Vacancy Watch: a big site near Fatima Luas stop
Even as the government casts around for new land to zone for homes, it is unclear when this plot will be built out.
At a recent council meeting, Darryl Poole and Malcolm Denby rattled off a list of what they’d like to see in the park – and an idea for funding.
The plans for the Gulistan Depot site must still be approved by the full council if they are to move forward.
“It needs to be more in-your-face. More upfront,” says Ronan Gallagher, who lives in Clontarf.
The Dynamic Drimnagh Forum 2030 includes representatives of a variety of local organisations.
Most of Ireland’s flowers are imported year round from Holland, says Mélie Desbrosse. “It doesn’t make sense to me that flowers have to take planes.”
“The guts of the report is about getting extra resources for the community,” said Mick O’Reilly, chairperson of the task force.
Ballyfermot locals say a station at Kylemore, as was mooted in the past, would help with long and slow commutes. But it seems to be off Irish Rail’s agenda for now.
Noel Smith and Kelly Caffrey’s job is to get to know young people in the north-east inner-city who may need their support – perhaps now, perhaps sometime in the future.
Dublin City Council Culture Company’s historian in residence guides children through online workshops, a book club and, most recently, an out-and-about video project.
Daryl Barron, the Fianna Fáil councillor, said the government should stay flexible on the Rates Waiver Scheme and “take this month by month”, and “if we need to change course again, we can”.
“I don’t want to express why I go there,” she says. “It just depends on what you’re ready to receive.”
At recent meetings, councillors for the southside of the city debated three possible transport changes – two proposed in the shorter-term and one further in the future.