Does Irish Water even know how much water data centres are using?
Much of the debate around data centres has focused on electricity, but the gap in figures for their water use has started to draw more attention – and breed mistrust.
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Artists cancel exhibition at the Central Bank over its approval of prospectus for Israeli bonds
It says it was required to do so under EU law. But genocide is just wrong, says artist Steven Doody.
Irish Soup Kitchen Centres refused charity status due to uncertainty over counting cash
“Absolutely everything was above board,” says Mark O’Neill, the founder of Irish Soup Kitchen Centres. But it has now closed, he said.
More than 5 percent of Traveller households in Dublin are living in emergency homeless accommodation
“The private rental market is not a solution to the housing crisis, most particularly for Travellers. Councils are also failing to deliver.”
In Summerhill, residents call for Garda action against guys roaring around on dangerous scramblers
An Garda Síochána’s Dublin Metropolitan Region “emphasizes their commitment to arresting individuals using scramblers illegally”, a spokesperson says.
Life in homeless accommodation is hard enough, but it’s desperate for parents with kids with extra needs or health problems
Homeless accommodation is completely unsuitable for families with children with disabilities or special needs, says Mike Allen, of Focus Ireland.
Did the CSO underestimate the number of illegally unregistered tenancies?
It suggested that a major chunk of unregistered tenancies are possibly ”informal” and don’t have to be registered. Does that bear out?
Councillor flags safety issues in playgrounds, as council officials say they struggle to get contractors to fix them
“The playground at Maypark is in such incredibly poor condition that it is literally dangerous,” says Social Democrats Councillor Catherine Stocker.
In East Wall, a renewed push for a creative way to deal with dangerous scramblers
Seizures are up since a change in the law – but those running Dublin City Motocross Club want to ramp up another approach.
Should the new local community safety partnerships meet in public?
They’re being set up with the aim of getting more people and agencies working together to make neighbourhoods safer.
Council Briefs: Using CCTV to tackle illegal dumping, and pushing for better parks in Ballymun
Dublin City Council is looking at putting CCTV outside the recycling centre at Finglas Library, said a council official last week.
To help councils build social housing faster, get Department of Housing out of their way, Housing Commission report says
Responsibility for approving funding should be shifted from the Department of Housing to the Housing Agency and streamlined, the commission’s report says.
Local councillors refuse to lease building to homeless charity at cut rate, saying central government should pay
At issue is whether the council will get the equivalent back in funding, or credit for doing it, councillor said.