After The Currency reported the idea of the council moving its HQ, councillors were talking about and thinking through the pros and cons and implications.
The council is making smaller improvements now, while working towards a major regeneration sometime in the future. Residents say that’s just not good enough.
An Taisce has sub-leased part of the historic Liberties building to a publican. Some local councillors said there are more pressing needs in the area than a pub.
The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee has for years been calling for a boycott of HP-branded companies. Can’t do, says council.
“The current state structures cannot deliver,” said Labour Councillor Dermot Lacey. A council manager disagreed: “We can deliver and we will deliver,” he said.
But because the Luas shares city streets with other road users, there’s only so much that can be done to expand capacity, says Mark Gleeson, of Rail Users Ireland.
On a local WhatsApp group in Dublin 8, neighbours try to ensure that stuff that’s still useable keeps getting used, rather than being thrown in the bin.
And council managers detailed their plans to help save the Christmas season for city-centre traders, by luring shoppers back in and making them feel safe.
