Community fund opens for Inchicore and Kilmainham groups
A pot of €185,000 is available, with €15,000 already allocated.
A new Bohemians initiative looks to help more Dubliners own where they work
It’ll take some cash but the aim is, little by little, to carve out a different local economy.
Stalwarts of Dublin's free-music scene are launching their latest album
It's a reminder not just of the power of letting go, but also of listening. “I kind of genuinely think that listening is an ethical act,” says Damien Lennon, of Zeropunkt.
Council talks of more contractors for social housing maintenance – but should it hire more staff?
As the rent increase kicks in, councillors were briefed at recent meetings on plans for some maintenance in flats across Dublin city. Some asked who’s doing the works.
Ballymun and Finglas to get the least council investment in projects in the coming years
The area has been allocated just 2 percent of the pot of capital funding – not including housing – over the next three years.
Councillors dig into plan for €3.88 billion in spending on projects in the city
Flagship projects include a new HQ for Dublin City Council, the redevelopment of Dalymount Park, and the refurbishment of the Fruit and Vegetable Market.
Council breaks promise, again, of new homes for Travellers at Labre Park
After 30 years, the finish line for the project was supposed to be close. The cost of the u-turn will be even greater homelessness, said the coordinator of Ballyfermot Traveller Action Project.
Dubliners get a bit more transparency around where some old clothes end up
Enable Ireland has the new contract to operate 56 clothes banks in the city.
A man wonders if somewhere in Dublin there are photos of his birth parents
In some parts of Ranelagh, his father was known as Tutty, in others as Pom Pom. She was simply Sheila.
Draft Kylemore masterplan disrespects the city’s oldest Traveller site, say reps
For a start, it shouldn’t allow for up to 15 storeys over the road from the bungalows of Labre Park, says the coordinator of Ballyfermot Travellers Action Project.
Councillors back renewed focus on serious anti-social behaviour in council housing complexes
“We know there are issues,” said Dublin City Council Assistant Chief Executive Mick Mulhern, at a recent housing committee meeting.
Looking ahead, Dublin City Council starts to map where the next decade’s housing should go
One outstanding question, though, is whether any of the sites it identifies will be earmarked for Traveller accommodation.