EUGENE STREET, FINGAL STREET, MAXWELL STREET, CAMERON STREET, DARLEY’S TERRACE, DONORE AVENUE NORTH

Cork Street Buildings

Community Group
NEWSLETTER APRIL 2010

Elvedon House Noise Pollution Next Public Meeting

The development on the corner of Cork Having a party? Please let your Tuesday 27th April, 7pm in Donore
St and Donore Avenue is almost neighbours know. You’ll find they won’t Avenue Community Centre.
complete. The Iveagh Trust is
mind half as much if you do. Bear in See overleaf for full details.
responsible for the development, and mind that we live in small attached Free WEEE Collection
will be responsible for the complex once houses and what are acceptable noise
As a contribution to our cleaning plans,
it is up and running. levels during daytime become amplified
the council have organised a free
The Iveagh Trust is a non-profit housing in the silence of the night. The later it
collection for unwanted electrical items
association which provides sheltered gets, the lower the noise should be.
no matter how small or big.
and social housing for people in Dublin On the other hand if you find you are
This will take place on Saturday May
city. experiencing disturbance from
15th, between 11am and 4pm.
Building works on Elvedon House inconsiderate neighbours, there is
The collection point will be at the
should be completed on the 23rd of support for you.
recycling area in front of St Teresa’s
April. Following this, tenants will move • You can get in contact with us any Gardens.
in approximately 10 days later. The time, see contact details below.
buildings manager working for the • You can call around to Donore Community Garden
Iveagh Trust has kept us informed of all Community Centre and have a chat There are plans to turn the site of the
developments to date and we have had with the local community gardai on Chamber Street flats on Cork Street into
a very positive relationship with her. We Wednesdays 2.30pm - 3.30pm a community garden. If you are
expect this positive relationship to • You can issue a complaint to the interested in finding out more, please
continue once the flats and houses district court - full details at: contact Councilor Críona Ní Dálaigh at:
occupied. www.departmentofenvironment.ie criona.nidhalaigh@dublincity.ie
We have invited representatives of the There is a noise issues consultation or on 087-9958949
Trust to a public meeting to meet with paper being prepared by government at Don’t forget that the South Circular
residents of Cork St Buildings before the present intending to publish Road Community Garden is open on
building is occupied - details overleaf. comprehensive legislation on noise Saturday afternoons from 2pm and that
pollution. This intends to give greater volunteers are always welcome. For
Dogs
powers to local authorities and the further information, visit their website:
Our dog owners obviously care for their
gardai where it may allow them to issue southcirculargarden.blogspot.com
dogs very much. With recent stories of
on the spot fines to offenders. Traffic Issues
neglected animals its nice to see so many
As your local residents association we
well groomed and minded dogs. Non-resident parking on our streets is
urge to to show consideration!
But nobody likes dog waste outside becoming an increasing issue, and some
their front door or on their shoes. Dog National Spring Clean residents have once again suggested disc
owners- please help us reduce the dog April is the month when the National parking. DCC will only introduce disc
waste on the streets. Spring Clean takes place. We have seen a parking if a majority of residents are in
Its dangerous, unhealthy and just plain significant improvement in dumping in favour of it, and this would be put to a
horrible. recent months, but the problem still public vote. This can be discussed at our
Contact the Dog Warden at 01-8383236 exists. next meeting, details overleaf.
to report any abuse or uncontrolled dogs We would like to organise a community We have also been in touch with the
Contact the Litter Warden to report any cleaning day in May - we will discuss DCC Roads Department about illegal
dog fouling. this at the public meeting, details parking around Lidl and on Cameron
Free pooper scoopers are available from overleaf. Street, and they have promised to
the Dublin City Council Offices on We carried it out last year with the enforce this as a priority. Call them on
Marrowbone Lane, between 9pm and support of the council, and it was a great 01-6022500 to report violations.
4.30pm, Monday to Friday. success, especially for the local kids who
were a great help.

