP) wrong. electorally, A Good dividual human dig - Can Ms Callaghan shoving ordeals of My lame excuse is or Catherine Carney Perhaps, in such a Thing. She called out Boud (SF). nity; about the (can anyone?) do for Sisyphus look like a that the two were targets febrile political mix, James Reilly, late of It is not that sovereign people; warm-up. formed within the Mary Callaghans politics what Seamus the Department of Callaghan is expecting some even talk She’s running for a months of each other. We’re not talking of this world are not Kelly did for print? Is Health, following his a tea-party — she is dreamily about a single-figure party So “left-of-centre” about Dáil theatrics merely viable, but es - Dublin City Council a location of a Primary not — but, in her own classless society. How - that lacks a strong na - came from Mary here. With Shortall we sential. fight club, or can it be Care Centre in his words, she has “no There is a telling ever Mary Callaghan, tional “brand”. And Callaghan herself, see the grim determi - a co-operative civic own constituency. skeletons”, will not be moment in her ac - as a matter of profes - it’s a re-drawn area, obliging Local News nation needed to rat - enterprise? to feign forgetfulness The subsequent row seeking any, and ex - count of growing up sional discipline, lives down from seven tle the cages in any Mary Callaghan as a cover for igno - helped to precipitate pect that the race will (largely in Finglas and breathes those seats to six. Department where may be lucky. In City rance. Shortall’s split from malfeasance (or mere be run in a civilized East) when she recalls ideas. That said, the Hall, she may find “There are people Labour in 2012; lead - inertia) has set in. She manner: those roads and ter - Individual, human taster-menu offered what she seeks; or out there who are po - ing her to found the has facts on com - “I certainly hope races in Finglas and and dignity are not the by the Presidential rather, she may find by litically homeless,” Social Democrats mand, but her facts the other candidates Glasnevin in which words that come to election has people that very act of seek - Ms Callaghan notes. (with Catherine Mur - land just so; and her will behave in the doctors, carpenters mind when watching talking party-politics ing. “They don’t want phy and Stephen statistics, with their same way.” and Gardaí found City Hall in high gear; again. By Christmas, • A sketch of the to go far-left. In the Donnelly, the latter stories of shame and So my own stories homes, becoming or catching the latest “soft” campaigning Ballymun-Finglas Social Democrats soon leaving for Fi - neglect, hit their tar - of the alarums and neighbours and Dáil Éireann barney for May’s locals will be they have a party that anna Fáil) in 2015. gets. antagonisms in the friends: on the Six One . LEA appears else - well underway. Strong can represent them.” Secondly, Deputy In short the deputy Ballymun LEA come “At that time, you But only three where in this edition Social Democrats Because she’s run - Shortall’s enthusiasm harks back to those to her as very bad could be lower, mid - months ago, in an ar - * It’s Written in Con - such as party co- ning in the Local for Mary Callaghan’s old-style Dáil virtuosi news indeed. dle, or higher income ticle about the late- crete by Seamus Kelly. founders Catherine Electoral Area of Bal - candidacy is bound like the late John Even heavily-cen - and still buy a home lamented Ballymun Published by TMP, ap - Murphy, TD (Kildare to be significant. A (Belling the Cats) Kelly, sored (they had to be) on just one salary,” she Concrete News, Local prox €16; reviewed in who combined sub - they paint a picture recalls. News gave serious our July 5 edition. stance and style. far, far darker than any Now Mary she had glimpsed so Quit Smoking Callaghan tells Local far. 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Mr. Dennigan the number homeless in July ap - said: “The main reason families and pears to be largely due to yet an - individuals are becoming homeless other re-categorisation of who is is that they are being evicted from homeless. The charity said Minis - losing their homes by private land - ter’s actions are fuelling the ongo - lords due to properties being sold ing squabbling about the numbers or repossessed. The only solution to which distracts attention from the this crisis is that, as a society, we action that needs to be taken to end must do more to keep families in homelessness. their existing homes so they never Focus Ireland CEO Pat Dennigan become homeless in the first said : ““There is no other area of na - place.” tional statistics where this level of “Measures to prevent people be - confusion