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The “Bru” is back in Crumlin

The Bru Crumlin Youth Club will officially be relaunched by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr. Emer Costello on Friday 25th September 2009 at 6.30pm in The Bru Youth Club, St. Agnes Road, Crumlin Dublin 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.”
   

Dublin City Council has carried out a €1.6 million upgrade on Bru Crumlin with funding provided by the Department of Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs under the auspices of the Young Peoples Facilities and Services Fund (YPFSF).  The extensive structural refurbishment and refit includes such facilities as a new computer room, a multi media room and a fully equipped kitchen/coffee shop. 

Today approximately 150 young people from the Crumlin area enjoy these superb new facilities supported by a team of professional staff, “Bru Youth Services”, who are continuing on the excellent work of Fr. Alan, the original club founder, and his team of volunteers.

 

ENDS

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.