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East Wall residents blame Inchicore group for Dart changes

Angry residents oppose DART Underground plan Thursday, 26 August 2010 OVER 3,500 residents in East Wall are united in their opposition to Irish Rail’s plans for the DART Underground, which will see their area become a building site for the next 10 years due to tunnel boring. Locals were shocked to learn that East Wall is the only site where tunnel-boring machines will be assembled and  [more...]

Kilmainham Arts Festival

September 3rd and 4th 2010 The first annual festival of Arts in this historic Dublin quarter Opened by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Gerry Breen Kilmainham's Inaugural  [more...]

Inchicore Sponsored Heritage Walk

Inchicore on Track Presents Inchicore on Foot: A Sponsored Heritage Walk Don’t miss a unique opportuni [more...]

Open Sesame for Grand Canal cyclists

Dublin's Grand Canal cycle route is to be more fully opened following complaints by cyclists about the number of so-called 'kissing gates' along the towpath. Kissing gates were traditionally design [more...]

Free electrical goods recycling this Saturday

St Michael's Community Hall on Bulfin Road will host a free electrical recycling event this Saturday, July 24th, from 10am to 4pm. Many forms of electrical goods will be accepted for recycling such [more...]

Residents welcome Dart plan alteration

INCHICORE RESIDENTS have given a guarded welcome to a decision to drop plans to assemble and launch a tunnel boring machine for Dart Underground on a sports field in the historic Railway Estate.  [more...]

Bord Pleanala application for Inchicore station and Dart today

The formal application for the Dart underground rail project in Dublin will be lodged with An Bord Pleanála today. If approved, the Dart underground will deliver a high-capacity rail line thro [more...]

Yoga classes starting soon

Two well-regarded yoga sessions start again over the coming weeks. Teacher Cara has been holding classes in Inchicore for a number of years and is highly recommended. The first takes place on Monda [more...]

Playground opens in Inchicore

The new playground on Grattan Crescent got off to a fine start on Tuesday with a lively opening under blue skies and a hot sun. It may be the only playground that the cash-strapped council can affo [more...]

Grand Canal 'green route' opens

Fri, Jun 18, 2010 ON TRACK €25 MILLION OFF-ROAD PROJECT: A “GREEN route” along the Grand Canal which is being opened today will provide off-road access for walkers and cyclists from west Dublin [more...]

Playground to open soon

The long-awaited and slightly delayed opening of the new playground on Grattan Crescent is to open on June 22nd. Dublin city council says face-painters and clowns will attend for the official opening [more...]

Playground

The local office of Dublin City Council say the playground will be fully open in early June. They are waiting for the ground cover to arrive from India, which is expected in next week some time, to [more...]

photoworks

Photoworks is an open photographic competition for images of Inchicore and Kilmainham. Entries are being accepted from now till 7th June, and selected photographs will be exhibited in the Wallace Sp [more...]

New Luas Line proposed for Inchicore

There are now plans to build a Luas station in the CIE Works, in addition to the Underground Dart station already proposed. The Railway Procurement Agency says it wants to alter the route proposed  [more...]

Building of new health centre to begin shortly

Construction work on a new primary care centre in Inchicore, Dublin, is due to begin over the next month. The total capital budget for the project, which is due to be completed in late 2011, is €10.73 [more...]

Work Of Famous Inchicore Artist Sold

A collection of 60 pieces from the studio of the late sculptor Patrick McElroy sold for more than €55,000 at an Irish art auction on the 31st March last. Ranging in size from 4in to almost 60in, the c [more...]

St Michael's Regeneration to start soon, sortof...

THE REGENERATION of St Michael’s Estate in Inchicore, Dublin is to start next September, more than two years since the public private partnership (PPP) scheme for the development collapsed. The dil [more...]

Art Exhibition in Enoteca Torino

The students of Art and Design at Inchicore College of Further Education will hold an exhibition of their work at the Enoteca Torino in Inchicore Village from Tuesday 23rd March to Sunday, 11th April. [more...]

New Bistro in Dublin 8

The owners of Juno's, a new bistro on Parkgate Street have been in contact to spread the word about their offering. Juno's is an atmospheric little place to check out, somewhere for Inchicoreans to [more...]

CIE Residents Brighter Plan

On Tuesday, CIE Residents launched their Brighter Plan. The Residents commissioned international tunnelling experts OTB Engineering to look at Irish Rail's proposals for the Dart Underground in  [more...]

New Health Centre for Inchicore

Work is to start on the construction of a Primary Health Care Centre on the grounds of the former St Michael's CBS school in March/April this year. The centre will provide public health nursing ser [more...]

