Why don't councillors talk as much about homelessness at meetings anymore?
For years, homelessness was a standing item on the agenda at most housing committee meetings. But, recently it hasn’t featured as often.
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In Chapelizod, residents increase pressure on council to tackle traffic
They have blocked the road to force change before, and are prepared to do it again, says Chapelizod Tidy Towns chair Peter Kavanagh.
Council Briefs: Sign-off on new Drimnagh Library, increasing developer levies, and borrowing for the Fruit and Veg Market
These were among the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their March monthly meeting on Monday.
Council expects to flip the financial model underpinning used-clothes banks
For years, an operator has paid to collect used clothes. Going forward, the council will have to pay for the service, a spokesperson said.
Plans for almost 400 homes in Bluebell to go out to public consultation
The Land Development Agency is planning a mix of cost-rental and social homes at the Bluebell Waterways development.
Amid plans for food-delivery drones to spread across Dublin, some worry about safety
The company Manna has done about 200,000 food-deliveries by drone since 2021, a spokesperson said. Only three accidents have been officially reported.
Council wants to borrow hundreds of millions to fund flagship projects in the city – will central government let it?
The money would go to the planned new city library on Parnell Square, Dalymount Park regeneration, Fruit and Veg Market revival, and more.
Landlord appeals council refusal to scrap Newmarket market space
If it can’t use the spot instead for a convenience shop, it’s just going to have to let it lie vacant, its appeal said.
In Finglas, an effort to make a park safe for kids to run in
Pockets of the park have become meeting points for drug users and dealers, says junior parkrun organiser Stephen Keeler.
In Stoneybatter, a cafe owner is building the biggest collection of made-in-Ireland hot sauces
Why? “I just love hot sauce,” says Mark Cronin, the proprietor at Bismarck.
Council lays out timeline for building flagship housing scheme at Emmet Road in Inchicore
Construction works to ready the site for 578 social and cost-rental apartments are now set to begin in March, according to a presentation to councillors.
Come join us for a conversation with Bluesky’s head of trust and safety on the future of social media, algorithms, and speech
Why’s this new social media network different? What does it mean to be able to pick your own algorithm, instead of having Musk or Zuckerberg pick for you?
Five months on, council yet to rule on legality of short-term lets in Rathmines co-living
Meanwhile, rooms in the complex are available to rent for the St Patrick’s Day weekend at €369 a night.