Belgrave Residents Association
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Our area has an interesting connection with the history of the tradition of shamrock in Ireland. In the late 19th century an amateur botanist by the name of Nathaniel Colgan lived at No. 1 Belgrave Road. It was at this time that he carried out his research to identify which species of plant were commonly used as "shamrock" in different parts of the country. Wikipedia states:
"Colgan is noted for his work in identifying the botanical species meant by the term 'shamrock' in the 1890s. He did this by requesting people from around Ireland send him specimens of what they believed to be an Irish shamrock. After tending these specimens until they flowered, Colgan identified five most common plant species. The most common was yellow clover, followed by white clover, red clover, black medic and finally wood sorrel." [Full article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Colgan ]
Garda Safety Clinic
We had a very worthwhile Garda Safety Clinic on Sunday 8th March afternoon in the Long Room of Trinity Church, and it was great to see so many of our members there. Many thanks to our Community Gardaí who gave a very clear and practical presentation on ways we can all stay a bit safer in our daily lives. A significant part of the session focused on using the Garda Síochána Property App for which there QR code in this document if you would like to download it. They also gave tips on protecting your phone itself.
They also showed us how to set up emergency contact and medical details on our phones, so that in the event of an accident or emergency, first responders can access important information even if we are unable to unlock our phones ourselves. It’s a small step, but one that could make a real difference.
We hope to organise further sessions in the future.
Oifig and Phoist, Ráth Maonais - Rathmines Post Office
1934 - ?
The campaign to save Rathmines Post Office continues. The matter has been raised in Dáíl Éireann during statements on Post Office closures - see here. (Search for "Rathmines" to find the specific comments about our local Post Office.)
The Association continues to pursue various channels in an effort to save this important public service. See our email communications.
For some more background on the building see
http://builtdublin.com/rathmines-post-office-upper-rathmines-road-dublin-6/
If you want to make representations directly on this matter, please see our Contacts page which includes email addresses for local public representatives as well as the CEO of An Post.
Belgrave Residents Association represents:
Annesley Park, Beechwood Park, Belgrave Place, Belgrave Road, Belgrave Square, Belgrave Terrace, Belgrave View, Belgrave Villas, Cambridge Road, Cambridge Villas, Castlewood Avenue, Castlewood Park, Castlewood Terrace, Charleston Avenue, Charleston Road, Church Avenue, Church Lane, Dunville Avenue, Kensington Villas, Killeen Road, Moyne Road (incl. Moyne Court), Oakley Court, Oakley Road (incl. Wellington Gardens), Oakley Square, Ormond Road, Palmerston Court, Palmerston Road, Purser Gardens, Nos 32-37 Upper Mountpleasant Avenue, Windsor Road.
between Rathmines and Ranelagh
BusConnects Update
Following the decision of 16th December 2024 by An Bord Pleanála on the BusConnects Templeogue/Rathfarnham to City Centre Core Bus Corridor Scheme (decision documents at https://www.pleanala.ie/en-ie/case/316272) , a number of Judicial Review cases were initiated by various parties in the High Court.
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