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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Should Tenants Get First Dibs on Buying Their Apartments When They’re Put on Sale?
A receiver sold Shannon Chance’s apartment in Smithfield to a big company landlord for a price well below what she says she’d have paid to buy it herself.
Council Briefs: A New Heritage Plan, Building Community Wealth, and Compensating for Bank Closures
These were among the issues that Dublin city councillors discussed at recent meetings of their arts and culture committee, and finance committee.
Council Updates: Debating the Delivery of Social Homes, a Park Cafe, and More
At a meeting of the council’s housing committee, a council official gave a rundown of how the council is trying to up the number of homes it builds – and why it opts for other routes to get social homes too.
Will Building a More Environmentally Friendly Heating System for the City Lead to Less Recycling?
The council is planning to heat thousands of homes in the city with hot water from the Poolbeg waste-to-energy incinerator.
An Art Exhibition Highlights the Privileges Many Enjoy Even Under Lockdown
The show contrasts the feeling of being restricted by Covid-19 shutdowns, with the much more serious restrictions faced by refugees.
Homeless People from Outside Dublin Were Just Ghosts to the Council’s System
Dublin Region Homeless Executive did not record interactions with homeless people judged not to be from Dublin for much of last year, leaving them invisible.
Neighbourhood Gets Fence and Wasteland Rather than Trees and Park – for Now, at Least
However, residents and local councillors believe this is temporary, and the trees and park will come to the area off Cork Street eventually.
Council Briefs: Selling Council Property at Gulistan Terrace and Abbey St, and Saying No to “Vulture Funds”
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their May monthly meeting on Monday.
The Council Takes Another Step in Trying to Complete Clongriffin
At a recent meeting of councillors for the North Central Area, a Dublin City Council official outlined the latest progress in trying to get the suburb the facilities it needs.
For Young People, It’s Even Harder to Escape Homelessness
Lower social welfare payments for people aged 18–24 mean it’s even more of a struggle for them to gather the resources to move out of a hostel and into a home.
Student Housing, Sitting Empty, Converts to Short-Term Lets. But for How Long?
Dublin City Council has been granting temporary permission, in some cases for years, for some complexes built for students to be rented to others.
Homeless People in Dublin to Get Booklet Setting Out, Clearly, Their Rights
There is a “serious lack of transparency and clarity around rights” for people who are homeless, says Adam Spollen, who is working on the project.