Lucinda welcomes the news that Rathmines swimming pool and leisure centre will finally open on 27th September. Swan Leisure, as it will be known, will be open to the general public and will offer a 25 metre swimming pool, gym, fitness studios and a sports hall.  The Centre  is operated by Dublin City Sports and Leisure Services Ltd. on behalf of Dublin City Council for the community of Rathmines and the surrounding area. The pay as you go swimming rate for an adult will be €6. Please click below for more pricing information.

Opening hours:

• Monday to Friday – 7am to 10pm
• Saturday & Sunday – 10am to 6pm

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Lucinda welcomed the news today that the application for planning permission to build a McDonald’s restaurant and drive-thru in the area of Sandymount and Irishtown has been rejected by Dublin City Council. The application to develop the fast-food restaurant on the site of Winfield Motors and the Maxol station was refused permission on the basis that this was not a permissible use under the zoning of the site, a point which Lucinda had made in her objection to the application.

Lucinda Creighton TD, Dublin South East, today called on the CIE to set up a fund to benefit the inner city communities who will be most affected by the construction of the Dart Underground system. In her submission to An Bord Pleanala she called on CIE to follow the example of the Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company and fund cultural, social and sporting projects in the area.

She stated: “The residents in the Boyne St and Sandwith St area face many years of disruption and nuisance during the construction of a station here. Everything possible must be done to minimise this disruption.

“If development goes ahead as planned, the least that CIE can do would be to set up a fund of an adequate amount of money for the local community. This fund could be managed by a board consisting of local residents, elected representatives and representatives of CIE, and could be put towards providing social, cultural and sporting facilities in the immediate area of the development at Pearse Station. This would be a simple way of ensuring that some benefit would accrue to the local community during what will be a difficult time for them.

“A similar community fund has been set up by the Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company, and it has disbursed funds to a range of projects, from whiteboards for a national school to summer outings for active retirement groups. While a community fund cannot fully compensate residents for the disruption, it would be a positive step by CIE to ensure that they maintain good relations with their inner city neighbours.”

Lucinda has made a submission to An Bord Pleanála with her concerns over the plans for the DART Underground system, and their impact on the residents of Dublin South East:

9 August 2010

Re: Application for a railway order by Coras Iompair Eireann for an underground electrified heavy railway from Inchicore to East Wall, Dublin (Dart Underground)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to make some observations on the proposal to construct an underground Dart line from Inchicore to East Wall. I enclose a cheque for €50.

Overall, I am in favour of increased public transport in the city centre, and especially projects which join the current infrastructure. While I have issues with the cost of this project, I am broadly in favour of it. By investing in the city we can provide for its long term development.

Such a major infrastructure project will however have serious effects on the city and its inhabitants, and all efforts must be made to prevent the works from degrading the quality of life of residents. (more…)

An application was re-submitted in July for the development of the St. Louis’ Convent and High School site in Rathmines. I have serious concerns about the size and scale of the development, the effect it would have on neighbouring properties and traffic in the area, and the loss of green space, and I have objected to the development on this basis:

20 July 2010

Re: Planning Application 3037/10 St Louis High School and Charleville House, Charleville Road, and 1 Grosvenor Road, Rathmines

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to make an observation on application ref 3037/10, for development at St. Louis convent and school in Rathmines, Dublin 6.

At the outset I would like to make clear my understanding of the need of the St. Louis community of nuns to make provision for their own future, and I appreciate the contribution that they have made and will continue to make to the educational needs of the Dublin 6 area. (more…)