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Magic roundabout traffic Black spot
At the roundabout where Griffeen Avenue joins Griffeen Road where Bus route C1 joins C2, city bound, a few hundred yards from the outer ring road. This is a major traffic bottle neck especially during school terms. Now there is a new school built beside the existing school due to open shortly that will further add to this traffic problem.
There is a simple solution. Build a new vehicle lane from the outer ring road using existing ditch on school side for the extra road space. The existing trees would now be in the centre of the road, with two vehicles lanes outwards towards the outer ring road and one lane inwards.
With so many extra housing in the area a simple solution like this should not be ignored. Locals gave it the nick name of the magic roundabout due to the traffic congestion.
Tom Newton 086 3127364
Lucan Planning Council
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Cllr. Caroline Brady, Peace Commissioner, Fine Gael
085 2551602
CBrady@SDublinCoCo.ie
St. Edmundsbury and Finnstown: At the Special Meeting of South Dublin County Council, I submitted a cross-party motion, supported by Cllr Casserly, Cllr McDonald (Fianna Fail) and Cllr Tuffy (Labour), to retain the High Amenity status of the St. Edmundsbury lands. The motion secured majority support and the proposal to zone the lands for residential development did not pass. High Amenity Liffey Valley zoning remains in place.
I co-sponsored a motion to retain the Open Space zoning at Finnstown Castle. The motion was supported 21 votes to 14.
These decisions are material alterations to Proposed Variation No. 2. They will now proceed to public consultation and are likely to return to Council for consideration later this year. I will keep residents updated.
If you would like to discuss this or any other issue, please contact me directly.
Minister Emer Higgins TD, Fine Gael
Constituency Office: 01 401 3416
Insta: @emerhigginstd
Facebook: www.facebook.com/EmerHigginsTD
Emer.higgins@oireachtas.ie
Lucan Special Olympics Summer Games 2026: Congratulations to all athletes who took part in the Special Olympics Summer Games last weekend. Special mention to Lucan's Kate, Aimee and Elisha and Cara who participated. Thank you to the dedicated volunteers whose support made the event possible. The teamwork, commitment and spirit shown by all involved was incredibly inspiring.
Congratulations to the 142nd Dublin Esker Scouts Girls Team: Well done to the 142nd Dublin Esker Scouts Girls Team on achieving the Gold Standard Award and taking home the Camp Spirit Trophy at the National Cub Challenge. A fantastic achievement reflecting their teamwork and enthusiasm.
Well Done to Junior and Leaving Cert Students: Congratulations to all students who completed their Junior Cert and Leaving Cert. Your hard work and perseverance have paid off. I hope you enjoy a well-earned summer break.
Paul Gogarty TD, Independent
Working with Cllr Helen Farrell
Not just at election time
Dail office: 01-6184078
Whatsapp: 089-2364871
Website: www.paulgogarty.com
Lucan loses out in rezoning votes but St Ed’s and Finnstown halted for now: It was hugely disappointing to see a majority of Councillors, some of them local, support additional large scale housing rezoning in Lucan when so many have yet to be built without any infrastructure guaranteed. Multiple land banks beyond Adamstown rezoned. Even Hermitage estate wasn't spared. Thankfully at least St Edmundsbury was halted for now along with the lands at Finnstown. These will go back on display so we will again need people power making further submissions. Many thanks to Helen for her great work last week.
Dail report: Raised the issue of non payment of maintenance to mothers and hosted a presentation on family law court reform. Attended meeting with Minister regarding Lucan Community College extension.
Cllr. Helen Farrell, Independent
Working with Paul Gogarty, TD, Independent
Email: hfarrell@cllrs.sdublincoco.ie
Tel: 087-2794936
Facebook: http://bit.ly/4jHwrjR
Love Lucan Social Media Campaign: The new #LoveLucan social media campaign launches 29 June, promoting Lucan Village and supporting our local businesses. Businesses can receive free stickers, leaflets and promotional corriboards by contacting lboran@sdublincoco.ie.
Please support by following and sharing #LoveLucan content:
Facebook: Dublin's Outdoors
Instagram: @dublins_outdoors
The campaign follows a motion I brought forward in late 2025 to support village businesses after the public realm works.
Rezoning Update: Councillors met twice last week to vote on rezonings across South Dublin County. St. Edmundsbury and Finnstown were not rezoned for residential development at this time. However, rezonings at Adamstown, Tubber Lane and Foxhunter were approved despite my opposition. I will continue to advocate for infrastructure-led planning, green space protection, as well as tackling dereliction and unused city centre sites.
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