The council wasn’t hiring a municipal walker, but she took the job anyway
Once a month since September 2022, artist Lian Bell has done a full circuit of the North and South Circular Roads, observing these 14km through the seasons.
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More than 100 HAP tenants in Dublin lost their homes after poor conditions flagged
“An innocent tenant, through no fault of their own, ends up back homeless because a landlord doesn’t carry out the works,” says one councillor.
As Dublin City Council restarts buying second-hand homes to tackle homelessness, who will be prioritised?
The council is to partially restart its tenant-in-situ scheme, said officials, but mainly focus on buying second-hand homes for long-term homeless families.
Across the city, big billboards hang from vacant and derelict buildings
One landowner says that he doesn’t make that much from it, and is eager to develop the building.
Government will have to shell out much more on rent subsidies after changes to rent controls, says housing advice charity
Otherwise, there could be near-catastrophic levels of homelessness, says Gareth Redmond, of Threshold.
Could Dublin councillors be cut out of major plans for city centre – as councillors have been in Limerick?
Dublin councillors were looking at Limerick as a model for regeneration. But there’s disquiet there now, with concerns about transparency, oversight, and control over development.
Renters in retirement villages should have unambiguous access to RTB, say charities for older people
“We don’t appear to have any regulations to cover people in that situation,” says Camille Loftus, head of advocacy for Age Action.
RTB tribunal finds Tramco renters are licencees not tenants, overturning a previous decision
The landlord argued that the renters in the Rathmines building were hotel guests and that they didn’t have exclusive occupation.
Dublin City Council has seized unlicensed street furniture from 10 hospitality businesses this year
“We want people to enjoy being outside,” says Green Party Councillor Janet Horner. “But I think there is a free-for-all approach at the moment.”
Kids in the north inner city list what they want fixed in the neighbourhood
Dublin City Council is employing artists to work with children to co-design improvements to the area.
Children placed in emergency accommodation for kids in care are scared, and high-risk children are more likely to get stuck there
“Every child I have been with on admission to emergency placements, whether it is foster care or residential, has told me they are scared,” says Claire Brogan, a practice manager with Barnardos.
Dublin’s Housing First programme is on pause, raising questions about competitive tendering for social care services
“Housing First works best when it is high quality, consistent and for as long as necessary,” says Samara Jones, coordinator of the Housing First Europe Hub.