The council wasn’t hiring a municipal walker, but she took the job anyway
Once a month since September 2022, artist Lian Bell has done a full circuit of the North and South Circular Roads, observing these 14km through the seasons.
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Council rules that law allows Rathmines co-living to be used for some short-term holiday lets
“It seems crazy,” says Kieran Rose, a former council planner. “An aparthotel is a totally different use.”
Councillors ask when long-standing plans to reduce rubbish on the city streets will go live
Eliminating bagged waste, installing CCTV, and finding and knocking on the doors of people who don’t have bin contracts are among the long-promised changes.
As council shoots for sweet spot with masterplan heights for an industrial estate in Glasnevin, has it hit it?
High buildings drive up construction costs and land values, some say, which means more expensive homes.
Residents on Sheriff Street want to know if there are plans to raze and redevelop their area
The chair of the city-centre taskforce, David McRedmond, wrote recently that the developer Ballymore has plans to “completely rebuild the Sheriff Street area”.
Homeless hostels in Dublin are “chaotic and lacking basic dignity”, with patchy or no coordinated supports, finds review
Commissioned by Dublin Region Homeless Executive, the review was done to inform the agency’s latest action plan for homelessness.
Months on, council still investigating ethics complaints against independent councillor
Two councillors have lodged complaints with the council against independent Councillor Gavin Pepper. But there’s been no conclusion yet to those processes.
Apprenticeship system is backlogged and underfunded, say unions
“In the midst of a housing crisis, it is unacceptable that the apprenticeships … are being under-resourced,” says Unite regional officer James McCabe.
Dublin councils are to look at buying or building homeless hostels
“We have an over-reliance on the private sector, it is expensive, it is poor value for money,” says Mary Hayes, director of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive.
Council on track to deliver about 2,000 new social homes this year, says housing manager
“It was a slow start, but I think the ship is moving,” said council housing manager, Mick Mulhern, at a housing committee meeting.
As the government blocks funding for major social-housing projects, FF and FG councillors point fingers at ministers
As many as 1,325 social homes in Dublin city are at an advanced stage, with planning granted – but now with no clear funding.
No extra money yet for council to roll out actions put forward by Taoiseach’s Taskforce for Dublin
Councillors said that they feel the city was just used as the backdrop for a pre-election PR campaign.
In the Liberties, council tenants ask to feel a bit of benefit from nearby Land Development Agency scheme
Across the city, tenants in older flats confront the stark difference between their conditions and those likely in new cost-rental homes.