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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No Mention of Traveller Housing as Council Sells Half of Mount Anville Site
For years, the council promised new Traveller accommodation on some of the site. Now the plan is for half to host a gaelscoil, the other half housing – but of what kind?
Residents Say Housing Charity Running Their Complex Won’t Listen to Their Concerns
The Charities Regulator found last year that CHAS had rented out social homes commercially. Now tenants say it also rented out their communal garden.
Council Briefs: Making Social Homes Safer, and Seeking Interest in Developing Central Ballymun Site
These were two of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their April monthly meeting on Monday.
Council Looking Again at What Kind of Shops Shouldn’t Be Allowed on O’Connell Street
But the special scheme to stop a spread of lower-end shops on and around the city’s main thoroughfare has been around almost two decades, say some councillors, and it doesn’t seem to be working.
In Cabra, Owners of Long-Vacant Pub Propose Building 117 Rental Apartments on Site
The owners had earlier planned to build student housing there, but changed their minds and left the run-down pub vacant for years.
It Takes Government, On Average, More Than Two Years to Approve Plans for Social Homes – Instead of One
A recent review suggests ways to speed up the process including standard design layouts, fast-tracking some projects and improving communication.
Council Briefs: Promoting Fairtrade in Finglas, and a New Playground in Kilmore West
These were among the issues councillors discussed at recent council meetings of their North West and North Central Area committees.
“In Every Band That I Ever Knew, There Was Always a Jimmy”
In a new play, a group of musicians explore the idea that every band has a talented guy who also needs a babysitter.
At Current Pace, Retrofitting the City’s Social Houses Would Take 12 Years
Dublin City Council has already retrofitted 77 percent of its houses. (That’s not including flats.) Councillors want the money to speed it all up.
In Phibsborough, a Park That’s Always Been Locked May Soon Open
The Mater Hospital, which owns the Four Masters Park, says it hopes to make the park accessible to the public in the near future.
An Increasingly Common System for Allocating Social Homes Is a Mystery to Many on the Housing List
Dublin City Council is doing more “choice-based lettings”, as officials say that gets people into homes quicker. But not everyone knows they exist, much less how to apply for one.
Problems with Water Leaking into Electrics at Council Housing Complex Continued Even After an Electrical Fire, Complaints Log Suggests
A Dublin City Council log of maintenance requests shows older complaints of a damp fuse box, a sizzling socket and, more recently, of water leaks into the electrics.