Local Councillors Vicki Casserly and Emer Higgins have congratulated Lucan Harriers on their 40th anniversary celebrations and the long-awaiting activity at the running track in Lucan. Casserly, a proud member of the running club was joined by her colleagues Cllr. Emer Higgins and Deputy Frances Fitzgerald at the Lucan Harriers 40th Year Celebrations in the Spa Hotel. “Lucan Harriers has been a part of the community for as long as I can remember and the team have been great f

Cllr. Emer Higgins has congratulated Clondalkin Men’s Shed as they prepare to cut the ribbon on their new premises. “The Clondalkin Men’s Shed has been a fantastic addition to the Clondalkin community these past five years. At long last they’re settled in to their new, permanent home, just off Watery Lane. They have a fabulous workshop for building their Buddy Benches and all the fantastic woodwork projects they donate to local hospices and schools. Thanks to Sister Kathleen,

Cllr. Emer Higgins and Deputy Frances Fitzgerald welcomed Minister for Sport, Brendan Griffin, to four local sports clubs this week. The Minister’s whistlestop tour took him to Rathcoole Boys FC where he saw their progress on their new all-weather pitch, Round Towers GAA Club and their proposed site next to Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain, Lucan Sarsfield GAA Club and the long-awaited running track at Lucan Harriers Athletic Club; which is finally back on track. “It was great to we

The first reviews for pensioners who received less than the maximum rate of pension on post Budget 2012 rate-bands have been adjusted with the vast majority benefiting, a Fine Gael Candidate, Cllr. Emer Higgins, has said. Higgins said: “At the end of February 1,138 reviews were completed and from this 86% (978) have resulted in an increase in their payment and 14% will continue on their existing payment. Reviews will continue to be processed until all identified pensioners re

A new law is set to protect our children online, a Fine Gael Councillor who has held a series of local public meetings on online gaming and social media, has welcomed the law. Fine Gael Cllr. and General and Election candidate Emer Higgins said: “My colleague the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton T.D., has announced that he will introduce a new Online Safety Act to improve online safety and ensure that children can be protected online

A new Government plan will help consolidate the economic gains we have made in recent years here in South Dublin according to Fine Gael Candidate Cllr. Emer Higgins. Cllr. Emer Higgins said: “The latest CSO figures show that numbers on the Live Register here in the Clondalkin Office has decreased by 21.3% in the last year. Since the Action Plan for Jobs was launched in 2012 there has been a 62.1% decrease. Fine Gael in Government is ambitious to build upon the gains we have m

Minister Regina Doherty toured the €80m Mountpark Logistics site in Baldonnel. Minister Regina Doherty toured the facility along with local Councillors Emer Higgins, Kenneth Egan, Vicki Casserly and MEP Candidate, Frances Fitzgerald T.D. The Minister was extremely impressed by the facility, the creation of local jobs and the state-of-the-art fit out of the site. Local Councillor Emer Higgins said: “Already 740 people have been employed here as part of the construction phase,