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BreakingNews.ie
7 days ago
- Automotive
- BreakingNews.ie
Static speed camera to be operational in Crumlin from August 1st
A static safety camera will be operational in Dolphin's Barn, Crumlin, Dublin 12, from Friday, August 1st Vehicles detected driving in excess of the posted speed limit will be subject to prosecution from 12 midday on Friday. Advertisement Prosecution of speeding offences takes place by Fixed Charge Notice (FCN). The current Fixed Charge Notice is a €160 fine accompanied by three penalty points. Gardaí said Dolphin's Barn was identified as part of a wider national analysis as being a road which could benefit from the implementation of a safety camera. The location was selected based on fatal and serious injury collision data from the last seven years and speed data, as well as feedback from stakeholders.
Irish Times
23-07-2025
- General
- Irish Times
Planning permission granted for new library to serve Crumlin and Drimnagh
A new library for Drimnagh and Crumlin has moved a step closer after planning permission was granted. The site, on Crumlin Road and Rafter's Lane, Dublin 12, will also be redeveloped for 38 social homes. The location of the new library is within the grounds of the former secondary school Ardscoil Éanna, which was set up by former Irish Volunteer James O'Byrne in 1939. The school, which was founded on the principles of Patrick Pearse's St Enda's School in Ranelagh, closed in 2016 due to financial difficulties. It operated out of a historic house and is a protected structure. READ MORE The vacant site at a former funeral home and Ardscoil Éanna on Crumlin Road and Rafter's Road, Crumlin, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times Conservation repair works and alterations are proposed to Ardscoil Éanna House to transform it to cafe use on the ground floor and library use on the first floor. The development also includes a new single storey and part two-storey branch library building. The other side of the site, where a former funeral home is located, will be redeveloped for social homes. Artist's impression of plans for the library and housing site. Image: A drawing of the planned redevelopment. Source: The planning application for the new homes will be 'submitted shortly', Dublin City Council said. 'In order to prepare the site for the construction of these homes it is necessary to demolish the old funeral home,' it said. 'Demolition works will take place in the coming months.' The local authority also said it was aware of 'false reports' circulating on social media about the future use of the site. City councillor Daithí Doolan said there had been claims online that the area was going to be used to house asylum seekers. 'There was no shred of truth in this. It was never discussed. It was never mentioned,' the Sinn Féin councillor said. 'The city council bought the two sites [the school and funeral home] with the sole purpose of putting a library and social housing on it. It was total nonsense. 'The city council bought the site where the school was when it shut down. Then they heard the undertakers were coming up and thought we could have a bigger footprint.' Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times Cllr Doolan said there was a 'long-time campaign' to secure a library for Drimnagh. 'The issue was we could never find an appropriate site,' he said. 'This came along. It was bought with the beautiful protected building in the middle. It's perfect. At the moment there are libraries in Dolphin's Barn and Walkinstown, but they are quite small.' The council said detailed design on the library will begin early next year after the appointment of a design team. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times The library will consist of a combined adult and junior library space, public study space, an events room, meeting rooms and other spaces on the ground floor. The first floor is to include a reading room, meeting rooms and staff spaces. The development also includes a new footpath linking Crumlin Road to Rafter's Lane. One of Ardscoil Éanna's first teachers was Patrick Pearse's sister Margaret, who taught at the school for many years. The school was rare in being a Catholic one run by lay people and in private ownership. It remained in the O'Byrne family until its closure, with actor Gabriel Byrne among its past pupils.
