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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

QUESTION NO.4

QUESTION: Councillor J. Sinnott

To ask the chief executive for an update following the passing of the motion below at the November 2024 Area Committee Meeting: "This Committee acknowledges the work and community service provided by Tidy Towns groups and voluntary litter picking groups across the area. This Committee notes a number of new groups have been formed and welcomes and supports their community service. In light of this growing movement, this committee proposes that a half day meeting or event for volunteers to come together to share best practice, network and to promote this work across Rathfarnham, Templeogue, Firhouse and Bohernabreena be arranged and to develop a sense of communities coming together."

REPLY:

The Environmental Awareness team are at the initial stages of planning for this event.  It will take place in early 2026. As part of the planning, the team are planning to talk to a number of Tidy Towns groups in advance of the event and will welcome any ideas in the running of this event to ensure groups can come together and share best practise and network with others.  

Not all active groups are in touch with our environmental awareness team and therefore I would ask Councillors to put forward any other relevant groups and their contact details, and we will get in touch with them so they can be invited to the event also. Please email the details to tidytowns@sdublincoco.ie