Council plans to refurb old sexton’s house in the Liberties for community use
That would be welcome given the ongoing shortage of spaces in the developed neighbourhood, say councillors.
That would be welcome given the ongoing shortage of spaces in the developed neighbourhood, say councillors.
“We’ve kind of a repurposed Berlin Wall here,” said Pat Walsh, secretary of the Clontarf Business Association, about the recommended measure.
Much of that looks set to go to the body that handles compensation for victims of violent crime.
Almost three-quarters of people incarcerated in Irish prisons have some form of substance addiction – but face long waits for treatment.
Residents, who have fed into designs, say they would greatly welcome the amenities – which would be built where, until recently, a giant illegal dump towered over them.
The five-decade music career of the Liberties musician never quite reached the commercial heights that he, and others, had aimed for in his twenties. But is that important, really?
“We are approaching the point (if we’re not already there) where we can justifiably claim that competition has failed,” says Labour energy spokesperson Ciarán Ahern.
“I think it should absolutely be targeted at the communities that are most at the front line of combatting crime."
But it’s on the way, says Fergus O’Carroll, the council’s senior executive parks superintendent for the area.
When people see photos of the impressive specimen caught, they can’t believe it was in Darndale pond, says local Alan Kennedy.
From Ballymun to Drimnagh, plans meet with the same refrain.
At the end of August in Donnycarney, his brothers and friends carried his coffin to the sound of one of his last performances.