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[Article] Agreement reached over Dunsink barrier

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  • 12-10-2004 4:37am
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    Victor
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    http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/1011/travellers.html
    Agreement reached over Dunsink barrier
    11 October 2004 23:43

    An agreement has been reached between Traveller representatives and officials from Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council over the barrier on Dunsink Lane in Finglas.

    Under the agreement the barrier will be moved further up Dunsink Lane so that families will be able to reach shops and schools without having to make an eight-mile round trip.

    Both sides have welcomed the written agreement.

    Representatives for the Travellers have said that they will appeal to local groups to end the anti-social behaviour of recent nights in the area.

    The council had said it originally closed Dunsink Lane to prevent illegal dumping.


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    dmeehan
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    why couldn't they have placed the barrier here in the first place?


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    DMC
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    One reason why they placed it where they originally did was to block off the entrance to the road, so that no traffic could go up it.

    Problem with that was that none of the travellers could get past it, and hence the arguments since.

    Now, the travellers can go up the lane as far as the last halting site is, the block will be placed there. People who accidently go up it now will have to do a u-turn and go back onto the Ratoath Road.

    But, people can always go the long way from Auburn Av. Roundabout and still dunp that way... To stop the dumping, they really will need two barriers; the one at the end of the travellers access, and one just at the Dunsink Observatory.


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