Month: December 2013

Mitchell O’Connor welcomes €211,000 in funding under Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme

Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Thursday) welcomed the announcement by the Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Affairs, Jimmy Deenihan TD, of €211,000 in funding under the Built Heritage Jobs… Read More

€3.2 million funding for cochlear implants will transform lives of many children

Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Wednesday) welcomed the allocation of €3.2 million in funding under the HSE Service Plan for cochlear implants, saying that this will transform the lives of children who… Read More

Christmas in Sandycove and Glasthule

Lovely short video on Christmas in Sandycove and Glasthule!! Click below to watch!   Share:

€50k for youth café in Dun Laoghaire will provide for safe hang-out space for kids

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, said the provision of €50,000 towards the development of a youth café in Dun Laoghaire will provide a safe, secure and alcohol free environment in which local children can hang-out… Read More

Breast Check

Breast screening   Breast screening is where an x-ray of the breast (a mammogram) is taken to look for signs of early breast cancer. In Ireland BreastCheck invites women aged 50-64 on a two yearly cycle for their… Read More

Continued Monitoring of DART Carriages Should Help to Resolve Overcrowding Issues

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, today (Wednesday) said the continuous monitoring of carriage levels on DARTs, as committed to by the Chief Executive of Iarnród Éireann, should help to resolve the issues of overcrowding that… Read More

Dun Laoghaire Christmas Shop Front and Window Display Competition

The Dun Laoghaire Business Association’s Dun Laoghaire Christmas Shop Front and Window Display Competition has contributed much to the festive spirit this holiday season.  The judging for the competition ends Friday the 13th of December and the winners… Read More

Parking promotion in Dun Laoghaire brings welcome reprieve for shoppers and local businesses

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Thursday) welcomed the decision by Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to introduce a parking promotion during the holiday period which will ease the burden on shoppers and help to stimulate… Read More

Support Breast Cancer Ireland

The countdown is on for Strictly Against Cancer! The event has been sold out but I am looking for some support for Prof. Arnie Hill and I as any additional monies that we can raise in advance of… Read More

Mitchell O’Connor welcomes OECD PISA results as a signal of better things to come

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy and Chair of the Fine Gael Internal Education Committee, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has welcomed the results of the latest OECD PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) report which shows that Irish students are… Read More

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