News Four October 2004

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OCTOBER 2004

NewsFour Free Community Newspaper serving Sandymount, Irishtown, Ringsend, Docklands, Ballsbridge and Donnybrook Web: www.news4.ie • E-mail: newsfourscs@eircom.net • Local Newsdesk: Phone 6673317

R HAS INCINERATOR BEEN RUBBERSTAMPED?

esidentsʼ groups and local representatives staged a protest in Ringsend on Saturday 25th September outside the Ringsend Technical Institute where Dublin City Council were holding a meeting on the statutory process involved in the development of the proposed Poolbeg incinerator. Local anti-incinerator group Combined Residents Against Incineration (CRAI) urged residents not to attend the meeting as they say that taking part in the pre-planning process could inhibit them from taking legal action in the future. CRAI has a legal team led by environmental lawyer Mr Colm MacEochaigh

but cannot take legal action until the planning process has begun. “A lot of locals seem to think that this incinerator is a fait accompli, but it has not even got to the planning stage, in fact there hasnʼt even been a company selected to build it yet,ʼ said a representative from CRAI. Daithi Doolan said “The sole purpose of this meeting is to promote incineration and massage this community into accepting hazardous incineration here on our doorstep.” The protest follows last weekʼs

move by Dublin City Councillors to block the proposed incinerator from the Draft Development Plan for the city. However, Mr John Fitzgerald, the city manager, said that the councillorsʼ decision “will not affect the proposed development of a thermal treatment plant at Poolbeg.” Dermot Lacey confirmed that the power to locate an incinerator in Ringsend rests with the city manager. He said: “We will continue to fight against the proposal, and push for the government to reverse their decision.”

H ARVEST T IME AT S T . M ATTHEW ’ S

B RONZE P LAQUE FOR S ANDYMOUNT S TRAND

T

he ESB has commissioned a sculptor to design an appropriate installation to commemorate 100 years of electricity generation on the Poolbeg peninsula. This was the preferred option amongst ESB workers at Pool-

beg when asked for suggestions to mark this particular milestone. They also suggested that it be located at the Strand Road location where it can be seen by members of the public. The proposed sculpture has been commissioned from the art-

ist, Mr Con Gent, and consists of a single block of Wicklow granite onto which is mounted a cast bronze plaque. The granite is finished in a combination of smooth and punched surface textures. The bronze plaque is embossed with a panoramic view from the Strand Road location, which identifies landmarks of particular interest, including the location of the Pigeon House, the Baily Lighthouse and The Martello Tower in Sandymount. The sculpture is mounted on a new base of limestone paving which replaces the existing tarmac footpath. The design of the sculpture is wheelchair accessible.

PICTURED AT the recent Harvest Festival at St. Matthewʼs Church, Irishtown is Christine OʼNeill with her children, Niamh and Brendan.


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