Dublin City Council is now offering an online Bulky Household Waste Collection Service to all households in its administrative area with effect from 16th May 2016. The bulky waste collection is for items that are too large to be accepted by the regular waste collection service e.g. furniture, carpets, bikes and kitchen & bathroom units. Residents will be able to request this service via the Dublin City Council website and customer services centre. NB: This is a Domestic Household Bulky Waste Collection Service only and is not available to commercial premises. How does the service operate? Anyone wishing to...

There will be a Public Meeting  on Thursday 14th July at 7.30pm in the Dodder Room of The Dropping Well bar and restaurant to get feedback from local residents on the preliminary designs for the Dodder Greenway which will be published shortly. All are warmly invited.

The Rathgar Horticultural Society will hold their 62nd Annual Show between 2.30pm and 5pm on Saturday 16th July 2016 in Christchurch, Rathgar.  You can download the entry form here The schedule for the 62nd Annual Show can be downloaded here

Given the recent Brexit vote and the need to support cultural understanding and tolerance we draw members' attention to this interesting article on the iBbY (International Board on Books for Young People) Ireland website: "With all the current enthusiasm for barriers – from Brexit to European fences keeping out refugees, to Trump’s proposed wall bordering Mexico – today marks a wonderfully welcome anniversary of bridge building." http://www.ibbyireland.ie/news-and-events/95-70-years-of-building-bridges