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More dumping and rubbish being burned at illegal dump on council land in Darndale
“The fires are constantly being lit,” says local resident Annette Flanagan, who forwarded a photo taken at night showing smoke and flames.
The council tried to turn dumb bins into smart ones, but it didn’t work very well
The sensors they tried installing didn’t always fit well, ran out of batteries, and had connectivity problems.
Living in poor conditions, a tenant in Rathmines has struggled to force fixes
Ciara Hill has lived without a working shower or toilet, with mould and a broken front door, and a lingering dread that she will end up back where she was a few years ago – homeless again.
Council Briefs: Seven projects approved for council-backed crowdfunding scheme, council’s rent collection increases, and more
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at recent meetings of their finance and protocol committees.
The Whitehall College building has been sitting empty for a decade, as a legal battle drags on
Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe says that those living in the area really want answers about how this could happen.
A local history project in Drumcondra unearths an original record and imagines the first owner’s housewarming party
“It’s Chris Hall, ‘One Night in June’ and it’s from 1929,” says Chris Moran. “Someone is probably having a house party when they got their keys.”
Fast-track planning rules won’t speed up regeneration of flat complex in Coolock, council officials say
The council began the process of regenerating Cromcastle Court in mid-2018. It doesn’t expect to start re-building this year.
In Finglas West, Travellers worry that future redevelopment could split families and undermine their way of life
“They are trying to get rid of the Travellers and put them in settled houses,” says Kathleen Keenan. “If we integrate, our culture will be gone.”
Council Briefs: Electric barbecues in parks, cuts to active travel funding, and more
Dublin City Council has installed one electric barbecue at an undisclosed location, in a park. “Trial due to go live early 2024,” says a council report.
Stern warnings working to tamp down anti-social behaviour in council housing, say officials
Councillors at a recent meeting said they still have concerns about how well the council is protecting tenants from neighbours engaged in serious intimidation and drug dealing.
Number of community gardaí in north inner-city has fallen by 80% in a decade
“On-the-ground management decisions and staff allocations do not reflect a commitment to community policing,” says Labour Senator Marie Sherlock.
“Guaranteed” prices for affordable homes at Ballymastone set to change
If the prices are higher than promised, “It will be a massive betrayal for the local community, for first-time buyers,” says Social Democrats Councillor Paul Mulville.