29/03/09
Green Party Castleknock ward candidate, Roderic O’Gorman has called on Fingal County Council to ensure that residents of St Mochta’s estate are not blocked in their estates as a result of proposed changes to the Clonsilla Road to remove the current one way system and reinstate two way traffic.
“Fingal County Council is currently considering whether to remove the current one way system and reinstate two way traffic along the Clonsilla Road. There has been considerable pressure to undertake this change as the existing one way system makes it difficult to reach Clonsilla Village”.
“A number of residents of the St. Mochta’s estate off the Clonsilla Road have contacted me about their fears that they will find it difficult to exit the estate in the event of the proposed change back to two way traffic being made. Exiting the estate was difficult before the current one way system was introduced and they fear a return to this situation”, stated Roderic O’Gorman.
“I have written to Fingal County Council and urged them to ensure a full set of traffic lights is installed at the junction of the Clonsilla Road, the Porters Road and St. Mochtas Estate and that these are timed to give adequate opportunity for traffic exiting St. Mochta’s estate. The current proposal from the Council makes reference to “upgrade traffic signals” at this point, which is somewhat vague, as is the map of the works provided”.
“I agree that returning to the old two way system on this section of the Clonsilla Road will probably ease traffic congestion in the area. However, it is absolutely vital that the people of St Mochta’s are not made suffer for this. I strongly urge the Council to take note of my submission and ensure that residents have adequate time to enter and exit their estate”, concluded Roderic O’Gorman.
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Further Information
Roderic O’Gorman: 087 417 9777
www.rodericogorman.com
Green Party European Election candidate, Sen. Deirdre De Burca and Roderic O'Gorman
I attended Sen. Deirdre De Burca’s campaign launch for the Euro Elections last night in the Science Gallery in Trinity. A really enjoyable evening.
Deirdre has created a fantastic website – www.whatistandfor.ie . This contains a number of Youtube videos in which she sets out the key issues upon which she is campaigning – green jobs for Dublin, more democracy within the European Parliament etc.
A key element of the website is that people can upload their own views on what they believe is important. I know a key concern of Deirdre’s is how detached the public are from politics at the European level. This is why she wants to create a conversation (terrible cliché but its genuine here!) about what voters in Dublin would like to see their MEP doing.
The website is also integrated with Facebook, Twitter, Flicker and Myspace. I’m pretty proud of this site but I think Deirdre’s sets a whole new level in the Irish context.
I am Deirdre’s first substitute candidate for the Euro-Elections. That means that if Deirdre gets elected and something happens that means she can’t continue being an MEP, I would replace her. This has led to a lot of joking along the lines of if she does win the seat in Dublin, she should never let me walk behind her down a stairs!!
I’ve known Deirdre for a long time and she has always been hugely interested and knowledgeable about European issues. At a time when a large amount of our national laws originate through the European Union, I believe she will be a hardworking representative for the people of Dublin and I urge you to give her your No 1. vote in the European Elections on 5th June
In recent weeks, the RPA awarded the contract to build the Metro West Liffey Valley crossing to Bruno Happoid and Explorations Architecture.
You can view some images of the proposed bridge here.
