The Grand Canal Dock residential houseboat community faces a raise in mooring fees of 2000% and is at immediate risk of displacement by Waterways Ireland. Single people, families, young people and pensioners make up this vibrant houseboat community which has been part of Grand Canal Dock, Pearse Street and Ringsend for over a decade. The increase in fees outlined in Waterways Ireland’s proposed bye-laws is unjustified, unaffordable and puts all households at immediate risk of displacement. We are asking you, as Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, not to sign off on the proposed canal bye-laws on the 26th February. The raise in fees for this liveaboard community can only be seen as the gentrification of Grand Canal Dock Marina. Waterways Ireland is a state body and service provider funded by the taxpayer. Their actions are comparable to a private developer not a custodian of the Irish Waterways.   The heritage and cultural legacy of the waterways lives on in the boating community. This raise in fees in Grand Canal Dock will set a precedence for unreasonable and unjustified fees for boaters across the country and will empty our rivers and canals, destroying this legacy and ultimately displacing communities. Minister Noonan, we are calling on you to reject this revision of the bye-laws until the rights of boating communities are protected, families are not displaced and a fair fees structure is in place.   Yours sincerely,

It will be in everybody’s interest wether its local families with children that will pursue third level education, commuters that will find it easier to travel to within Lucan given the fact that the current C spine bus route and the local routes are such a success and last but not least, local business will flourish as a result.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) based in The Hague will hold its first hearing in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel on Thursday, with several countries welcoming the move amid a global chorus for a ceasefire in Gaza.South Africa filed the lawsuit end of December, accusing Israel of genocide in its war on Gaza and seeking a halt to the brutal military assault that has killed more than 23,000 Palestinians, nearly 10,000 of them children.The 84-page filing by South Africa says Israel violated the 1948 Genocide Convention, drawn up in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.(Al-Jazeer)The Irish government must join South Africa in this case. Our country was instrumental in the worldwide condemnation of Apartheid in Sputy Africa. We also joined the case last year against Russia at the ICJ. We must stand firm and make our collective heard that what Israel is doing amounts to Genocide; it cannot and will not be condoned.

Homes, heritage and health is at risk in Magherally and the surrounding Banbridge area. If the quarry is allowed to expand local wildlife’s habitat will be destroyed and local residents will have their right to peaceful enjoyment of their homes striped from them. Once the beautiful countryside in Magherally is gone, we can never get it back. Respiratory problems could worsen, silica dust is carcinogenic and could lead to increased health concerns. Noise and dust pollution will increase. Badgers, bats, foxes, yellowhammers and Irish hares will be out at risk. No amount of economical gain is worth putting lives, wildlife and heritage at risk.

Dublin City's 'Herzog' Park is called after the Dublin-raised Chaim Herzog who became 6th Israeli president, having fought along with Zionist paramilitaries in the late 1940s and then serving in Israeli administration. His son, Yitzhak (Isaac) Herzog is current Israeli president, who has recently called for the violent elimination of Palestinians. The name Herzog is a name long associated with the barbarity & shame of on-going Israeli aggression against Palestinians. The people of Dublin stand with the people of Palestine in the on-going Israeli onslaught. The message of the renaming of the 'Herzog' to ‘Free Palestine’ of the Dublin City Park can be another symbolic expression of the people of Dublin's solidarity.

There has been several people threatened and there was involvement of knives from robbers. We would like to feel safe again. This is a family neighborhood.

This beautiful building has become an iconic landmark in Dublin. The building in its current form is more fitting in the area than the proposed building. The view from within St Stephen’s Green will be radically changed in a negative way by the new build.

People that cannot drive/don’t have a licence will have to walk for up to 1.5km for the nearest bus stop.

Its important as litter kills our wildlife

Right now, there are 104 empty shop units in Clonmel town Centre. These proposed plans will reduce access to the town Centre, further risking the closing down of even more shops. The heart of our town is the shops in Clonmel. They give us a reason to go in and meet people. We need to protect that heart. Sign the petition if you agree. A formal objection letter needs to be sent to An Bord Pleanála before December 18th, 2023.

Dublin’s marathon is iconic. Please let Dublin City Council and the marathon organisers know that we want it to stay in the city centre. Running through the city and finishing in its heart are at the very core of this event and what draws tens of thousands of Irish and overseas runners to the race.

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