Contae Átha Cliath Theas Inniu South Dublin County Today Summer 2019 Samhradh 2019 SDCC Turns 25! We look at South Dublin County in 1994, reflect on recent achievements and show what is in store EVENTS in the coming years Flavours of South Dublin, the Round Tower and more OUR TARGETS IN 2019 Where your money goes South Dublin County Today South Dublin County Council 2 South Dublin County Council Elected Members Clondalkin - Cluain Dolcáin Tallaght South - Party Abbreviations Councillor Trevor Gilligan FF Tamhlact Theas Cllr Councillor Councillor Emer Higgins FG Councillor Patrick Pearse Holohan SF FF Fianna Fáil Councillor Kenneth Egan FG Councillor Sandra Fay SOL FG Fine Gael Councillor Francis Timmons IND Councillor Dermot Richardson SF IND Independent Councillor William Joseph Carey SF Councillor Louise Dunne SF PBP People Before Profit Alliance Councillor Peter Kavanagh Green Councillor Baby Pereppadan FG SF Sinn Féin Councillor Eoin Ó Broin IND LAB The Labour Party Green The Green Party SOL Solidarity Lucan - Leamhcán Firhouse - Bohernabreena - SD Social Democrats Councillor Ed O'Brien FF Teach na Giúise - Bóthar na Councillor Vicki Casserly FG Bruíne Councillor Liona O'Toole IND Councillor Francis Duffy Green Councillor Paul Gogarty IND Councillor Deirdre O’ Donovan FF Councillor Joanna Tuffy LAB Councillor Brian Lawlor FG Councillor Emma Murphy FF Palmerstown - Fonthill - Baile Councillor Alan Edge IND Phámar - Cnoc an Fhuaráin Councillor Guss O’ Connell IND Councillor Mark Ward SF Councillor Madeleine Johansson PBP Councillor Alan Hayes IND Councillor Shane Moynihan FF Rathfarnham – Templeogue - Ráth Fearnáin - Teach Mealóg Councillor Carly Bailey SD Councillor Yvonne Collins FF Councillor Mary Seery Kearney FG Councillor Pamela Kearns LAB Councillor Ronan McMahon IND Councillor David McManus FG Councillor William Priestley Green Tallaght Central - Tamhlact An Lár Councillor Kieran Mahon SOL Councillor Charlie O'Connor FF Councillor Mick Duff IND Councillor Teresa Costello FF Councillor Cathal King SF Councillor Liam Sinclair Green Above Elected members map Front Page image Aerial view of Tallaght circa 2000 Image credit: European Photo Services Ltd. Contae Átha Cliath Theas Inniu South Dublin County Council 3 Reflections from the outgoing Mayor Cllr Mark Ward Mayor’s foreword One of my other main priorities as Mayor of South Dublin County was It is with a deep sense of pride and to tackle the challenge of climate achievement that I approach the end change and to make ours a greener, of my term as Mayor of South Dublin cleaner and more resilient county. County Council. I am confident that South Dublin When I was elected Mayor in June County Council is progressive in 2018, I made it clear that my main addressing the negative effects that theme to focus on would be the climate change is having on our challenging housing situation that environment and recently launched faces our council and society in their new Electric Vehicle fleet as general. Whether it’s people on our well as increasing the Climate Action Social Housing list, people who are Budget for the year. affected by spiralling rents, people in I would like to thank all the people mortgage difficulty or otherwise, the and groups I have met and have list goes on. been inspired by throughout my I worked with the Council to increase term as Mayor, it was an honour to the number of Part 8 Social Housing work alongside communities who Plans which were passed in the are endeavouring to make positive chamber and this will eventually see changes for the benefit of our an increase in the number of social citizens. houses built. My hope is to remove Mark Ward the stigma attached to those living in social housing and to restore pride Mayor of South Dublin County in public housing, to learn from the Council mistakes of the past and not just build houses but sustainable communities. Réamhrá an Mhéara deacracht morgáiste acu nó ní hamháin tithe sóisialta a sheoladh ar na mallaibh eile, agus mar sin de. ach pobail inmharthana a agus méadaíodh ar Is le cúis mhór bróid agus thógáil. Bhuiséad um Ghníomh éacht mór déanta agam D’oibrigh mé leis an Aeráide don bhliain freisin. go bhfuil mé ag teacht ar gComhairle le méadú Ar cheann de na dheireadh mo théarma mar a dhéanamh ar an líon príomhthosaíochtaí eile Ba mhaith liom mo Mhéara Chomhairle Contae Pleananna Tithíocht atá agam mar Mhéara bhuíochas a ghabháil le Átha Cliath Theas. Shóisialta Cuid 8 a Chomhairle Contae Átha gach duine agus gach ceadaíodh sa seomra agus Cliath Theas dul i ngleic grúpa a casadh orm agus a Nuair a toghadh i mo beidh méadú ar an líon le hathrú aeráide agus thug inspioráid dom le linn mhéara mé i Meitheamh tithe sóisialta atá tógtha contae níos glaise, níos mo théarma mar Mhéara, 2018, thug mé le fios go mar thoradh air sin ar gloine agus níos acmhainní