What to do with the horses of Darndale?
Grazing in public parks means other uses are being pushed out, and adding momentum to calls for an equine centre and stable club to properly support horse culture in the area.
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If an “affordable” home on council land in Coolock costs €500,000, how much will rents be for 340 cost-rentals?
“Is it going to put the cost rental scheme in jeopardy?” asks independent Councillor John Lyons, after price hikes.
Council Briefs: Setting up a committee on inclusion, doing more to tackle domestic violence, and closing a gap in community-safety structures
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their July monthly meeting.
Dublin City Council considers opening up city centre laneways for people to play cricket
A plan for Dublin 1 laneways was drawn up six years ago. The council is starting to roll it out, said a council spokesperson.
As they take up their seats, councillors fall under new rules for behaviour on and offline
The code of conduct for councillors says they cannot post “content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination”.
Dublin city councillors explore potential alliances to lead the council, post-election
Will it be a group led by the Social Democrats and Sinn Féin? Will it be one led by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil?
Remembering the women and children detained in Grangegorman before being transported to Australia
Some stole potatoes to feed their children and a few deliberately committed arson to get transported to Australia, in the hope of a better life.
Renovating old social homes, Iveagh Trust says it can’t afford to put in double glazing
There should be a special funding stream for housing charities retrofitting older homes, said a spokesperson for the sector.
The RTB found against a corporate landlord that added parking charges to sitting tenant’s rent
What’s the government doing to stop landlords from using extra charges to circumvent rent-pressure zone laws? Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan has asked.
Hundreds of affordable homes held up because of funding woes, says not-for-profit developer
If Ó Cualann got the same deal with the state as commercial developer Batra did recently, it could crack on with building, says its CEO.
Dublin City Council tenders for as many as 2,000 more beds for future homeless
It’s an indicator that those running homeless services expect the problem to get worse.
To get more housing built faster, the government brought in a fast-track planning process – but the council has only used it twice
It allows a council to skip applying to itself for planning permission via the so-called Part 8 process, when building social or affordable housing on public land.