Irish Times
11-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- Irish Times
Extended three-bed home in Crumlin with peaceful garden for €650,000
Address : 205 Sundrive Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12 Price : €650,000 Agent : Sherry FitzGerald View this property on 'Step out the front door and you're in the city, step out the back and it feels like the country.' So say the owners of 205 Sundrive Road in Crumlin, who fell in love with the house when they first viewed it in 2017 after seeing the 30m (100ft) rear garden. The properties along this Dublin 12 road were built in the 1930s to house the workers at the Guinness brewery. Number 205 is at the end of a terrace of the residential street that links Crumlin Road to Kimmage Road Lower. A two-storey extension was added to the house in 2006 by previous owners, taking the floor area up to 131sq m (1,410sq ft) and allowing for three generously sized bedrooms. The current owners upgraded the house further in their time there by replacing the damaged original timber floors with semi-solid engineered boards. These oak floors begin at the hall and run all the way through the ground floor of number 205. To the left of the hall is the sittingroom, which can be closed off from the rest of the house with double doors and has bespoke window shutters and a fireplace with inset fire. The doors lead into the open-plan layout at the back of the house, which includes the aforementioned extension. READ MORE Hallway Kitchen Diningroom Sittingroom Living area The dining area is at the back of the room beside one of the original fireplaces. The room then opens out into the kitchen, and a big and bright living space beyond that. The kitchen is fitted with plenty of wall and floor units and has a central island with a timber worktop. An exposed brick wall helps define the space as separate from the dining and living areas to each side. The living area is lit up by overhead rooflights and the wall of bi-fold doors to the garden. The garden is, according to the owners, the best thing about the house. Mostly laid in lawn, it is peaceful and private with mature trees and hedging shielding it from the outside world. The raised patio, which was built using reclaimed bricks, acts as an extension to the kitchen in good weather. Bedroom Raised patio On the first floor of the house are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The bedroom at the front of the house has timber shutters and original features like the fireplace and decorative coving. The second bedroom stretches out over the extension, resulting in a long room that allows for two beds and enough room for a play area for the kids in the house. The bathroom has a double walk-in shower and a free-standing rolltop bath. The house is in walk-in condition, but new owners may want to address improve the D1 Ber. It is on the market through Sherry FitzGerald with an asking price of €650,000. New restaurants and cafes that have opened in Dublin 12 in recent years include Pickles, All Bar Chicken, Zero Zero Pizza and Le Petit Renard wine bar. The owners say they rarely use their car, which can be parked in the driveway, as St Stephen's Green in the city centre can be reached on foot in 30-40 minutes, Terenure village in 20 minutes and Eamonn Ceannt Park, with running track and sport pitches, is two minutes down the road.
BreakingNews.ie
08-05-2025
- Business
- BreakingNews.ie
Planning application submitted for over 380 apartments in south Dublin
A planning application has been submitted for over 380 apartments in Bluebell in Dublin. Dublin City Council and the Land Development Agency are looking to build beside the Grand Canal. They say it comes after more than a year of extensive consultation with the local community. 150 of the units will be social homes, with the rest going to the cost-rental scheme. The site is located on Bluebell Avenue and Bluebell Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12. The proposed development will consist of: Advertisement Demolition of existing above-ground structures on site, including the existing 36 no. 2 bed maisonettes and the existing community facility known as the Bungalow (which is being relocated within the site), and the construction of a residential development set out in 5 no. blocks, ranging in height from 5 to 9 storeys to accommodate 383 no. apartments, 3 no. community / cultural units and a crèche; The site will accommodate 141 no. car parking spaces, 945 no. bicycle parking spaces, storage, services and plant areas. Landscaping will include a new central public plaza, residential courtyards, and a western linear parkland which includes relocated allotments; The 5 no. residential buildings range in height from 5 storeys to 9 storeys accommodating 383 no. apartments comprising 22 studios, 131 no. 1 bed units, 192 no. 2 bed units (30 no. 2 bed- 3 person and 162 no. 2 bed- 4 person) and 38 no. 3 bed units. The residential buildings are arranged centrally on the site and around residential courtyards at podium and ground level. Balconies and terraces to be provided on all elevations at all levels for each block. The breakdown of residential accommodation is as follows: Block 1 is a 7 to 8 storey building accommodating 80 no. units comprising 1 no. studio, 28 no. 1 bed units, 43 no. 2 bed units, 8 no. 3 bed units. Block 2 is a 6 to 9 storey building accommodating 86 no. units comprising 23 no. 1 bed units, 50 no. 2 bed units, 13 no. 3 bed units. Block 3A/3B is a 6 storey building accommodating 83 no. units comprising 10 no. studios, 43 no. 1 bed units, 30 no. 2 bed units. Block 4A/4B is a 5 to 6 storey building, accommodating 70 no. units comprising 1 no. studio, 22 no. 1 bed units, 34 no. 2 bed units, 13 no. 3 bed units. Block 5 is a 5 to 7 storey building accommodating 64 no. units comprising 10 no. studios, 15 no. 1 bed units, 35 no. 2 bed units, 4 no. 3 bed units They said any person within four weeks from the date of publication of this notice, apply to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. Dublin City Council said they are now open to submissions or observations in relation to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may be made on their website before 23:59pm on June 19th, 2025. You can make a submission about the development here .
