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.
Seamus Kelly says he believes a probation officer changed his date of birth on official documents, to put him inside younger.
Councillors were generally sceptical of plans for 321 build-to-rent homes on a plot in an industrial estate in Jamestown Road in Finglas.
“The near-total dominance of this typology has adverse long-term consequences for the creation of sustainable communities,” council chief Owen Keegan has said.
Council engineer says he will ensure that any new astroturf wouldn’t add to flood risks for nearby homes.
“They talk about progress but there isn’t really any progress, in my opinion,” says a residents’ representative, Sally Flynn.
Dublin City Council says the issue is a lack of wind, but email correspondence shows multiple maintenance issues over several years.
The new “local community safety partnership” for the area brings together the HSE, Tusla, Gardaí, public and community reps, business people and others.
The owners have a plan to redevelop the site, and wanted to demolish the two houses, but the council told them they couldn’t.
Dublin City Council held a plebiscite on the proposed name change, although there were only two qualified voters on the street.
These were among the issues that councillors discussed at recent meetings of their North Central Area Committee and North West Area Committee.
Dublin City Council says that problems raised by tenants come down to maintenance and repair. Councillors say they run much deeper.
“I feel nervous, it’s such a responsibility in a way and the area has experienced a lot,” says Muirne Bloomer.