Friday, January 4, 2013

Road Closures

Railway Street, Dublin 1 23rd of January to 24th of January Railway St D1 will be closed between Gloucester PLace Lower and Beaver Street.

Diversions:

Traffic on Gloucester Place Lower / James Joyce Street wishing to travel on Railway Street to Buckingham Street / Beaver Street will be diverted via Sean MacDermott Street and Foley Street.

Traffic on Buckingham Street / Beaver Street wishing to travel on Railway Street to Gloucester Place Lower / James Joyce Street will be diverted via Sean MacDermott Street and Foley Street.

Local access to each end of Railway Street will be maintained.
Pedestrian laneways from Railway Street to Sean MacDermott Street and Foley Street will be maintained.

Forbes Lane, Dublin 8 will be closed from Monday 7th January, 2013 to Wednesday 23rd January, 2013 from 8 AM to 4 PM each day. 

Diversions:

Traffic on Long’s Place wishing to travel on Forbes Lane to Marrowbone Lane will be diverted via Bond Street and Robert Street.

Traffic on Marrowbone Lane wishing to travel on Forbes Lane to Long’s Place will be diverted via Robert Street and Bond Street.

Pedestrian and local access will be maintained.

St. Brendan’s Avenue, Coolock, Dublin 5 is closed 5 until the 31st of January 2013 to facilitate gas pipeline works.

Local traffic diversions will apply for work on St Brendan’s Ave, starting at Gracefield Road;
Phase 1, diversion via Gracefield Rd and Mask Road,
Phase 2, diversion via Mask Road and Mask Avenue,
Phase 3, (work area between Mask Ave and St Brendan’s Dr), diversion via Mask Avenue, McAuley Road and St Brendan’s Park,
Phase 4, (work area between St Brendan’s Dr and St Brendan’s Park), diversion via Mask Avenue, McAuley Road and St Brendan’s Park,
Pedestrian and local access will be maintained.

Watling Street, Dublin 8 from Usher’s Island to Bonham Street, from midnight  on Monday 21st January, 2013 to midnight hrs on Sunday 3rd February.

Diversions:

Traffic on Wolfe Tone Quay (i.e. North Quays) wishing to cross Rory O’Moore Bridge onto Watling Street will be diverted via Ellis Quay, Arran Quay, Bridge St, Oliver Bond St, Bridgefoot Street, Island St and Bonham St.

Traffic on Usher’s Quay (i.e. South Quays) wishing to access Watling Street will be diverted via, Bridgefoot St, Island St and Bonham St.

Pedestrian and local access will be maintained

Eccles Place, Dublin 7 will be closed from Dorset Street to Leo Street from 8 AM to 7 PM each day on the following days:

Saturday 12th to Sunday 13th January 2013.
Saturday 19th to Sunday 20th January 2013.
Saturday 26th to Sunday 27th January 2013.
Saturday 2nd to Sunday 3rd February 2013.

Diversions:

Traffic on Dorset Street Lower wishing travel on Eccles Place to Leo Street and North Circular Road will be diverted via Dorset Street Lower.

Pedestrian and local access will be maintained.

Temple Bar Trad Festival 2013 Traffic Disruptions



To facilitate this years Trad Fest in Templebar from the 22nd to 27th of January, the following roads will be closed:

Essex Street West, Essex Street East, Sycamore Street, Cecelia Street, Crow Street, and Fownes Street Upper, Dublin 2 on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th January 2013 from 07.00hrs to 20.00hrs each day.

Parliament Street, Essex Gate, Exchange Street Lower and Exchange Street Upper, Dublin 2 on Sunday 27th January 2013 from 07.00hrs to 19.00hrs.

Diversions:

For Parliament Street closure on 27/01/13, traffic on Capel Street and Ormonde Quay wishing to access Lord Edward Street/ Dame Street will be diverted via south Quays, Bridge Street, High Street and Christchurch Place.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Playlist for Thursday 3.1.13

4-5
HAIM - Forever
Flaming lips - She don't use jelly
Stone Roses - Made of Stone
The 4 of Us - Sunlight
James Brown - Get Up
Arctic Monkeys - Mardy bum
Stiff Little Finger - Alternative Ulster
Brick +Mortar - Bangs
ACDC - Back in Black
Riptide movement - thieves in the gallery
Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Mr. Tang

5-6
Jessie Ware - 110%
Spoon - The Underdog
Clash - Rock the Casbah
Kodaline - All I want
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetary Sings
Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
Rory Gallagher - Bullfrog Blues
Tame Impala - Elephant
Bright Eyes - First day of my life
National - Fake Empire
AlunaGeorge - Your Drums, Your Love
Frank Turner - Photosynthesis

