More than 100 HAP tenants in Dublin lost their homes after poor conditions flagged
“An innocent tenant, through no fault of their own, ends up back homeless because a landlord doesn’t carry out the works,” says one councillor.
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Despite “no-fly requests”, delivery drones still buzz over their homes, say residents in Dublin 15
A spokesperson for drone-delivery company Manna says that it accommodates the requests it gets from residents to stay away from the air over their property.
Don’t push ahead with relaxing rules for beds in sheds, says Irish Planning Institute to government
The move would have “significant unintended consequences” and so the body “opposes this proposal”, it has said in its submission to a recent consultation.
In a shared house in Beaumont, renters faced mould, fees, and a forced exit
Leevin Ireland says that the property wasn’t being looked after well by some of the renters – and it’s important to consider the wider market to understand how it manages properties.
A Dublin start-up offers a new, technicolour take on pasta
The whimsical pastas from EGOpasta are bright and striped, spotted and swirled.
Miso and peanut butter, snickerdoodle, chocolate: what to bring to a cookie picnic?
For the first of her events under the “Dublin Picnic” header, Ali Roberts is planning a cookie-swap in Dublin 8 on Saturday.
Look at converting some social homes in city-centre flats into cost-rentals, says Taoiseach’s group
No decision has been made on whether that will happen, a Dublin City Council spokesperson has said. But it hasn’t been ruled out.
In Cherry Orchard, a community garden threw a party to celebrate strawberries
“You have to leave some for the other children!”
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.”
In Ballyfermot, a baker doubles down on biscuit cakes
Baked to Death is emblematic of what some have pointed to as a growing baking culture in the west Dublin suburb.
Padel court developer says his family has successfully squatted land along Grand Canal in Inchicore
Michael Kelly wants to build two padel courts, with a café, toilets and bike parking near the Black Horse Inn, but Waterways Ireland says it owns part of the site.
The government announced new plans for rent controls, but where are the plans to enforce them?
In a letter earlier this year, the director of the Residential Tenancies Board flagged issues with its current ability to enforce the law.
Council officials lay out what they plan to focus on first in “rejuvenation” of city centre
They plan to set up a “special purpose vehicle” to push forward the revamp. Councillors had questions about where they come in.