To pay for amenities, Dublin City Council proposes levy on development of affordable housing
The change would make it more costly to deliver cost-rental and affordable-purchase homes for middle-income earners in Dublin.
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Could Dublin councillors be cut out of major plans for city centre – as councillors have been in Limerick?
Dublin councillors were looking at Limerick as a model for regeneration. But there’s disquiet there now, with concerns about transparency, oversight, and control over development.
Renters in retirement villages should have unambiguous access to RTB, say charities for older people
“We don’t appear to have any regulations to cover people in that situation,” says Camille Loftus, head of advocacy for Age Action.
RTB tribunal finds Tramco renters are licencees not tenants, overturning a previous decision
The landlord argued that the renters in the Rathmines building were hotel guests and that they didn’t have exclusive occupation.
Dublin City Council has seized unlicensed street furniture from 10 hospitality businesses this year
“We want people to enjoy being outside,” says Green Party Councillor Janet Horner. “But I think there is a free-for-all approach at the moment.”
Kids in the north inner city list what they want fixed in the neighbourhood
Dublin City Council is employing artists to work with children to co-design improvements to the area.
Children placed in emergency accommodation for kids in care are scared, and high-risk children are more likely to get stuck there
“Every child I have been with on admission to emergency placements, whether it is foster care or residential, has told me they are scared,” says Claire Brogan, a practice manager with Barnardos.
Dublin’s Housing First programme is on pause, raising questions about competitive tendering for social care services
“Housing First works best when it is high quality, consistent and for as long as necessary,” says Samara Jones, coordinator of the Housing First Europe Hub.
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”.