would be tolerated. The coming homeless must be further inability of the Government to pro - prioritised. The evidence from THE BUSKER Fleadh celebrates independent music in Speaking at the launch of the Busker Fleadh, Lord Mayor duce reliable and clear figures on Focus Ireland’s own prevention Smithfield Square this Sunday of Dublin Nial Ring said, “The Busker Fleadh is a great op - the number of people who are work shows that it is effective. In Tantalise your taste buds as the Smithfield Stoneybatter portunity to highlight the vibrant music scene and the im - homeless does not inspire confi - 2017 Focus Ireland supported 614 Food Festival runs from Friday to Sunday portance of the busking culture to Dublin. A great occasion dence. We need to always remem - households on the brink of becom - Smithfield Square will play host to a day of live music and for all ages, in the heart of the city, I would encourage every - ber that behind every statics and ing homeless to avoid homeless - performance as the Busker Fleadh returns for the 3rd time one to come down to Smithfield on Sunday.” number is a person or family that ness. This work involved case from 12pm to 5pm on Sunday 7th October. Brought to you Greg Grouse, Chairman of the Smithfield Stoneybatter needs a place to call home.” Focus management support (321 house - by Dublin City Council, this free event is a great opportunity Business Association, said, “This historic part of Dublin has Ireland repeated its call for the CSO holds); tenancy sustainment (208 to appreciate the unique nature of independent music and always had a close association with the food and drink in - to take on processing the home - households) and youth housing (85 ensures there is something for every music lover to enjoy. dustry from the Cattle Markets of Stoneybatter through to lessness statistics. households). The current trend of Upcoming and seasoned buskers have signed up to show - the Fruit and Vegetable Markets of Smithfield, up to the world He added: “We know that it is numerous evictions resulting in the case the best of independent music in Ireland. There will be class Jameson Distillery and the burgeoning local eateries possible to end homelessness as State responding by placing people Focus Ireland – in partnership with in hotels or hubs is not sustainable. a competitive edge to the event, as music industry judges will and bars. We are very excited to bring our Food Festival back the State - helps an average of two It is failing as not enough families choose their favourite busker. The successful act will win a for the fourth year and look forward to welcoming food en - families every day to secure a are being rehoused. This does not paid slot in Whelans, as well as a free recording session at thusiasts from across Dublin.” home. However, the shocking fact take away from the very real suc - Windmill Lane Studio (valued at €1,000) with a professional The Busker Fleadh is brought to you by Dublin City Coun - is that up to four families become cesses; such as we helped over sound engineer and will leave with a digital copy of their cil and is organised in association with Smithfield Stoneybat - homeless that very same day so the 1,000 households to secure a home recordings. ter Food Festival. crisis deepens. We need decisive and move on from homeless last action in the coming Budget early year in partnership with the State.” next month to help end the family Focus Ireland also called on the homelessness crisis.” Government to give greater protec - Focus Ireland is the lead agency tion to tenants of buy-to-let land - supporting families who are home - lords by introducing new less in Dublin and is funded by the legislation. The so called ‘Focus Ire - Dublin Regional Homeless Execu - land’ amendment sets out a well- tive for this work. The charity said considered model for achieving that its experience shows that a this. Focus Ireland drafted an family who has a support worker in amendment to the Planning & De - place moves out of homelessness 4 velopment Bill which was consid - times more quickly than if they ered in the Dáil in December 2016. have no support in place. However, If it had been passed then it would new figures from Focus Ireland have prevented well over 350 fami - show that more than 250 families lies – and many individuals from homeless in Dublin still do not becoming homeless since then. have a support worker. Focus Ire - (Buy-to-let homes would have to be land has called on the Government sold or repossessed with tenants in to take firm action in the Budget to situ as is the case for commercial allocate €500,000 to pay for an ad - properties).

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