Dublin City Council's Let's Walk & Talk Autumn Programme is Out Now.

All walks and tours last approximately 90 minutes and are FREE. No advance booking is necessary.

If you have any queries in relation to Let's Walk & Talk, please contact Ronan O'Donnell on  01 222 3726 or by email at ronan.odonnell@dublincity.ie (between 9 - 5pm, Monday - Friday).

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As part of National Heritage Week 2010, the Casino Marino is offering a programme of events
which may be of interest to Marino Residents. Our theme this year aims to highlight Lord Charlemont's
contribution to the funding of Irelands first hydrogen balloon flight endeavours by Richard Crosbie,
Ireland's first aeronaut! The events listed below are all free of charge, however booking is advisable.

(1) 'Richard Crosbie, Ireland's First Aeronaut', a Talk by Bryan Mac Mahon.
      Celebrating the first hydrogen balloon flight by intrepid scientist,Richard Crosbie
      and Lord Charlemont's avid support of the Arts & Sciences in Ireland.
      Saturday August 28th at 4pm - 5pm.
(2) Walking Tour of Old 18th century Demesne with Pat Liddy, Historian.
      A walk and talk tour tracing the original footprint of the Marino Demesne with
      desciptions of it's former glory and impact on the local area.
      Thursday August 26th at 6pm - 7:30pm.
       Saturday August 28th at 5:30pm - 7pm. Follows above talk by Bryan Mac Mahon.
(3) 'Beautiful and Sublime: The Philosophy of the Casino Marino', a Talk by Stephen Cadwell.
      A brief look at the aesthetic philosophy that helped 'shape' the Casino Marino, from Plato
      to Kant and back to Burke.
      Thursday August 26th at 8pm - 9pm. Follows above walk by Pat Liddy.
(4) Guided tours in 18th Century Costume.
      Free guided tours in 18th Century costume in one of Europe's finest architectural gems.
      21st,22nd,26th,28th & 29th of August from 10am - 5pm.

We also have a number of child focused events of interest:

Balloons to Ballistics Workshops: August 29th/ 1pm -2:30pm & 3pm - 4:30pm.
Participate in the science of balloon & rocket flight by creating and launching rockets!
Suitable for all, from Primary school age to PhD!! Booking Essential.
The Casino Tails of the Marino Mice with the 18th century Mouse Master.
Family tour telling the story of our hidden Italian mice!
21st,22nd of August at 3pm & 29th of August at 5pm.Booking essential.
Storytelling with Niall de Burca
Saturday 28th of august at 2pm.Booking essential.

If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us on 01-8331618.

Classes start on Wednesday 24th February.

Wednesday Mornings	10 am - 11 am
Wednesday Evening	6.45 pm - 7.45 pm

Six week course cost €75

Call Anthony on 087 - 2386446

Water demand has remained at a very high level since before Christmas. A further sharp increase has occurred since the beginning of January. Demand is currently running at a higher level than at any stage in recent years.

Due to the cold weather the number of broken mains has increased dramatically. Our crews are repairing these breaks as they arise. To help us in this regard we would ask people to report any location where they see water rising or running. In some cases householders may be leaving taps running. This is contributing to the problem and we would urge people not to waste water in this way.

There is obviously no problem with storage levels of untreated/raw water. However, even with all of the treatment plants at full production, the storage levels of treated drinking water are reducing to critically low levels.

We are asking consumers to assist us in maintaining the water supplies by restricting their use of water as much as possible. We will be reducing pressures throughout the system in order to conserve supplies. While we will try, as far as possible, to maintain pressures during peak demand periods pressures will be reduced at other times. This will result in lower pressures and in some cases may result in a loss of supply for a short periods of time.

Dublin City Council regrets any inconvenience caused by these restrictions and will do everything possible to minimise their scale and duration.

Water is precious. Let’s conserve it. Tá uisce luachmhar. Caomhnaímís é.

Normal collections are in the main taking place as scheduled today Monday 11th January.

In relation to areas where collections were missed last week due to the extreme weather conditions we are advising customers to present their bin each morning until such time as the missed collection takes place. A collection schedule for the missed streets to be completed will also be posted on www.greenbin.ie.

It is hoped to complete all missed collections by the end of the week.

Customers are also advised that they can present any additional dry recyclable material provided it is presented in a safe, neat and secure manner (i.e. neatly bundled or in a clear plastic bag).

We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused to customers.

For further information please log on to www.greenbin.ie or contact the Green Bin Customer Care line @ 1890 342 342.

With the temperatures set to fall to -12 degrees we are asking all to act as good neighbours and call on their old or vulnerable neighbours in Marino, Annadale and the surrounding areas.
As we all know this weather is set to continue for at least the next week. The condition of the paths is a major problem for ALL. We need everyone to lend a hand and get to work to clear their own drive or path.
Many of you will be looking forward to a week- end with family, friends and children after a very tough week due to the bad weather. Why not spare an hour and get out and clear the paths and driveways in your area. You could get together with a few friends. If we all cleared “our spots or spaces” in urban areas it would help everyone to move around more easily whether old or young.
If we wait for the local authorities or government to do it we could be waiting forever. Lets get working and help ourselves.