LATEST DUBLIN CITY NEWS

• “Proposed changes to retail guidelines will cost jobs, compromise main streets and cause more dereliction - An Taisce”

  03-01-2012

  Jobs will be lost and main streets will suffer if Forfas gets its way on Retail Planning  according to a recent An Taisce  Press Release

• Rejuvenating Dublin's Tourism Product

  23-12-2011

  Dublin City Business Association commissioned Jerome Casey and Felim O’Rourke to undertake a study of tourism in Dublin and to make least-cost recommendations for its rejuvenation. The World Tourism Organisation concluded (in relation to Ireland) that "there appears to be very little correlation between marketing spending by National Tourism Organisations and international arrivals". 
  

  Within Ireland, there is a mismatch between the Irish tourism market and the public resources devoted to it. 

  33 existing tourist attractions in Dublin were reviewed, and low-cost initiatives suggested for their improvement.

  From 2000 – 2010 Ireland’s share of world tourism visitors has fallen sharply. In 2004, Ireland changed from being a destination country for incoming tourists to an origin country for Irish, outgoing tourists.

  Dublin must move from passive approval of tourist activities to an active development of tourism as a priority industry in regenerating the city’s economy. 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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Minister McDowell announces Garda Reserve Regulations

Monday the 14th of August 2006

The making of the Garda Reserve regulations allows the Garda Síochána to commence the recruitment of reserve members of the Force. The recruitment of reserve members is being undertaken as part of the forthcoming recruitment campaign, which will also seek applications for full-time Garda trainees. The recruitment campaign has started and details will be available in the press and on radio and on the Garda website www.garda.ie                                          
Making the announcement Minister McDowell said, "The Garda Reserve is an exciting and important development in policing in Ireland and will be a valuable support for the Garda Síochána. It will enhance its capacity to respond to emerging policing challenges and will allow for more Gardai to be visibly deployed in communities.  Reserve members will provide support to full-time members and will help strengthen links between the force and local communities throughout the country. I would urge anyone who would like to play a part in this new area and era of policing to apply in the forthcoming recruitment campaign."                                                         
The regulations and an information booklet on the Garda reserve are available on the website of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform at                                             
 http://www.justice.ie/80256E010039E882/vWeb/flJUSQ6SJCM9-en/$File/GardaReg2006.pdf 
and            
 http://www.justice.ie/80256E010039C5AF/vWeb/flJUSQ6SJDHF-en/$File/Garda.pdf