Brendan O Brien
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No Sandymount cycle path until 2026 if alternative plan pursued – council
- Environment
- January 11, 2021, 19:35
The Sandymount coast would be without any cycling facilities until 2026 “at the earliest” if an alternative to Dublin City Council’s Strand Road cycle(...)

Cycle paths could ‘destroy’ Sandymount
- Environment
- December 14, 2020, 19:36
Sandymount village could be “absolutely destroyed” if a cycle path is built through it, a Dublin City Council meeting has heard. The council’s transp(...)

Car restrictions proposed for Sandymount to accommodate new cycle way
- Environment
- December 14, 2020, 01:28
Car restrictions, including traffic barriers, reduced parking, and one-way systems, are proposed for Dublin’s Sandymount village as mitigation measure(...)

‘We’ve been left high and dry’: Students on college fees and online classes
- Student Hub
- November 20, 2020, 17:44
Online lectures, empty campuses, socially distanced social events: everything has changed about college this year, it seems, except the cost. We aske(...)

College Green plaza to double in size under new plans
- Environment
- November 4, 2020, 19:30
Plans to double the size of the proposed College Green plaza, extending the traffic-free zone to South Great George’s Street, will be published by Dub(...)

Dublin city centre streets pedestrianised this weekend in trial
- Irish News
- July 25, 2020, 15:17
A number of streets in Dublin have been pedestrianised this weekend as part of a trial to see if removing vehicular traffic encourages more people to (...)

Building work gets under way on Liffey cycle route
- Environment
- April 29, 2020, 01:00
Steamrollers have taken to the Dublin city quays to finally begin work on the Liffey cycle route, which was first proposed almost eight years ago. Du(...)

Coronavirus: Up to 10% of Dublin fire service staff sidelined
- Irish News
- April 18, 2020, 01:00
Up to 10 per cent of Dublin Fire Brigade staff are unavailable for duty due to coronavirus illness or protective isolation measures, chief fire offic(...)

Dublin council official calls for ban on parents driving children to school
- Environment
- February 17, 2020, 20:28
Parents should be legally prohibited from driving their children to school, a senior Dublin City Council official has told a clean air conference. Th(...)

Barriers sidelined for second College Green plaza trial
- Environment
- July 26, 2019, 03:00
The number of metal barriers used in the trial of a traffic-free plaza in College Green will be significantly reduced this weekend, Dublin City Counci(...)