|
Things out of order ....
We still await maintenance on the 'flower bed' outside Spar in Dodsboro!
Two years old this July, it appears it was let go to ruin from day one. We have mentioned this a couple of times in Lucan Newsletter, and at least two Councillors have informed us that the matter was in hand, and the Council were chasing up the developer. That was a year ago!!!
Why spend money on these things if nobody is going to look after them!
Nearby Traffic Beacon! As mentioned last week, one of the beacons at the pedestrian crossing into Tesco is broken, nearly four weeks now. However, Birdie spotted a fellow up on a ladder looking in to it the other day - still broken though!
Will we ever see the Weir Promenade finished?
With much work still to be completed at this site, you'd wonder will we get to see this year's Liffey Descent from the spot. Surely we couldn't miss 3 races!!!
Last Friday's SDCC Meeting!
Birdie had a look-in several times from 3.30pm on Friday last, waiting for good news. Last check-in was around 10pm, gave up then and went to bed!
Fair play to our Councillors for having such stamina, and congratulations on great results.
St. Mary's Camera Soiree
The Soiree met for the final time before the summer break this Friday. They will resume on Friday 4th September at 10.30.
This week Josie, Kay and Michael G submitted photos of some flowers in bloom in their gardens at the moment.
Kay also got a beautiful sunset from her niece's house in County Longford.
Joe got to Wicklow and sent in a photo of the start of the Round Ireland Yacht Race that took place on 20th June. The event, held every second year, was established in 1980 and today attracts entrants from all over the world. According the Round Ireland website, at 704 miles length, the race is significantly longer than the Fastnet, another biennial event the course of which beings at Cowes on the Isle of Wight and finishes, via the Fastnet Rock, at Cherbourg.
Nuala submitted more photos of her worldwide travels, this time from closer to home - a photo of a narrow street in Assisi, Italy. Assisi is well-known as the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Order of Friars Minor in that town in 1208, and of St. Clare of Assisi who, with St. Francis, founded the Order of Poor Clares in 1212. The Poor Clares have been in Ireland for over 380 years. Assisi is also the birth place of a less well-known saint, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Francesco Possenti) who lived from 1838 to 1862, an Italian Passionist seminarian canonised by Pope Benedict XV in 1920.
Stay safe until next week!
| 