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Waste Information
Normal Waste Recycling Litter
• Tagged refuse bags are normally • Recycling bags are collected every • Untagged rubbish bags are collected
collected early on Monday mornings second Friday: on Mondays (except bank holidays
(including most bank holidays), except APR: 9,23 MAY: 7,21 JUN: 4,18 when they are removed on Tuesdays).
for Donore Avenue, where bags are They are removed for identification so
JUL: 2,16,30 AUG: 6, 20 SEP: 3,17 that fines can be issued.
collected on Tuesdays mornings.
• The fine for untagged waste is €150
• Bags should be left out the night OCT: 1,15,29 NOV: 12,26 DEC: 10,24
before collection day. Bags should not per bag.
• Recycling bags can contain • The council has a rapid response truck
be left outside on any other day. Bags
newspapers and magazines, light who will collect fly-tipped waste (such
should be left out side your front door.
cardboard packaging, aluminium as dumped sofas, fridges etc). If you
• Waste tags are available from the
drinks cans, steel and tin food cans, all see such waste, please contact Ger
Centra on the corner of Cork Street
plastics and Tetra Pak (milk and juice Toner at 086-3828331, or at:
and Marrowbone Lane.
cartons). Please clean all containers. geraldine.toner@dublincity.ie
• Those receiving Social Welfare
• The recycling service is provided by (For a call-back just ring her 3 times
payments or who are on low income
Greyhound. See www.greenbin.ie for and hang up.)
may be entitled to a waiver which
full information. • The streets are swept once a week, on
means you will receive free bin tags
• The nearest glass bring centre is on Mondays (except bank holidays when
but you must apply to Dublin City
Donore Avene, at the entrance to they are swept on Tuesdays)
Council for this. Forms are available
Teresa’s Gardens. • Failure to clean up your dog’s waste
from your local Council office, in
• Dry recyclables   including paper, can lead to a €150 on-the-spot fine.
Maltings Business Park, Marrowbone
plastic, cans, glass and Failure to pay this fine can lead to
Lane or by phoning 01-2225200.
textiles   can   now be   taken to the prosecution with a maximum fine of
Further information is also available
nearby   bring bank   facilities at the €3000 & €600 per day for continuing
from your local Citizen’s Information
Dublin City Council Offices on offences on summary conviction. Free
Clinic(CIC), 90 Meath Street, Dublin 8,
Marrowbone Lane. pooper scoopers are available from the
01-4735178
• For details of other bring centres, Dublin City Council office on
please visit www.dublinwaste.ie Marrowbone Lane. Please use them.
• Green materials for composting can be
brought to the South Circular Road
Community Garden on Saturdays.
Full details on their website:
southcirculargarden.blogspot.com

Next Public Meeting Neighbourhood Watch

On Tuesday April 27th there will be a public meeting for residents from If you would like to meet with the community
7pm to 9pm in the Donore youth and community centre on Donore Garda about anything, please visit Donore
Avenue. Avenue Community Centre on Wednesdays
As always, we have invited local councillors and council officials. between 2.30pm and 3.30pm
• At the meeting we will meet with representatives of the Iveagh Trust, The nearest Garda Station is Kevin Street,
to prepare for any changes that will happen as a result of the opening 01-6669400. If you are phoning about something
of Elvedon House. urgent, please dial 999, to ensure that the call is
• We hope that we will also be able to share information about the logged and acted on.
reopening of the road at the Cork St end of Darley's Terrace, and the Stay In Touch
replacement of the bollards at the St Teresa's Gardens end.
• Join our email newsletter by sending an email
• We will discuss the pros and cons of disc parking. to corkstreetbuildings@gmail.com
• We will also discuss plans for a community clean-up day in May.
• Check out our blog at
• Finally, we would hope to recruit some new people onto the committee corkstreetbuildings.blogspot.com
Volunteers Wanted • Send us email at
The group of people currently involved in the residents' group have corkstreetbuildings@gmail.com
largely been in place for a number of years now. Some of us are moving • Phone us on 085-1655663
on, or need to concentrate on other commitments for the time being. We Reprinting
are keen to recruit community members who can give a few hours a
Please download and reprint this newsletter from
month to working on small tasks to make all of our lives better.
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