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DUNDRUM AREA OF DUBLIN
I never noticed this small restaurant before last Saturday [8 July 2023]. I was in a hurry so I did not have time to have a look at the menu but I will visit it within the next few weeks. I could be wrong but it is at an entrance to Glasson linear park which I have yet to explore in detail.
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IT IS NOT OFTEN THAT I GET TO SEE A HELICOPTER UP CLOSE
The Air Corps in conjunction with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform currently operate two EC135 T2 aircraft. The first aircraft entered service in 2003, and both operate seven days a week in the Garda Air Support role.
Operational control of the aircraft remains with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, whereas the Air Corps provide pilots to the Garda Air Support Unit to fly the aircraft.
The Eurocopter EC135 (now Airbus Helicopters H135) is a twin-engine civil light utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters (formerly known as Eurocopter). It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) and is outfitted with a digital automatic flight control system (AFCS). First flying on 15 February 1994, it entered service in 1996 and 1,400 have been delivered up to September 2020 to 300 operators in 60 countries, accumulating over 5 million flight hours. It is mainly used for helicopter emergency medical services, corporate transport, law enforcement, offshore wind support, and military flight training. Half of them are in Europe and a quarter in North America. The H135M, certified under the name Eurocopter EC635, is a military variant.
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HAS SINCE BEEN DEMOLISHED
This series of photographs dates from the 4th June 2023. A month later when I revisited I was surprised to discover that the City House complex of buildings at the corner of Newmarket and Ardee Street had been demolished or was in the process of being demolished.
https://excellentstreetimages.com/QuickSouthOfTheLiffeyBlog/more-demolition-under-way.html
When I checked online I came across the notice shown below:
Ardee Street, Newmarket, Dublin 8, dublin_8, D08 K7R9
Description: Demolition of all existing buildings and structures on the site, disconnection of existing services, removal and disposal of any asbestos on site, the removal of slabs and grubbing up of existing foundations and disposal of all materials off-site and survey works to facilitate the demolition of existing structures. All of the described works will not form a part of the permanent structure of the Ardee St / Newmarket development planned to be constructed on site. The Ardee St / Newmarket development will be the subject of a separate commencement notice.
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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.
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THIS IS PORTOBELLO ROAD
Locks Restaurant was a former sweetshop and in revolutionary times its basement window provided a great vantage point for spying across the canal at the former British Army barracks, Portobello Barracks. It opened in 1815 and became the National Army’s headquarters under General Michael Collins during the Civil War. In 1952 it was renamed Cathal Brugha Barracks, in honour of one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising.
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