{"id":251,"date":"2008-10-17T20:33:42","date_gmt":"2008-10-17T19:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/?p=251"},"modified":"2008-10-17T20:33:42","modified_gmt":"2008-10-17T19:33:42","slug":"save-our-chimneys-evening-herald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/2008\/10\/save-our-chimneys-evening-herald\/","title":{"rendered":"Save our Chimneys &#8211; Evening Herald"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/infomatique\/445982774\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Poolbeg ESB Chimneys\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/216\/445982774_9963b795b0_m.jpg\" alt=\"Poolbeg Chimneys (photo: infomatique)\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poolbeg Chimneys (photo: infomatique)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dermot is quoted in today&#8217;s <a title=\"The Evening Herald\" href=\"http:\/\/www.herald.ie\/national-news\/city-news\/save-our-iconic-chimneys-say-protesters-1501878.html\" target=\"_blank\">Evening Herald<\/a> in a story about the online petition to save the <a title=\"Poolbeg Generating Station\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poolbeg\" target=\"_blank\">Poolbeg<\/a> (aka Pigeon House) <a title=\"ESB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esb.ie\" target=\"_blank\">ESB<\/a> Generating Station&#8217;s iconic <a title=\"Archiseek\" href=\"http:\/\/ireland.archiseek.com\/buildings_ireland\/dublin\/ringsend_irishtown\/poolbeg\/poolbeg.html\" target=\"_blank\">chimneys<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Councillor Dermot Lacey is also hoping that Dublin City Council will be able    to protect the 207m twin structures from destruction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iconic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These are iconic symbols and have provided the backdrop to the city of    Dublin. It&#8217;s the first thing you see on the way in to Dublin and the last    thing you see when you leave,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, a recent study undertaken by Dublin City Council stated that the    stacks are &#8220;not of sufficient value to be listed as a protected    structure&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The planners said the stacks were currently of architectural interest due to    their height, but their present prominence &#8220;will be diminished by    upcoming developments in the docklands area&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But carefully thought out plans could redevelop the site into an iconic    reminder of Ireland&#8217;s industrial and social heritage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are quite bad at protecting our industrial heritage,&#8221; said    Cllr Lacey. &#8220;With the redevelopment of the docks area, I think it would    be a good opportunity to mark and recognise the hard working people of an    era who formed our city.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The rest of the article is <a title=\"The Evening Herald\" href=\"http:\/\/www.herald.ie\/national-news\/city-news\/save-our-iconic-chimneys-say-protesters-1501878.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 It references a petition, but unfortunately <a title=\"Boards.ie - where is the petition\" href=\"http:\/\/wwww.boards.ie\/vbulletin\/showpost.php?p=57613077&amp;postcount=4\" target=\"_blank\">nobody<\/a> seems to know where that is!\u00a0 Drop us a comment below if you do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dermot is quoted in today&#8217;s Evening Herald in a story about the online petition to save the Poolbeg (aka Pigeon House) ESB Generating Station&#8217;s iconic chimneys. 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My priorities Community support, housing delivery, local government reform and supporting the voluntary youth sector. My background Growing up in Donnybrook, where I still live, I was always in involved in community life particularly through my membership of Donnybrook Scout Group. I was co-opted to Dublin City Council in 1993 to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Ruairi Quinn as Minister for Enterprise and Employment. Since then I have been re-elected at each local elections in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019 in varying parts of Dublin Bay South as the electoral areas changed. On the Council I have served as Chairperson of the Employment Committee, Finance Committee, Arts and Sports Committee, Housing Committee, Protocol Committee and the Council itself as Lord Mayor of Dublin. I have also served as Chairperson of the South East Area Committee. I was elected Leader of the Labour Group in 2011. I have served as Cathaoirleach of the Dublin Regional Authority, the Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly and the Eastern and Midlands Regional Assembly. The only person to chair all three. I pioneered the 20% Social and Affordable Housing concept though the Dublin Docklands Development MasterPlan and have established a housing co-op in my own area and am a Board member of an Approved Housing Body. I was for ten years Chairperson of the South Dublin\/Wicklow Branch of the Irish Foster Care Association. Clubs and Committees Currently on Dublin City Council I Chair the South East Area Committee and the Housing Strategic Policy Committee. I am Board member of Donnybrook Community Employment and Sandymount Community Services, Donnybrook Community Playschool and numerous other local, community and Dublin wide organisations. I am member of the Board of Scouting Ireland, the City of Dublin Education and Training Board and the Royal Hospital Donnybrook Board. 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