Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Fingal County Council Attempts to Dump Sewage Plant in Clonshaugh



The decision by Fingal County Council to locate a massive sewage plant in Clonshaugh has been met with huge anger and frustration by thousands of affected residents in communities in Northeast Dublin. Over 10,000 objections have been made to the construction of this massive plant in Clonshaugh, yet this massive number of objections has been ignored, with virtual no consultation with local communities.
This proposed plant, the same size as Croke Park, will be located within a radius of 1km of over 2,500 homes. It will be second in size, only to the massive plant in Ringsend. The proposed build will have serious consequences for the local environment.
Speaking about the proposed plant, éirígí Dublin Northeast spokesperson Ciaran Heaphey said: ‘’The decision by Fingal County Council to locate this massive plant as close as possible on its boundary with thousands Dublin City Council residents smacks of political cronyism of the highest order. Thousands of residents in Dublin’s Northeast outside of Fingal County Council’s area will be affected by this plant. I’m sure this was the major influencing factor in their decision to locate this plant in Clonshaugh.
“The potential danger this enormous plant has for the local population and environment, are immense. From both an economical and environmental viewpoint, it would make logical sense to have much smaller localised plants built over phased period of time, as capacity requirements increase. This would be the similar approach of many countries in Europe. Yet, here in Dublin Northeast we have the continued failed planning polices based on political cronyism.’’

Heaphey concluded: ''We in éirígí will take a very active role in our communities in fiercely opposing the building of this sewage plant. éirígí intend to work with residents in Dublin Northeast in organizing a campaign of resistance to this plant. With some community spirit and enough people educating, organising and agitating we can defeat the proposed construction of this monster sewage plant.”

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Leaflet drop, Kilmore. 18/6/13

Few flicks from Tuesdays leaflet drop in the Kilmore area of Coolock, where are local issue leaflet regarding the Kilbarron Road was distributed to hundreds of homes in the area.


Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Kilbarron Road residents say no more!

The week beginning on Monday 10 June saw local residents of Kilbarron Road taking part in a protest against the huge volume of congestion and parking in their streets.

The protest was organised by locals of Kilbarron Road because of the amount of cars parked in their cul-de-sac. The majority of these cars parked are from the staff of the nearby Beaumount Hospital. The residents have been forming a human blockade from 6.30am every morning with posters declaring “No Parking Here” making sure the area will be clear and accessible for emergency services and parking for the locals.

Beaumount Hospital offers parking but at a price, the problem the residents of Kilbarron Road have is the shear amount of cars parking in the cul-de-sac. It is hard to get in and out in a case of emergencies the Fire brigade or ambulance for example. Recently in one incident refuse workers refused to go into the cul-de-sac because of the lack of space for their vehicle.
Obviously we can understand the refusal by members of staff to pay for parking, but Kilbarron Road is no longer an option. This issue is something which we in eirigi will keep on supporting over the coming weeks and months.
éirígí Dublin Northeast representative Ciaran Heaphey, who has attended the protest during the week said: “I can understand the residents' anger on this issue. I have seen personally the amount of space taken up in the mornings by the Hospital staff and I believe from what I hear talking to residents it could endanger them if there was an accident or emergency. I was delighted to join the local community and we at éirígí will do whatever we can do highlight this issue.”

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Kilbarron Road residents say no more.


On Tuesday 11 June, éirígí Dublin Northeast activists took part in the second day of a community organised protest on the Kilbarron Road, Coolock.

The protest was organised by the locals of the Kilbarron Road because of the amount of cars parked in their cul-de-sac. The majority of these cars parked are from the staff of nearby Beaumount Hospital. The residents formed a human blockade at 6.30am with posters declaring “No Parking Here” making sure the area was clear and accessible for emergency services and parking for the locals.




Beaumount Hospital offers parking but at a price, the problem the residents have is the shear amount of cars parking in the cul-de-sac it is hard to get in and out in a case of emergencies. Recently in one incident refuse workers refused to go into the cul-de-sac because of the lack of space for their vehicle.
Obviously we can understand the refusal by members of staff to pay for parking but parking off the Kilbarron Road is no longer an option and the residents have vowed to stop it because it has now reached dangerous levels.


Éirígí Dublin Northeast representative Ciaran Heaphey, who attended the protest said: ''I can understand the residents' anger on this issue. I have seen personally the amount of space taken up in the mornings by the Hospital staff and I believe it could endanger locals if there was an accident or emergency. I was delighted to join the local community and we in éirígí will continue to highlight the issue.''


Sunday, June 9, 2013

Saturday 8th of June, Information stall at Northside shopping centre.

On Saturday the 8th of June up to ten éirígí Northeast activists took part in our regular information stall at the Northside shopping centre in Coolock.

The activists handed out our local leaflet titled "Election promises abandoned in Coolock" along with stickers  aimed at highlighting our many different campaigns.

The stall went down a success as hundreds of leaflets were distributed and many locals stopped and vented their anger about their current concerns with the water tax in particular being a big issue for many locals who are outraged by the proposed charge on water.










Saturday, June 1, 2013

éirígí Dublin Northeast highlight election lies.

On Saturday the 1st of June, up to 15 members of éirígí Dublin Northeast gathered to deliver our local information leaflet to the residents in the Ardmore estate.

The leaflet titled “Election promises abandoned in Coolock” Highlights the failure of elected government politicians like Fine Gael’s Terence Flanagan to live up to their promises to the people of the greater Coolock area. The leaflet drop was received well as many residents stopped éirígí activists to have a chat about the leaflet and their general concerns.



Unsurprisingly it looks like these particular career politicians have followed suit of a long list before hand that have and will say anything to convince the electorate to get them into Leinster house. It is now time for a change and for genuine working class people to have their own say and empower themselves rather than voting for these puppets of the state.


Commenting from Coolock, éirígí Dublin Northeast spokesperson Ciaran Heaphey said “I am not one bit surprised of the actions of the Labour and Fine Gael politicians in their blatant lies to the local people, They join the majority of other government TD’s around the state who betray the people after being elected to gain a handy wage for themselves from the tax payer. “

He continued “I think this leaflet is just a small step to raising awareness of the lies told by the politicians to gain their handy salary after being put in government. I think it is time for the community to question their elected reps, ask them why they have not delivered the changes they ensured the people they would. I believe here at éirígí we are fighting for change and fighting to empower local communities, I would ask anybody who wants to fightback aswell to come and join éírígí in Dublin Northeast.”