Information on soccer in Inchicore

A new website, soccer-ireland.com has quite a good listing of soccer clubs in the area, as well as lots of info about the beautiful game generally. Check out: http://www.soccer-ireland.com/dublin- [more...]

Registration for Night Classes this week

Due to the bad weather, Inchicore College of Further Education hasn't been able to distribute its usual night class brochure as widely as it would have liked. In addition, the snow and ice forced t [more...]

New Film Club in Kilmainham

Building on the success of the Kilmainham Arts Club over recent months, there will now be a film club in the Patriots Inn on the second Monday of every month. See the Events section for details of  [more...]

Award for St Michael's worker

Rita Fagan, Co-ordinator St Michaels Family Resource Centre, Inchicore has been announced as one of the recipients of the inaugural John O'Connell Awards 2009. The awards, which are made by the Dep [more...]

Mahon appointed manager of St Pat's

Pete Mahon has been appointed as the permanent manager of St Patrick's Athletic for the coming season. Mahon guided the struggling Saints to safety last season after replacing Jeff Kenna on a tempo [more...]

Councillors appointed to regeneration board

Three local city councillors have been appointed to the board overseeing the regeneration of St Michael's Estate. Or should that be the "regeneration" of the estate, given the disastrous lack of pr [more...]

Councillors support architectural plan for CIE Estate

Dublin city councillors have voted to fast-track the consideration of the CIE Estate in Inchicore for special designation as a heritage area. Councillors at their monthly meeting last night ordered  [more...]

Irish Rail consultation this week

Irish Rail rolls back into this part of town this Tuesday in the Hilton Hotel, between 5 and 8 pm for another one of their consultations, or should that be "consultations". By now the railway orde [more...]

Liffey Gaels Christmas Draw coming soon

The Liffey Gaels Christmas Draw takes place at the club on the 19th of December. Tickets are €2 and can be got at the club or from any of the players/mentors that are listed on our contact page on  [more...]

Inchicore heckler: Je Ne Regrette Rien

The man who disrupted RTÉ's The Frontline programme last night has said he has no regrets. Alan O’Brien (38) from Inchicore berated host Pat Kenny live on television for more than three minutes and [more...]

BoI Inchicore official's family kidnapped in robbery

Friday, 23 October 2009 16:17 A gang is being sought following the abduction of a bank official's family in Dublin overnight. It is understood a number of armed and masked men entered the famil [more...]

Gardai hunt for lone bank raider

GARDAI were last night hunting a lone raider who made off with about €2,000 when he held up a bank at lunchtime on Monday. The man ran into the Bank of Ireland branch at Tyrconnell Road in Inchico [more...]

Firemen attacked in Inchicore

Firemen attacked in Inchicore Firefighters were forced to retreat from a fire in an industrial area in Inchicore this evening after missiles were thrown at them. Three fire units were attempti [more...]

New website for Liffey Gaels

Liffey Gaels have a new website, the address of which is, not surprisingly, www.liffeygaels.ie. The club is now catering for kids from the age of 4yrs and up. More details are available on the d [more...]

New manager for St Pat's

St Patrick’s Athletic wasted little time in their search for a new manager as Pete Mahon comes in to replace Jeff Kenna who resigned from the Richmond Park hot seat last week. Maurice O’Driscoll st [more...]

First gathering of Kilmainham Arts Club a triumph

An eclectic mix of performers, from the area and further afield, made for an entertaining night at the first edition of Kilmainham Arts Club last night. All told, about 100 people came along at som [more...]

Dart Underground and Inchicore: Latest News

This week sees the first meeting between Irish Rail and IOT on developing a consultation process. In advance of this Irish Rail met with the residents of George's Villas to discuss the particular  [more...]

Irish Rail responds to Inchicore residents on Dart project

Irish Rail has tentatively agreed to a formal consultation process with Inchicore residents about the Dart Underground project. The company says the consultation process suggested by Inchicore on T [more...]

St Pat's Magical Mystery Story - the inside track

Here is St Pat's chairman Richard Sadlier's take on the club's famous result in Russia last week - "the most astonishing match I have ever seen". Saints' magical mystery tour produces a miracle  [more...]

Lord Mayor lays Wreath at Islandbridge

The 14th Annual Francis Ledwidge Festival took place in the National War Memorial Park in brilliant sunshine at Islandbridge on Sunday 2nd August. The Lord Mayor, Emer Costello read a poem by Francis [more...]

English language volunteer teachers sought

The Canal Communities Intercultural Centre is in the process of setting up English classes for ethnic minority people living in Inchicore (starting end of March, beginning of April). This is b [more...]