onóir a bhí ann a bheith ag soiléir go mbeinn ag díriú deireadh thiar. Tá súil agam a dhéanamh as ár gcontae. obair in éineacht le pobail go príomha ar an dúshlán fáil réidh leis an stiogma a Tá mé muiníneach go bhfuil a bhíonn ag féachaint le a bhaineann le cúrsaí bhaineann leo siúd atá ina Comhairle Contae Átha hathruithe dearfacha a tithíochta atá os comhair gcónaí i dtithíocht shóisialta Cliath Theas forásach agus í dhéanamh ar mhaithe lenár ár gcomhairle agus na agus le bród an phobail ag tabhairt faoi na tionchair saoránach. sochaí i gcoitinne. Cibé acu i dtithíocht shóisialta a dhiúltacha atá ag athrú daoine ar ár liosta Tithíocht chur i réim arís, foghlaim aeráide ar ár dtimpeallacht Mark Ward Shóisialta é, daoine atá ó na botúin a tharla san agus rinneadh a dTionlacan Méara Chomhairle Contae thíos le cíos atá ag ardú am a chuaigh thart, agus nua Feithiclí Leictreacha as éadan, daoine a bhfuil Bhaile Átha Cliath Theas South Dublin County Today South Dublin County Council 4 South Dublin County Council Then and Now Census 1991 Census 2016 Population 208,739 278,767 198,931 Irish (total) 247,828 Irish Nationality 9,808 Non-Irish 30,939 Non-Irish 6,964 British (largest 8,485 Polish (largest non-Irish) non-Irish) 190,608 Catholic 205,765 Catholic 4,521 No Religion 28,095 No Religion Religion (Top 5) 4,260 Church of Ireland 8,210 Muslim 407 Presbyterian 6,296 Orthodox 315 Jewish 6,104 Church of Ireland Flashback to 1994 WORLD CUP 1994 EUROVISION RIVERDANCE FOOTBALL Jack Charlton led the Irish Ireland won its third Eurovision Riverdance and Michael Flatley Down beat Dublin 1–12 to 0–13 team to the second round in a row with Rock and Roll wowed the world during the in the All Ireland Senior Football of USA ‘94 and a 2-0 loss to Kids, also the first song to interval at the same Eurovision. final at Croke Park in September. Holland. score over 200 points! AT THE CINEMA NELSON MANDELA SONY PLAYSTATION FRIENDS Forrest Gump, The Lion King, Mandela was elected South The first PlayStation was The US sitcom Friends Pulp Fiction, Speed and Ace Africa’s president on 10 May launched in Japan and would debuted in September and Ventura scored big at the box 1994 following the end of go on to sell over 100 million quickly made stars of all six office. apartheid. units worldwide. main actors. The front page of the Tallaght Echo newspaper from the week South Dublin County Council held its inaugural meeting on Wednesday 5 January 1994. Thanks to the Echo for letting us reproduce this image. South Dublin County Today South Dublin County Council 6 Recent Achievements & Future Plans When reaching a milestone like your 25th birthday, it is always worthwhile to take stock of just how far you’ve come in a relatively short space of time. Whilst challenges remain, let’s take a look at the innovative work your Council has carried out in recent years. Supporting Investment and Boosting Employment Griffeen Valley Playspace Providing Space for Children to Develop Our Five Year PlaySpace Programme the particular space where they are aims to provide play opportunities implemented. They provide a space in the immediate environment of and a setting for play, rather than just children’s homes. equipment for children to play with, are located where children live, with PlaySpace is an innovative programme the emphasis on natural play spaces, based on encouraging imaginative, and focus on the type of play that is constructive and social play as the most important to early childhood play spaces are designed to adapt to development. Grange Castle Business Park Grange Castle Business Park is a South Respecting Our Past and Dublin County Council owned Business Park promoted in association with IDA Revitalising an Area Ireland to attract major investment to South Dublin County. Opening in 2017, the visitor centre but it is also a community hub and Since being identified in the 1998 was conceived by the Council in has large event space within the main County Development Plan as having collaboration with the Office of Public building and garden area. potential for providing employment in Works and the local community to Round Tower Clondalkin the County, Grange Castle has become celebrate the Tower and to respond to a location of choice for world class the origins of the site and its history. multinationals and is considered one of the leading business parks in all of The centre comprises the conservation Ireland. It now houses international and refurbishment of five derelict 19th companies like Pfizer, Takeda, Microsoft Century Mill Cottages and a modern and Google. Today, around 5,400 people extension to the rear. New gardens were are employed there and a further 400- added to front and rear and a new civic acre expansion of the business park has plaza that reengages the site with its recently received planning permission.