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EXPLORING LEHAUNSTOWN LANE

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AND VIEWS FROM THE LANE

I got the tram to Laughanstown (different spelling) I walked along a deserted country lane, access is now limited to walkers and cyclists, until I got to Tully Church and Graveyard (photographs to be published soon). I then crossed over M50 Motorway to Heronsford Lane and explored part of Ticknick Park which I hope to explore in greater detail next month.

There are now three flagship parks at Tully, Beckett, and Ticknick. Facilities include a full-size GAA pitch, grassed sports pitches and all-weather pitch, playgrounds, tennis courts, boules court, multi-sports pavilion, multi-use games area, play and ecological trails.

PIGEON HOUSE ROAD IN RINGSEND

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A COMPLEX OF STREETS RATHER THAN A SINGLE STREET

Pigeon House Road is a residential area and reports from elected Councillors and members of the public outlined that there were on-going issues of speeding, congestion, rat-running, noise and air pollution. Dublin City Council proposed a scheme to promote cycling and pedestrian transport while make the neighbourhood a more liveable community where conditions are better for all residents in the area. In August 2020 temporary traffic calming measures were implemented to create a pedestrian and cycling friendly zone on Pigeon House Road.

The trial closed a section of road to motor vehicles and retained access for pedestrians, cyclists, and emergency vehicles through the use of bollards and planters east of the Poolbeg Quay apartments and north of Ringsend Recycling Centre. The trial also included the appropriate traffic and road markings and signage. The trial commenced on the morning of 16th August 2020 for an initial period of four weeks, and was extended as agreed by elected Councillors for a further period of 12 months.

It is important to note that emergency services continue to have access through the filtered permeability measures in cases of emergency and this was one of the critical design briefs taken into consideration at initial design stages.

Based on observational surveys of the Pigeon House Road Area and research into the impacts of filtered permeability measures, the following positive impacts of the trial were observed:

  • Cut-through traffic (rat-running) has been eliminated on Pigeon House Road so that drivers are no longer able to use this local route as a short-cut from Sean Moore Roundabout to Ringsend via Pigeon House Road, and vice versa.
  • Less traffic has created a safer space for local residents, pedestrians, cyclists which include children attending local schools in Cambridge Road and surrounding areas.
  • Permeable neighbourhoods benefit the public health by encouraging walking and cycling, interaction and inclusion.
  • Reduction in motorised traffic has led to improvement in local air quality and reduction in noise pollution.
  • Safer cycling routes to the local Ringsend Park and the local amenities it offers.
  • These measures have created a safer and more liveable area for residents of Pigeon House Road, Poolbeg Quay Apartments, Cambridge Avenue, Ringsend Park, Cambridge Road, York Road, Thorncastle Street, and other local streets.
  • Local vehicular access to Pigeon House Road has been retained.
  • Access through the bollards has been maintained for emergency vehicles.
  • Positive health benefits.

The following negative impacts were observed:

  • Local residents who travel by car are required to take a more circuitous route.
  • Drivers who used to travel down Pigeon House Road to access to the Sean Moore roundabout (and vice-versa) have to take a longer more circuitous route on the Arterial roads.

CABRA AREA PHOTOGRAPHED AT RANDOM

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END OF JULY 2023

Cabra is an inner suburb on the north side of Dublin city in Ireland. It is approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the city centre, in the administrative area of Dublin City Council. It was commonly known as Cabragh until the early 20th century. Largely located between the Royal Canal and the Phoenix Park, it is primarily a residential suburb, with a range of institutions and some light industry. Cabra is served by bus, tram and mainline rail; it lies across Navan Road, one of the main roads from central Dublin to the orbital motorway.

Notable people from Cabra include singer-songwriter Eleanor McEvoy, world champion boxer Steve Collins, author and journalist Gene Kerrigan, actors Michael Gambon and Frank Grimes, actress and singer Angeline Ball, singer Dickie Rock, rapper Kojaque and multi-time WWE world champion Sheamus (real name Stephen Farrelly).

Numerous footballers hail from Cabra, including Republic of Ireland international goalkeeper Wayne Henderson, and Éamonn Fagan and Liam Whelan, both from St. Attracta Road. Whelan was one of the Manchester United Busby Babes who died in the Munich air disaster of 1958, and Connaught Bridge was later renamed in his memory. The former Leeds United and Irish player and manager Johnny Giles also hails from the area. Roddy Collins, former manager of Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers and Maltese side Floriana, lived in Cabra before being appointed manager of Cork City.

The suburb’s most infamous former resident was John Toler, 1st Earl of Norbury, otherwise known as the hanging judge, who lived at Cabragh House on the corner of the present-day Fassaugh Avenue and Ratoath Road. Another judge, with a far less villainous reputation who also lived in Cabra, was Sir Ambrose Forth (died 1610) judge of the Irish Court of Admiralty. He did not much enjoy living in Cabra, judging by his letters complaining about his “poor little farm house” there.

The noted mathematician, William Rowan Hamilton, who freed algebra from the commutative postulate of multiplication (that the order or sequence of factors does not determine the result), is commemorated by a plaque at Broom Bridge.

IF YOU PLAN TO VISIT THE I MONELLI RESTAURANT

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DUBLINBIKES DOCKING STATION 43 IS YOUR BEST OPTION

I have never visited I Monelli and I am almost certain that they have moved here from another location, possibly in Terenure.

“Chefs Gianni De Santis and Ivano Addabbo share a passion for food that was cultivated in their childhoods and developed whilst working at some of the top restaurants in the world. Together, at I Monelli, they strive to provide their patrons with food that is not only exceptional in flavor, but in its presentation as well”.

In 2009, Dublin City Council launched dublinbikes, a city-wide bicycle sharing scheme to address health, environmental, and traffic congestion issues across the city. ‘Just Eat dublinbikes’ is now regarded as one of the most successful bicycle-sharing initiatives undertaken worldwide. The scheme has expanded from 450 bicycles across 40 stations in 2009 to 1,600 bicycles across more than 115 stations in 2023, each of which have been strategically distributed through out the city centre to enable easy access and optimal use.

ARBOUR HILL AREA OF DUBLIN

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10 MARCH 2023

Arbour Hill is an area of Dublin within the inner city on the Northside of the River Liffey, in the Dublin 7 postal district. Arbour Hill, the road of the same name, runs west from Blackhall Place in Stoneybatter, and separates Collins Barracks, now hosting part of the National Museum of Ireland, to the south from Arbour Hill Prison to the north, whose graveyard includes the burial plot of the signatories of the Easter Proclamation that began the 1916 Rising. St Bricin’s Military Hospital, formerly the King George V Hospital, is also located in Arbour Hill.

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