Position Statement of Inchicore on Track on the Dart Interconnector Project

The following is the Position Statement of Inchicore on Track in regard Irish Rail Plan to extend the Dart Undergorund project to Inchicore from Heuston Station: The Inchicore Railway Estate is a [more...]

Councillors call for consultation on Inchicore Dart proposal

Dublin south-west inner city councillors have called on Irish Rail to formally consult with Inchicore residents over its plans for an underground Dart line in the area. Councillors passed an emerge [more...]

New Shops Open on Emmet Road

Two new shops have opened on Emmet road, a club shop for St. Patrick’s Athletic Football Club at the junction with Bulfin road and a Four Star Pizza Shop at the junction with the South Circular road. [more...]

Dart project likely to be delayed

Bord Pleanala's decision to ask the Railway Procurement Agency to ask for further information on Metro North is likely to have major ramifications for Irish Rail's plans to bring the Dart underground  [more...]

Blue Cross in Inchicore

At the new Irish Blue Cross clinic in Inchicore, pet owners arrive to collect their animals who were operated on earlier in day. The Inchicore unit is the first permanent clinic in the 64-year history [more...]

Memorial Park vandalised

Vandals set fire to one of the pergolas in the Memorial Park over the weekend, badly damaging the overhead wooden rafters and much of the clematis and other plants. OPW staff could be seen removing [more...]

Good weather picnic in CIE Estate this Saturday

Calling all CIE Estate residents... To take advantage of the good weather, there will be a picnic on the green by St Patrick's Terrace/Abercorn this Saturday at 1 pm. Bring along your kids, fo [more...]

Fire in Inchicore

DOZENS of houses were evacuated last night as firefighters battled a major blaze at a disused factory. The fire at the former Knorr soup and Lyons tea factory sent billows of thick black smoke acro [more...]

Irish Rail Consultation comes to Inchicore

Irish Rail are finally providing some details of their controversial plans to bring the Underground Dart project to Inchicore. The portal of the tunnel will be located in the CIE Works and the tun [more...]

Oblates school triumphs in PC competition

Congratulatins to the Oblates national school which has been selected as winner of the Tesco computer room makeover competition. Pupils won the award against national competition after explaining  [more...]

Candidate's poster breached rules in Inchicore

A Fianna Fail candidate could face a jail term or hefty fine as one her posters breached election rules by being erected too close to a Dublin polling station. A poster for Catherine Ardagh, da [more...]

Gormley Gives Green Light to St Michael's Estate Houses

MINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has approved funding for 32 new social units at St Michael’s Estate, Inchicore – more than one year after the collapse of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) [more...]

Local election news latest

Veteran Labour councillor John Gallagher headed the poll in Dublin south-west inner city ward, which includes Inchicore. Gallagher secured 1,574 first preferences, not far off the quota of 1,654. H [more...]

Bad news on the playground front

Dublin City Council says it is currently unable to access funding for the promised playground in Grattan Crescent near Inchicore Village. Earlier this year, the council committed itself to providin [more...]

Inchicore Dart proposal latest

Members of Inchicore on Track, the group formed by CIE Estate residents (but including other affected interests) to represent the area in relation to the Dart internconnector proposal, is due to meet  [more...]

Conservation proposal for CIE Estate before Council

An emergency motion proposing that the CIE Estate in Inchicore be designated an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) was not taken at last Monday's meeting of Dublin City Council. The motion, prop [more...]

CIE Residents come out against Dart proposal

More than 180 residents of the CIE Estate tonight attended a public meeting on the underground Dart proposal from Irish Rail. Speaker after speaker denounced the lack of consultation from Irish Ra [more...]

New Dart Line promised for Inchicore

Inchicore has missed out on the Luas - twice - but now Irish Rail is talking about bringing a new underground line to Inchicore. In a revision of its plans for an undeground line crossing the city  [more...]

Planning grants for apartment blocks in Old Kimainham

An Bord Pleanala has granted permission for two apartments blocks on the old Irish Cone and Wafer Factory site in Old Kilmainham. In doing so, the board overturned the recommendation of its own planni [more...]

Local election field fills out

With less than three months to go to the local elections, the political parties have already started campaigning. Here in Inchicore, most of the parties have selected their candidates, though ther [more...]

New bridge: planning application lodged

As revealed here a few weeks ago, Dublin City Council plans to put a new foot and cycle bridge across the Liffey in the park between Islandbridge and Chapelizod. The text of the planning application i [more...]

Local postmistress targeted in tiger kidnapping

Gardai are investigating a botched tiger kidnapping of the postmistress in Inchicore. The woman, in her 40s, was in her home in Palmerstown last week when three men wearing balaclavas burst into th [more...]

