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Cllr. Breeda Bonner Working for Clondalkin

Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0874132627

Web: www.labour.breedabonner Facebook: councillorbreedabonner

“Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.”

NewsletterA Chairde,I was co-opted onto South Dublin County Council in March 2012 to replace Robert Dowds TD and was selected as a Labour candidate for this year’s Local Elections together with my colleague Ken Kinsella. It would be a great honour for me to be elected by the people of Clondalkin to continue the work that I have been doing in the area over the last two and a half years. I have lived in Clondalkin village all my life and went to school in Coláiste Bríde. I have been teaching in St Bernadette’s JNS in Quarryvale, North Clondalkin since 1982 and have been principal of that school since 1997. I’m a member of the Round Tower GAA Club and helped establish the Ladies Football Section in the 1990s. I am pleased that I have played a part in making sport available for women in Clondalkin. The Towers Club is a fabulous local organisation and like all members I was very proud last September when Jim Gavin brought the Sam Maguire back to Clondalkin!

I was very involved in establishing the Tidy Towns movement in Clondalkin two years ago and it has made a huge difference in Clondalkin Village and North Clondalkin. I am actively involved in the village group, it’s a wonderful community organisation and we’re looking forward to another great year! If you’d like to get involved, the village group meets at 10am on Saturday mornings at Tuthills. The North Clondalkin group meets at Rowlagh Supervalu every Saturday at 12noon. I am delighted that a new residents group has been set up in Boot Road/Commons Road/Rockfield Road. I’ll be working with them to ensure that they get everything they need in terms of equipment and support. I also hope to get a group up and running in the Deansrath/St Cuthbert’s Park area.

Celebrating the arrival of Sam Maguire & Darragh Nelson to St. Bernadette’s JNS

Community Centre clean up with Clondalkin Tidy Towns

Great progress has been made by the Round Tower Heritage Group. I’m happy to have been able to assist them. South Dublin County Council has produced a fabu-lous plan for the grounds of the Round Tower. The plan involves the restoration of the Mill Cottages and the old houses on Tower Road. These will be turned into an Interpretive Centre, a Coffee Shop and meeting rooms together with an audio visual and exhibition room. Also on site are plans for a Monastic Garden which will sur-round the Tower. It is hoped that building will start before the end of this year. This will be a great facility for locals and tourism alike.

Cllr. Bonner with Emer Costello MEP, Ken Kinsella Local Area Rep & Members of the Round Tower Heritage Group

Local Election Candidate Working on Local Issues

Clondalkin Tidy Towns & Local Clean Up GroupsSince my co-option I have devoted a lot of time to setting up and assisting Community Clean up Groups. Some of these groups, like The Convent Road Area group and the Watery Lane Area group, have evolved into fully constituted Residents Associations. The Woodford group has also become involved in Neighbourhood Watch. All of the groups are doing great work to improve their own local area and their work has fed into the Tidy Towns movement.

St. Cuthbert’s Park, Deansrath

Harelawn Clean Up Group

The Woodford Clean Up Group

Riversdale Clean Up Group

If you’d like help in setting up your own local clean up group contact me @ 0874132627 or email at [email protected] or find me on Facebook at councillorbreedabonner

Sruleen Clean Up Group

Watery Lane Residents Association

North Clondalkin Tidy Towns


Welcoming home the Laurels Charity Crew from their annual cycle

Cllr. Breeda Bonner together with The Ciaran Carr Foundation

Welcoming the Ohio University Marching Band

Cllr. Bonner le Líle Ní Annrachainin Áras Chrónáin

Cllr. Bonner & Marie O’Toole, National President of the ICA

There are so many great local groups working hard in the area, I have to say I’m proud to be from Clondalkin! In the last year or two I think there has been a resurgence of the community spirit which I remember in Clondalkin when I was a child. I have had the opportunity to work with and support lots of groups. Here’s just a few of them….Over the last 5 years the Lau-rels Charity Crew have raised over €340,000 for Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, through their annual cycle from Galway to Dublin. One of their more recent projects has

I am delighted to be part of St. Bernadette’s JNS Parents Walking Group. The group was established by the parents in the school where I am principal. Several parents in the group attended the training given by the South Dublin Sports Partnership for parent leaders. It’s true what they say, “Giorraíonn beirt bóthar”, “A walk is always better with company.” Walking groups like this are a great idea!

The Inter-culture Centre has brought a diversity of culture to our community. The centre has held many events including a variety of cultural nights in Áras Chrónáin as well as the establishment of a Global Community Garden.

The Irish Countrywomen’s Association has been serving the needs of all women in Clondlakin for over 50 years. They meet every Tuesday evening at St. Joseph’s BNS. If interested, contact me and I’ll put you in touch with the Clondalkin Guild.

Last May 2013 I was honoured to welcome The Ohio University Marching Band to Clondalkin as guests of the Clondalkin Youth Band which is a fabulous local organisation and has carried Clondalkin’s name to many parts of the world, bringing us glory in many band competitions. Under the direction of Vincent Dolan, the members of the band are a credit to Clondalkin and I am very proud of them.

Tá an t-ádh linn go bhfuil Áras Chrónáin againn i gCluain Dolcáin. Is féidir leat do chuid ghaeilge a úsáid ann sa chiorcail cómhrá no a fheabhasú sna ranganna. Áras Chrónáin is a great place to use and improve your Irish or to enjoy a night out with great music.

Cllr. Bonner joins the St. Bernadette’s JNS Parents Walking Group

Cllr. Bonner with Lyuba Moore and Ziad Salih at the Clondalkin Inter Culture Centre

Clondalkin ... A great place to Live

been to work with The Ciaran Carr Foundation in helping to raise funds for the installation of defibrillators in the local schools. For more information: https //www.facebook.com/laurelscharitycrew


Working with Local Labour Public Representatives

At the site of the new footpath on the Old Nangor Road

Old telephone booths outside the Laurels Pub & on

Main Street are now removed

Cllr. Bonner enjoying one of the many cycle

tracks in Clondalkin.

Ken Kinsella, Local Area [email protected]

Tel: 085 140 3555

Robert Dowds [email protected]

Tel: 087 652 0360

Joanna Tuffy [email protected]

Tel: 087 6339077

Emer Costello [email protected]

Tel: 086 383 1805

Above, Cllr. Bonner at the new pedestrians lights on the Neilstown Road & below at the site of the proposed new library on the green between Harelawn and Oatfield in North Clondalkin

As part of my council work I am very proud to have been responsible for a number of projects throughout Clondalkin. I have secured a number of traffic calming and safe crossing facilities throughout Clondalkin. One of my first motions to the Clondalkin Area Com-mittee was to seek the construction of a sec-ond footpath at the Old Nangor Road. More recently I have welcomed the completion of pedestrian lights on the Neilstown Road and Coldcut road.

A number of redundant phone boxes provided a real eyesore in our village. It took several motions to the ACM and a lot of persuasion but persistence eventually won the day and the boxes were finally removed.

Encouraging fitness and the use of our lo-cal amenities has been another one of my priorities. I have been successful in securing the installation of bicycle stands throughout Clondalkin village. I have also been campaign-ing for more cycle routes and I am currently working on the extension of a cycle path from the village centre to the canal path along the river Camac.

After many years campaigning for a library in North Clondalkin I am pleased to announce that my hard work has finally paid off with the recent commitment being made to build a new library on the site.

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