Luke: In new anti-Christmas comedy, father goes on one-man crusade against most commercial time of year
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Residents push for council to slow down cars and trucks on Crumlin Road
At a meeting Monday, a council engineer said it was doing speed surveys and could look at making changes. “We need to take some actions now,” he said.
New council report identifies areas in Fingal that need playgrounds
An audit of playgrounds in the county found gaps in Loughshinny, Portrane, Oldtown, Hazelbury Park and, possibly, Hartstown Park.
Council unveils designs for new community and sports centre near Racecourse Park in Baldoyle
Meanwhile, a revamp of the park itself is stuck in limbo because of a mysterious legal issue.
In Howth, two artist friends have been egging each other on since childhood
Ami Hope Jackson and Eileen Sealy have work at the College Lane Gallery in Howth, and a group show coming at Draiocht in Blanchardstown.
Vacancy Watch: An 18th-century building building on Aungier Street that’s empty and rotting
“It’s frustrating to be beside another building that is taking the look off the street,” says Ronan Lynch from the Swan Bar.
Right on Howth’s Harbour Road, a strip of buildings sits vacant
Lots of local groups would love to put them to use, says Helen Lahart of Howth Tidy Towns. “We have no theatre, no cinema, no arts centre,” she says.
Despite years of campaigning, there’s still no safe access for all to Howth’s Balscadden Beach
Meanwhile, as the years pass, many people who used to enjoy going there, now hesitate – reluctant to risk the 60 steps down without even a decent handrail.
Councillors opt to ditch idea of museum and keep artists studios on Chatham Row
They’ve also chosen a new favoured operator, but artists already using the building are worried what it will mean for them.
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.