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Tá an Brú ar ais i gCromghlinn

Déanfaidh an tArdmhéara, an Comhairleoir Emer Costello an Club Óige Brú Chromghlinne a athsheoladh go hoifigiúil Dé hAoine, 25 Meán Fómhair 2009 ag 6.30pm ag Club Óige -An Brú, Bóthar San Aignéas, Cromghlinn, Baile Átha Cliath 12.

 

According to the Lord Mayor Cllr. Emer Costello, “The provision of community and leisure facilities is a key priority for Dublin City Council.  The Bru Youth Club has a long history of service in the Crumlin area and it is fitting that it now has fantastic new facilities which will give young people the opportunity to meet and have some fun.  I hope that the Bru Youth Club will continue to give its users a voice, a sense of community and a reason to be proud.”   

 

Rinne Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath uasghrádú a chosain €1.6 milliún le cabhair ón gCiste Áiseanna agus Seirbhísí don Óige atá faoi réir ag An Roinn Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta. Mar thoradh ar na hoibreacha athchóirithe, tá seomra ríomhaire nua, seomra ilmheáin nua agus cistin/caifé lánfheistithe ar fáil anois. 

 

Sa lá atá inniu ann tá timpeall 150 daoine óga ó cheantar Chromghlinne ag baint tairbhe agus taitnimh as na saoráidí nua seo. Faigheann siad tacaíocht ón bhfoireann ghairmiúil  atá ag leanacht ar aghaidh leis an sárobair a rinne an tAthair Alan, bunaitheoir an chlub, agus a fhoireann d’oibrí deonacha.

 

CRÍOCH

For more information

 

For Further information please contact:

Mary Lynch, Community Officer, Crumlin Area Office, T: (01) 2225500/086 8150324

Or 

Dublin City Council Press Office: (01) 2222170/086 8150010

OR

Roisin Domican, Project Leader, Bru Crumlin Youth Services, T: 01 4557800

 

Notes To The Editor

 

The Bru Youth Club History

The original Bru Crumlin Youth Club was founded by a young Salesian brother, Fr. Alan in 1971 to provide activities and facilities for young people living in Crumlin and its environs which were sadly lacking at that time.  The Bru quickly became a success and was thronged six nights a week and still provides a service today, thirty-eight years later.  The ownership of the building was transferred to Dublin City Council by the St. Laurence O’Toole Diocesan Trust on behalf of Crumlin parish in order to carry out refurbishment to the building which had fallen into disrepair.

 

The building

It was built in 1914 as a national school for the parish of St. Agnes, Crumlin.  It is now a listed structure under the Planning & Development Act 2000.  Dublin City Council obtained planning permission to refurbish the building in February 2007 and the work commenced in October of that year. 

The works included the following: the replacement of the existing defective flat roof, cleaning of Graffiti paint and repointing and cleaning of existing brickwork, replacement of all windows and complete replacement of electrical installations.

The refurbishment is now complete and employs one Project Worker, two Youth Workers and five C.E Workers. The building will become available to other local groups in 2009 when they can apply to the Board Of management detailing their activity and group.