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Fingal County Council failed to use available NTA funds to improve bus stops
Regularly at council meetings, councillors ask for smarter bus stops and shelters for commuters in their areas.
On a layover in Dublin, a filmmaker pays homage to Quackser Fortune
“We’re leaving here in three hours,” said Frank Durant, at The Gravediggers.
Vacancy Watch: The many plans for the St Andrew’s Court flats
The council’s current target is to knock and build new social homes on the site in the heart of the south-inner city by early 2028.
In Fingal, council moves to step in and finish estates developers have left in limbo
It has issued a tender worth an estimated €2 million for engineering consultants to help get estates completed so they’re ready for the council to take them in charge.
In new exhibition, artist highlights gap between how co-living was advertised and how living there actually felt
Eva Richardson McCrea’s “The Decameron / Na Deich Lá” opens 13 February at Project Arts Centre.
Council Briefs: Airport noise monitoring, “forever chemicals”, and ethical procurement
These were some of the issues Fingal county councillors discussed at their monthly meeting on Monday.
The Liberties remembers fifth-generation street trader Kathleen Farrell
Last Thursday, in John’s Lane Church, singer-songwriter Imelda May led the room through an impromptu, slow rendition of “Molly Malone”.
Time for Trinity College Dublin to build student accommodation on land in Santry Demesne, councillor says
“It’s effectively sitting on residentially zoned land, it just isn’t right.” A spokesperson for the college says it’s considering its options for this parcel.
An Bord Pleanála approves plans for 170 apartments in Clonsilla
The planned new homes are to be spread across seven blocks to the front and rear of the Clonsilla Inn.
In Fairview, an artist elevates his chosen icons
“They are the people I want to portray and liken to those important figures from art back then,” says Jordan Cassidy.
In Balbriggan, council plans revival of boat house and bath house for use by water sports clubs
A design team is in place to oversee their refurbishment, with a completion date set for March 2026, a council official’s report says.
Vacancy Watch: Married Quarters at Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines
“It’s usually disappointing for essentially a state organisation to be sitting on derelict properties. It’s a very bad look.”