New Liffey bridge planned near Inchicore

I hear Dublin City Council plans to lodge a planning application soon for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the liffey adjacent to Donore Harriers. The bridge will be ideal for walkers and cyclis [more...]

IMMA closed again

The Irish Museum of Modern Art is closed for renovations from Monday 12 January to Monday 2 February 2009 inclusive. The museum says this is due to upgrading work being carried out on the building’s e [more...]

Community officer leaves local council office

We hear that Mary Noonan, Community Officer, is to leave Dublin City Council's Inchicore office to take up a similar position in Ballyfermot. Mary would be well known to all the local community and vo [more...]

St Pat's find quick replacement...

Jeff Kenna has taken the position vacated by Johnny McDonnell at St Patrrick’s Athletic, just a month after committing to Galway United for another season. His assistant at Terryland Park, Ian Foster, [more...]

St Pat's: Another one bites the dust...

From today's Irish Times... St Patrick's Athletic have parted company with manager Johnny McDonnell. The decision was made because of the club's plan to go part-time in 2009, according to both part [more...]

Playground in Inchicore

Dublin City Council has tentatively committed itself to providing a much-needed playground in Inchicore this year. Those of you who have followed this long saga will remember that local residents  [more...]

Dublin City Council Christmas Arrangements

Here are the council's arrangements for waste collection, tree recycling, etc, over Christmas The Christmas & New Year period is traditionally one of the busiest of the year for our Waste Managem [more...]

New walking and cycle route from Inchicore to Adamstown under construction

WORK HAS begun on the construction of a footpath and cycleway on the Grand Canal to provide a pedestrian and bicycle link between Adamstown, near Lucan, in west Dublin and the city centre. Dublin C [more...]

Council makes new plans for St Michael's

Dublin city council says it plans to spend €36 million on social and affordable housing at St Michael's Estate. This follows the collapse of plans for a PPP scheme with developer Bernard McNamara on t [more...]

Funds missing from community project

From today's Irish Times: A DUBLIN-BASED community development project is to close after financial irregularities were discovered in its accounts. Gardaí have launched a criminal investigation a [more...]

Inchicore CDP closes

Inchicore Community Development Project issued the following statement today: "t is with much regret that I'm emailing you to inform you of the very imminent closure of Inchicore CDP. Due to fundin [more...]

Councillors vote to axe South Central projects

Ten major projects to improve facilities in Dublin South Central have been axed or put on the long finger after Dublin city councilors voted to approve next year's budget at their meeting on Monday ni [more...]

Council axe falls disproportionately on Inchicore

A striking proportion of the cutbacks announced by Dublin City Council in response to the economic slowdown affect the South Central area, of which Inchicore is part. The council says it is cutting  [more...]

Dashing Inchicoreans strike gold

Last Wednesday's VEC Sports and Cultural Council Cross Country finals in the Phoenix Park brought out some fine efforts from athletes from Inchicore. Congratulations go to John Travers, who won the se [more...]

Playground mooted for Inchicore?

Dublin city council has indicated it may erect a "temporary" playground for young children in the area pending the redevelopment of the park in Grattan Crescent. Local people have been pushing for s [more...]

Changing of the guard at St Pat's?

Manager John McDonnell and St Pat's could be about to part company following the club's 3-1 roasting by Bohemians last week, according to informed speculation. Irish Times soccer journalist Emmet Ma [more...]

Inchicore's oldest native - 133 years old and still going!

A veteran of the steam age returned triumphantly to service at the Downpatrick and Co Down Railway at the weekend after a £23,000 overhaul. Steam engine No. 90 was officially launched at a ceremony [more...]

Grand Canal closure at Inchicore

If you're planning to take a boat up the Grand Canal between next month, November, and St Patrick's Day - fuggedaboutit! Waterways Ireland says the canal will be closed between 3rd Lock in Inchicore t [more...]

St Pat's win handsomely

Ryan Guy grabbed a hat-trick for Saint Patrick’s Athletic as the Inchicore outfit claimed local bragging rights over Dublin rivals Shamrock Rovers with a 3-1 win in the eircom League Premier Division  [more...]

Bicycle lane in Kilmainham

Cyclists will be glad to hear the missing part of the bike lane outside the Hilton Hotel in Kilmainham has been reinstated after representations from local residents. About 100 yards of the two-wa [more...]

Inchicore and the Luas

The proposed Luas line linking Lucan and the city centre will not come through Inchicore village, it has emerged. Inchicore lay on one of the two options for the new line which were being examined b [more...]