6-7
The Lovin Spoonful - Summer in the city
Hot Natured & Ali Love - Bendiction
Kodakid - Shake Skin
Japandroids - The house that heaven built
Bob Dylan - She belongs to me
Ocean Colour Scene - The circle
The tallest man on earth - The Wild Hunt
Josh Ritter - Girl in the war
Janelle Monae - Tightrope
Van Morrisson - Days like this
Little Green Cars - The John Wayne
Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye





Gas Works in Dublin


Gas Works are taking place in the following areas:

St. Brendan’s Avenue (Gracefield Road to Mask Road). A road closure will be in place until Friday 11th January. Local access only.

Swords Road (Griffith Avenue to Regency Hotel). An inbound bus lane will be closed until Friday 1st February.

Howth Road (Clontarf Road to Charlemount Road). An inbound bus lane will be closed until Friday 1st February.

Malahide Road (South of Oscar Traynor Road). An outbound bus lane will be closed until Friday 11th January.

Bord Gáis Networks wishes to apologise for any inconvenience caused during this work.

Dublin Region Watermains Rehabilitation Project Works Update

Motorists are advised that works will be taking place in the following locations week commencing 7th January 2013

Traffic Management will be in place in the following locations

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

Sallynoggin Road - Monday 7th Jan to Friday 11th Jan from 10am to 6pm. 
A Stop/Go system will be in operation between the junction of O’Rourke Park  /Pearse Street/Sallynoggin Road and the Sports Ground at the junction to O’Rourke Park.

Other works are taking place in the following locations in the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council area- 2 way traffic will be maintained, however, there may be temporary Stop/Go systems in operation.. 

· Greenfield Road

· Callary Road

· Mather Road North

· Cypress Road

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Playlist for Wednesday 2.1.13

4-5
Echo & The Bunnymen - Seven Seas
Riptide movement - Thieves in the gallery
Heavenly Beat - Faithless
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio
Frank Ocean - Lost
Kodaline - All I want
Jamie Woon - Night Air
Charlie Parr - Possessed by the devil
Bobby Womack - California Dreaming
Radiohead - High & Dry
Me and my drummer - You're a runner
Kodakid - Shake Skin

5-6
John Martyn - Over the hill
Tame Impala - Apocalypse Dreams
Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
Sinead O'Connor - Mandinka
Vampire Weekend - The kids don't stand a chance
Little Green Cars - The John Wayne
Brenton Wood - Oogum Boogum
Badley Drawn Boy - Once around the block
Miike Snow - Burial
Beatles - Blackbird
Paul Weller - Wild Wood
Two Door Cinema Club - Sun

6-7
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
The Maccabees - Feel to follow
Air - So light is her footfall
Thin Lizzy - Sarah
Delta Spirit - California
Otis redding - Sitting on the dock of the bay
First Aid Kit - The Lions Roar
Frank Sinatra - Come fly with me
Josh Ritter - Good Man
AlunaGeorge - Your Drums, Your Love
Kings of Leon  - knocked Up
St John the Gambler - Lemonade Man
Frames - Revelate
Hal - Why do you come here


Recycle your Christmas Tree with Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council has made arrangements for you to leave your Christmas Tree for recycling at 11 locations in Dublin City from tomorrow, Thursday 3rd January until Sunday 22nd January. Best of all this service is free!

The locations are:

Windmill Road Bring Centre, Crumlin, Dublin 12
Clontarf (car park on Clontarf Road beside former Traffic School), Dublin 3.
Gulistan Terrace Bring Centre, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Albert College Car Park, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Oscar Traynor Road Bring Centre, Coolock, Dublin 5
Mellowes Park Depot (beside Dublin City Council Civic Centre, Mellowes Road, Finglas, Monday – Friday 8am-4pm and Saturday & Sunday, 10am – 4pm)
Pigeon House Road Recycling Centre, Ringsend, Dublin 4
Walkinstown Green ( at Church, Bunting Park, Dublin 12)
Milltown Car Park, Milltown Road, Dublin 6
Sandymount (Car Park at Martello Tower, Strand Road, Dublin 4)
Croke Park, Cusack Stand, Dublin 1 (via St.Joseph’s Avenue, also accepts WEE domestic and cardboard recycling, Monday – Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am – 4pm, 3rd – 19thJanuary only, see www.crokepark.ie )