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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An Bord Pleanála concedes that conversion of hotel to homeless hostel doesn’t require planning permission, after all
The private hostel operator at the Paramount Hotel in Temple Bar argued that care is not provided at the homeless facility. But should it be?
In Clontarf, someone cut down trees on council land without consulting the council
Trees should be inspected for live birds nests, bats, badgers and other wildlife, before being cut down, says a council spokesperson.
RTB rules eviction notices sent to tenants in Rathmines’ Tramco building were invalid
The landlord, who’s trying to turn the building into homeless accommodation, says he plans to appeal the decision.
Council Briefs: George’s Dock still on the long finger, council working up new plans for Mountjoy Square, and more
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a recent meeting of their Central Area Committee.
Council to use data from waste-collection companies to target people without bin contracts
“We can then follow that up with cold calling, calling at houses, calling at properties and then we can then prosecute.”
A new play tells the too-common story of a homeless mother separated from her children
In different jobs, playwright Helen McGrath says she heard again and again from young mothers living apart from their children, trying to protect them.
Council says it will facilitate community-safety forum meetings, following calls from councillors
“It’s important that we have a structure where people are held to account, can voice concerns and have questions answered.”
Council plans a new statue to honour revolutionary women, on O’Connell Street
Councillors emphasised that it should be really large. “We have to be big and bold,” says independent Councillor Vincent Jackson.
Council Briefs: Spiffing up Capel Street even further, installing anti-illegal dumping CCTV, and protecting Drumcondra Library
These are some of the things discussed in a meeting of the Central Area Committee recently.
At the award-winning Diamond Park in the north inner-city, work starts this month to fix fire damage
Vandalism to playgrounds is a problem across the city. Ideas to tackle it include providing alternative spaces for teens, designed and built with them.
It’s time to finally do something with George’s Dock – and fast, councillors say
There hasn’t been a plan since council managers’ proposal for a whitewater-rafting facility there bellyflopped.
Dublin City Council housing committee set to hold fewer public meetings
The committee’s chairperson, Fianna Fáil Councillor Deirdre Heney, says she wants to run more private workshops and organise site visits, instead.