Inner City Helping Homeless says the number of rough sleepers has increased lately, reaching 164 at the highest point, but the DRHE says the figure is around 50 or 60.
The aim, says Shanna May Breen, is to offer the audience an opportunity to take practical action to help improve biodiversity, by planting their own wildflower meadow.
Circle Voluntary Housing Association and Tuath Housing Association have been selected to manage the planned cost-rental development at O’Devaney Gardens.
In his recently released zine Cosmoform, Cormac Murray examines the story of the iconic Met Éireann building as well as the underlying theory that may have influenced it.
Some councillors are excited about the potential for homes to be built quickly, but others worry that if they hand over the land to the LDA that some of it could be privatised.
“These plans could set a dangerous precedent for the development of the area and are likely to be replicated elsewhere,” says local resident Shay Connolly.
The plans, if implemented, would see Stoneybatter transformed into a hub of green infrastructure and biodiversity, but as of yet, there is no funding in place.
