In radio in Ireland, the “accent ceiling” persists
On volunteer-run community radio, there’s room for people with all kinds of accents – but it’s rare to move beyond that.
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Despite all the dereliction, only five properties in Balbriggan are on the derelict sites register
But Fingal County Council says that in January it started a review of properties across the county.
As delivery drones whirr through the skies of Dublin 15, councillors consider further regulating them
Drones might get people faster fast-food, but they also create noise, and raise privacy concerns, councillors said.
At TU Dublin’s recital hall, a group of artists performs the city’s housing crisis as music
“Housing Data ~ Sonified” is a work in two parts. An introductory overture, and the main composition which is spread across 10 short movements.
Residents group pushes for more permanent pedestrianisation of part of Sandymount Green
For several summers, the road along the north-east side of the triangular park has been pedestrianised at the weekends.
In Inchicore, the council is working up plans for community uses for three buildings
It has commissioned a study to weigh up the future of the Mercy Convent gate lodge, the Goldenbridge Integrated Services Complex, and the old library.
In north Fingal, parents push for more school bus services to ease waiting lists
When choosing a school for her daughter, Ballyboughal mother Pamela Clarke says the deciding factor was which bus she could get a seat on. “It’s frustrating.”
In Milltown, council considers removing beloved wading rhino from the Dodder
The roll-out of a flood alleviation scheme along the river might require relocating Woody, said a Dublin City Council engineer.
In Lusk, parents struggle to find creche places for their children
One creche, Woodlands, has had to close its waiting list, because there were 280 names on it, says the facility manager, Karen McKernan.
Council Briefs: Portobello Plaza, the Rathmines Post Office, and flood defences on the Dodder
These were some of the issues that councillors on the South East Area Committee discussed recently.
Councillors brainstorm ideas for breaking bin company Panda’s dominance in Dublin 15
They worry that without more serious competition, or price regulation, the company will feel free to keep hiking prices.
Unsure of its future, an inner-city arts space has been letting staff go
How Dublin City Council – which is D-Light Studio’s landlord – has handled the art space is baffling, says Labour Senator Marie Sherlock.
In Mulhuddart, residents volunteering to pick litter in Tolka Valley Park frustrated at being left to empty the council’s bins too
“The more we do, the more is asked of us,” wrote Ruth Law.