In the north inner-city, tenants of 15 years evicted so council can buy their home
Dublin City Council is buying 40 homes in the Northbank apartments. It is not clear how many tenants have been evicted for the deal to proceed.
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The RTB told a woman who is homeless that it will close her case because she can’t provide an address
Irina Artemjeva, who filed a dispute for alleged unlawful termination of tenancy, says, she has to move around a lot. “It's a very unstable situation.”
Based in the north inner-city, Mums Hub supports parents to get back to paid, and more flexible, work
“For many mothers, the issue is not a lack of ambition, it is wanting to work without being absent from their children’s everyday lives,” says its founder Karla Dragić.
Council approves plans for Mountjoy Square Park, but there's still confusion on future of playgrounds and sports there
“The play trail won’t work for us,” says Geraldine O’Driscoll, who runs an early years service on Mountjoy Square.
While in Dublin, a journalist offers a talk on using Instagram to document ethnic cleansing in the West Bank
“I try to make things easy for people to see,” says journalist Leila Warah, who focuses on one aspect of life under apartheid in each short video.
Could a promised scheme for stylish shopfronts change O’Connell Street?
To date, Dublin City Council’s shopfront improvement scheme has covered the Liberties, Ballymun and Finglas.
Why don't councillors talk as much about homelessness at meetings anymore?
For years, homelessness was a standing item on the agenda at most housing committee meetings. But, recently it hasn’t featured as often.
Council looks set to agree plans to revamp Mountjoy Square despite pushback from local sports clubs
The full council is set to vote in June on the plan to rejuvenate the square in line with its Georgian heritage, following 196 submissions to a public consultation.
Concerns about continuity of care as Tusla changes 3,000 children’s social workers
“If you read any research with care-experienced voices – every piece of research talks about the importance of continuity of care.”
Short-term contracts and low pay are making careers in animation unsustainable, says union
“It's basically impossible to buy a house and start a family.”
Council shoots down proposal for emergency solar panels on council homes before winter
Officials point to money, government grant rules – and GDPR.
Council gives no timeline to reopen seven bays it has blocked at a Traveller accommodation site in Ballymun
“I think this is a bit drastic and a bit disproportionate,” says Martin Collins of Pavee Point, who called on the council to reallocate the homes to other families.
Why can’t a survivor of domestic violence stay in their social home, rather than the perpetrator?
The Department of Housing says it plans to issue new guidance. But a solicitor says that for progress, the law has to change.