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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Brushing Up: the kerbstone carvings of Temple Bar
There’s a scraggy Irish wolfhound, a fish and fishing rod, an elephant and a pair of vases. There’s no signature saying who made them.
Fingal Briefs: On Clongriffin Dart Station, handling weeds, and more
Here’s what Fingal County Councillors discussed at their recent monthly meeting.
What should the vacant upper-floor rooms in Balbriggan’s town hall be used for?
Council housing services? More space for Citizens Info? It’s wasted right now, say locals and councillors.
In Swords, an effort to help fish navigate the Ward River
A survey found that barriers including a waterfall were preventing the migration of fish up the river. The council wants to change that.
Could a hidden red-brick alleyway off D’Olier Street be reopened and put to use?
“You could have it like the Blackrock market, where it’s a hive of activity during the daytime,” says Brian Dempsey.
In Baldoyle, residents have been waiting 13 years for permanent and universal access to their local Dart station
The temporary steel tower that connects the town to the station has been without a functioning elevator for two months.
In Balbriggan, the spread of beach grasses has become a flashpoint in a changing town
Some locals say the spread of the coarse grass makes the beach less pleasant. The council and others say it helps stop erosion, and supports biodiversity.
From audio tours to pop-up nightclubs, an artist teases out the pleasures of the city
“He’s telling you to look at where we live, to look at what is possible,” says artist and photographer Brian Teeling, about Bill Harris’s work.
Loss of Donabate’s only 24-hour outdoor ATM leaves some residents short of cash at awkward moments
There are no rules now to prevent providers from stripping out ATMs and leaving communities without access to cash. But there might be soon.
In Balbriggan, a street party encourages conversations about a lower-carbon future for the town
The council has been considering options such as pedestrianisation to reduce carbon emissions in the seaside town.
Locals push for full ecological survey before development of Balbriggan’s Mill Pond Park
The park is part of a planned “green corridor”, with landscaping, walk- and cycle-ways, a meadow and a managed wetland.
An artist goes in search of the Jervis Shopping Centre lighthouse
All over the city, there are unexplained features like this one, and Carmen Quigley loves to try to fill in the gaps around what they are, she says.