There is a bill moving through the Oireachtas to loosen which rank of Garda can apply to the courts for “anti-social behaviour orders” – also known as ASBOs.
Work on two bus corridors – Liffey Valley to the city centre, and Ballymun and Finglas to the city centre – is due to kick off this year. And that’s just the start.
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.
Four psychiatrists have referred her to a centre in Cherry Orchard that, because of short staffing and the HSE recruitment freeze, has cut its inpatient beds.
The council has committed to pay at least €40m over that 20 years to rent Avalon House, after taking over the lease from the Peter McVerry Trust in 2020.
But Niels Warburton says this promised public viewing spot doesn’t live up to his expectations – or what the developer promised in its planning application.
Some residents of Castle Court still aren’t back in their homes. “It’s awful to think … overnight this can just happen,” says local resident Helen Rooney.
