Dublin City Council’s decision to shut down the Bring Centre at Londonbridge Road and replace it with local authority housing has not gone down well with residents in the area who now have to travel to Pigeonhouse Road for their nearest Bring Centre.

Rosario Drennan from nearby Oliver Plunkett Avenue used the LondonBridge Road facility every day and already misses the Centre.

Betty Dent from Aikenhead Terrace feels it is “a terrible loss.” She, as well as all her neighbours on the road used the Centre on a regular basis. Residents in nearby Londonbridge Road were also disappointed with the Centre closing and felt local politicians should have raised the concerns of the local people with the Council. They are also concerned about the traffic problems that will occur when building work begins.

A spokesman for Dublin City Council said the Bring Centre in Londonbridge Road was meant as “a temporary site only” and there are plenty of other recycling facilities in the area. Mr. Moore also says the new housing site was chosen, “bearing in mind the minimum of available land in the area.”

The construction of 24 Council homes has begun with completion set for December 2007. One thing which might please people about the development is that the tall red brick chimney in the centre of the site– a local landmark for many years– will remain.