Skeletal remains found during construction at Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market
The bones are thought to come from the major medieval monastery at St Mary’s Abbey, and further excavation works are ongoing.
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Years after suspending the north inner-city drug task force, the government is trying to reconstitute it and appoint a new chair
However, the remaining members of the original task force are still querying why it was ever shut down.
Fingal County Council builds few homes itself – relying instead on buying most social homes from private developers
In the first half of this year, it built three social homes itself.
New artwork for Temple Bar Square, a call for an audit of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, and more
These were among the issues discussed by members of Dublin City Council’s South East Area Committee.
Dublin City Council rejects a proposal to try to open up restaurant toilets to the wider public throughout the city
With the council’s Stephen’s Green toilet costing €390,000 a year to manage, a Fine Gael councillor says his alternative deserves more of a hearing.
Council Briefs: A reprieve for the Grangegorman bring centre, pushing back against the planning bill, and planning a meeting as Gaeilge
Those were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their October monthly meeting on Monday.
Council issues planning enforcement notice for Tailor’s Hall, a protected structure and An Taisce’s headquarters
A company running the Tailor’s Hall Tavern out of the 300-year-old building has transformed an outdoor area by adding seating, lighting and more.
Council and Gardaí to launch another forum to tackle anti-social behaviour, crime and drugs in the inner-city
“This is a model of good practice that has worked really well in the past,” says Social Democrats Councillor Tara Deacy.
Council backs crowdfunding platform to allow people to chip in for small local projects in the city
Spacehive is already operating in the UK, where projects on the platform include renovating a boxing club, and converting a bus into a mobile community centre.
Why did so many of Dublin’s trees topple during Storm Betty?
Dublin City Council is now assessing 4,000 trees and will cut down any that pose a danger, says Fergus O’Carroll, a parks superintendent.
Director of DRHE apologises to homeless woman who was assaulted by a staff member in a hostel
The woman, who was punched, said Friday she is sleeping on the streets now, and hasn’t been consulted about any investigation into the incident.
Families fear becoming homeless again as government fails to pay its part of their rent
“If I lose this place there is nowhere else to go,” says Patrycja Pawlak. “It’s so worrying.”
Council shopping for vacant commercial buildings in the city, to turn into social homes
It has funding and plans in place for an old bank on North Circular Road and a former antiques showroom on Capel Street.