Months on, council still investigating ethics complaints against independent councillor
Two councillors have lodged complaints with the council against independent Councillor Gavin Pepper. But there’s been no conclusion yet to those processes.
Some locals have been asking for things like lower speed limits and wider footpaths, but now they say they’re bracing for the impact of three core bus corridors instead.
Four of the trees in the public walled garden are Irish heritage apples – ones that almost died out, twice. There are plum and pear trees, too.
Liam O’Meara walks to a curved spot in the stone wall nearby. This is his favourite find from his research. A bench used to be here for mourners, called the seat of melancholia.
Transport Infrastructure Ireland is looking at putting in “sharrows”, which are road markings meant to guide cyclists across Luas tracks, it says.
Central to the current debates about BusConnects is how to balance moving people through neighbourhoods, and maintaining a sense of place within them.
Dublin City Council has been doing general upkeep of the Kilmainham Mills site and set up a group to look at its future, councillors learnt recently.
Or, as its tag line goes, it’s “Country to the ‘Core”.
The founders of the Carrot’s Tail plan to offer plant-based versions of comfort food like meatball subs and mac and cheese from a café next to the old fire station.
Some say that important quick transport wins – ones that would make it safer to cycle, or cross the road – are sometimes held hostage to big-ticket, long-term projects.
For hours of travel between clients as a home-care worker in Dublin, Maria Jikijela would get a token amount. She’s one of a group trying to change how things are done.
“There will be ropes and metal and debris – modern stuff. But there will also be archaeological material,” says Niall Brady.
Some have been concerned that its been clogged with parked cars and traffic – and think the redesign could change that.