Thursday, January 10, 2013

Water Upgrade Works Dun Laoghaire

Works will be taking place in the following locations this weekend the 12th and 13th January and next week from the 14th of January 2013 to facilitate the Dublin Region Watermains Rehabilitation Works.

Traffic Management will be in place in the following locations

· Sallynoggin Road - Monday 14th Jan to Friday 18th Jan. Work times are 10am to 6pm. A Stop/Go system will be in operation on Sallynoggin Road between the junctions of O’Rourke Park and Pearse Street

· Monkstown Road – Monday 14th Jan to Friday 18th Jan. Working times are 10am to 6pm. A Stop/Go system will be in operation on Monkstown Road from the junction of Carrickbrennan Road/ Monkstown Crescent to Brighton Ave

Other works are taking place in the following locations - 2 way traffic will be maintained, however, there may be temporary Stop/Go boards in operation.

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

· The Rise (Sunday 13th Jan to Friday 18th Jan)

· Greenfield Road

· Callary Road

· Mather Road North

· Cypress Road

· Greygates

· The Close

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Playlist for Wednesday 9.1.13

4-5
Interpol - Evil
Of Monster and Men - Mountain Sound
Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes
Van Morrisson - The Band
Shins - Australia (Remix)
Jake Bugg - Lightening Bolt
Director - Reconnect
ACDC - Skies on fire
Pretty Lights - We must go on
This Club - up
Kingsmen - Louie Louie
My Morning Jacket - One Big Holiday

5-6
Alunageorge - Your Drums, Your Love
Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (Acoustic)
Metric - Help I'm Alive
Dolly Parton - 9-5
Lykke Li - I follow Rivers
Beirut - Goshen
The Riptide Movement - Thieves in the gallery
Audioslave - Cochise

6-7
Chvrches - The mother we share
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful
Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song
Suzanne Vega - Toms Diner
The Maccabees - Feel to follow
Tame impala - Apocalypse Dreams
Camera Obscura - Pen & Notebook
Two Door Cinema Club - Sun

Streets That Get Gritted in Dublin

Ever wondered which streets get gritted on those freezing nights?

The A-Z of those streets is right here.

And here is a map of the route

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Playlist for Tuesday 8.1.13

4-5
Brazil '66 & Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada
Josh Rouse - Winter in the Hamptons
Metronomy - The Look
David Bowie - Where are we now
Harry Holler and The Hooligans - One ear up one ear down
Clap your hands say yeah - Is this love
Primal Scream - Movin on up
Eels - Fresh Feeling
Oh Land - Sun of a gun
David Bowie - Young Americans
This Club - Up
Two Door Cinema Club - Sun

5-6
Massive Attack - Paradise Circus
Spin Doctors - Two Princes
Alt J - Something Good
Kodaline - All I want
Sam and Dave - Hold On, I'm coming
Del Amitri - Nothing Ever Happens
Le Galaxie - Love System

6-7
Jake Bugg - Two Fingers
Jeff buckley - grace
Aluna George - Your Drums, Your Love
Beck - Go it alone
Waterboys - Fishermans Blues
Director - Reconnect
Camera Obscura - French Navy
Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans
Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Fix Your Street!

As of 1st of January 2013, you can report issues for the attention of any Irish local authority via fixyourstreet.ie or their Android App.

“fixyourstreet.ie” is a service launched on 2nd of August, 2011 whereby you can report issues to your local Council. fixyourstreet.ie consists of a publicly accessible web site with associated mobile technologies on which non emergency issues such as graffiti, road defects, issues with street lighting, water leaks/drainage issues, and litter or illegal dumping can be reported.

As promised in the programme for government, issues raised on “fixyourstreet.ie” will be responded to within 2 working days. The response available through the website will always be given by an official of the relevant Council.

www.fixyourstreet.ie for more info.



Monday, January 7, 2013

Playlist for Monday 7.1.12

4-5
The National - Conversation 16
Kings of Convenience - Mrs. Cold
Beatles - Ticket to ride
Foxygen - Shuggie
The 4 of Us - Washington Down
King Charles - Bam Bam
Kinks - Days
M83 - Midnight City
Van Morrisson - The way young lovers do
Cat Power - Ruin
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak

5-6
Radiohead - High & dry
School of seven bells - ILU
Simon & Garfunkel - A Hazy shade of winter
Destroyer - Downtown
Kodakid - Shake Skin
Thievary Corporation - Lebanese Corporation
Frank Ocean - Lost
Buffalo Springfield - For what its worth
Chvrches - The  mother we share
The Cast of cheers - Animals
The Meters - Cissy Strut
Little Green Cars - The John Wayne

6-7
The Coasters - Down in Mexico
AlunaGeorge - Your Drums, Your Love
T.Rex - 20th Century Boy
Jamie Woon - Night Air
Morrissey - Suedehead
Here we go magic - How do I know
Aimee Mann - Save Me
Two Door Cinema Club - Sun
Blur - Out of time
Tame Impala - Apocalypse Dreams
Marilyn Manson - the Beautiful People
The Immediate - Stop & Remember
Hal - Why do you come here

Friday, January 4, 2013

Playlist for Friday 4.1.13

4-5
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
ELO - Evil Woman
Alt J - Tesselate
Goldfrapp - Caravan Girl
Le Galaxie - Love System
Edwin Collins - Never met a girl
Kings of Leon - King of the rodeo
Stunning - Brewing up a storm
AlunaGeorge - Your Drums, Your Love
Aretha Franklin - Walk on by
Best Coast - The Only Place
Van Morrisson - Wild Night

5-6
Florence & The Machine - Dog days are over
Paul Simon - Graceland
Joy Formidable - Whirring
This Club - I won't worry
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop
Muse - Starlight
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Van She - Idea of Happiness
Bell X1 - Alphabet Soup
The Commitments - Try A Little Tenderness

6-7
Police - Roxanne
Willie Nelson - On The Road Again
Supergrass - Moving
Beatles - Penny Lane
Feist - Inside and out
Thin Lizzy - Sarah
The Lumineers - Ho Hey
Riptide Movement - Thieves in the gallery
Two Door Cinema Club - Sun
Liam Lynch - United States of Whatever
Lynard Skynard - Free Bird
Kavinsky - Nightcall