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GlasDrum GADRA are delight to inform residents of this cultural group working within our community and to inform you of the upcoming events. Initiated in 2015, GlasDrum is voluntary group of local people committed to presenting great arts and cultural events in Glasnevin and Drumcondra. Working in partnership with local and national organisations, GlasDrum programmes…

Residents in Griffith Ave and Drumcondra look for increased Garda presence and CCTV to help counteract the increasing anti-social behavior within the area. Residents met with Inspector Brian Dowling, Sargent Aidan Murphy, Garda Martin Lynch and local public Reps  Following a request from residents Mary Fitzpatrick FF has sent the following email to Dublin City…

To review the G.A.D.R.A. AGM meeting notes, please refer to the attached document :-Meeting notes:- G.A.D.R.A. AGM 27th Sept 2017

Griffith Avenue and District Residents Association initiates a Petition.  Following our recent AGM on 27th September 2017, and the anger and concern voiced by residents about the closure of Ferguson Road it was decided to start a petition. Residents volunteered to collect signatures door to door in the GADRA area and they will be calling…

Please refer to the attached file for the Meeting Notes:- Meeting Notes GADRA & DCU-Arup 6th Sept 2017

  The Griffith Ave and District Residents Association would like to formally object to the commencement of the works of the proposed Traffic Calming Measures as per DCC newspaper public notice on the following points This plan was born out of a meeting to which we were excluded as were the majority of residents from the…

G.A.D.R.A. makes a submission to the National Transport Authority on Dublin Bus Networks (route 11). See below letter 6th June 2017 Dear NTA As a residents association which represents over 1000 homes in the Griffith Ave and Drumcondra area we are concerned that the 11 bus route is yet again under threat. This bus route…

…regarding concerns about the process surrounding a recent traffic study and related consultations in the Drumcondra/Glasnevin area. Please refer to the attached PDF file. letter to DCC Mr Keegan.pdf

Arup was appointed by Dublin City University (DCU) to generate apermeability study and investigate the suitability of upgrading the existing routesbetween DCU main campus (DCU Glasnevin), St Patricks College (DCUDrumcondra) and All Hallows College (DCU All Hallows) as well as identifyingnew routes between the above mentioned campuses.  The attached draft  report outlines the findings of…

Recently some GADRA committee members attended a briefing with Samantha Fahy (Sustainability Officer) of DCU. This covered some of the challenges facing DCU in terms of their impact on the environment and especially how it can impact us as local residents. For example: Currently there are c.1,800 parking spaces in DCU yet the daily demand…