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REZONING IN LUCAN & COUNTY 2026

REZONING PROPOSALS 2026 What Areas in South Dublin Are Proposed for Residential Rezoning in 2026? Where can I find out more about this? What Happens Next? What Can I Do About This Potential Rezoning? I Want To Protest Against This Right NOW!!! What Are the Crucial Dates Around These Rezoning Proposals? Suggested Submission Template For…

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Public Transport Issues in Lucan & Adamstown: Mid-February 2026 Update

[16/02/2026] Still no firm date for the NTA Workshops for Councillors! However, we have been asked to forward issues with public transport to the Manager in SDCC Transportation. I sent a detailed summary of all feedback kindly sent to me in early January 2026 by you, my constituents. I am determined that this feedback gets…

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PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL REZONING IN LUCAN

A 2 MIN READ…VIEWS OWN The Government has this year put intense pressure on all Councils and Councillors to find an additional 50% zoned land for housing for their development plans (see the background information via the link below). They have stated that if Councillors do not rezone sufficient land, they will take the power…

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Meeting with TII about National/Motorway Road issues.

Myself and Cllr Liona O’Toole represented Lucan’s issues robustly at a detailed meeting on 16th July, 2025, along with other SDCC Councillors. The purpose of the meeting was to bring issues relating to N and M roads (National and Motorway) to Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) for discussion. I would like to thank all my constituents…

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Lucan Village Green: rolling updates

23 FEBRUARY 2026 – Lucan Village Works There’s a lot of workers, equipment and movement today in the village. There is road line-marking happening, installation of lovely weatherproof parasols over picnic areas in the village green, and the laying down of what looks like the “green blocks” that will allow a certain amount of grass…

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