Why can’t a survivor of domestic violence stay in their social home, rather than the perpetrator?
The Department of Housing says it plans to issue new guidance. But a solicitor says that for progress, the law has to change.
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Councillors call on officials to bring back architects for flagship Inchicore housing scheme
The council’s outgoing head of housing, Coilín O’Reilly, said that isn’t going to happen.
Council bigwigs Owen Keegan and Coilín O’Reilly head for the exit
Monday’s monthly meeting of Dublin City Council was the last for the outgoing chief executive and the outgoing head of housing.
Are data centres reliable sources of heat for Dublin’s planned district heating systems?
Waste heat from a data centre is already helping warm buildings in Tallaght. There’s a similar plan for Blanchardstown.
Across County Dublin, around 400 homes have their own wind turbines, census data shows
Solar panels are way more popular, the figures also show. Why’s that?
Debate opens around who clampers should target over the next few years
Dublin City Council’s current parking-enforcement contract ends next year. Some councillors see that as an opportunity for change.
Why hasn’t Owen Keegan’s replacement been chosen yet?
The Dublin City Council chief executive wraps up next month after 10 years, and an interim will step in. But in early August, recruitment for his permanent replacement still hadn’t started.
A step forward for council plans to revamp Meath Street, widening footpaths, adding trees, reducing parking
Dublin City Council has started a public consultation as part of the process of applying to itself for planning permission.
While reporting billions in profits, energy companies keep prices for Irish consumers high
One-parent families, people with disabilities, and renters have been particularly hard hit, according to a report from the Society of St Vincent de Paul.
New walking and cycling link in Knocklyon hits a big grey wall
It separates Two Oaks, a just-built 590-home apartment complex, from the council’s grassy Dargle Park, and older area housing estates.
In Pelletstown, residents frustrated they can’t get their streets and footpaths improved as their estates are stuck in limbo
The developers have finished them, but years on the council has yet to take control of – and responsibility for – them. “It’s a major issue.”
Dublin 8 needs another secondary school, council committee writes to education minister
Residents have been campaigning for a new mixed, non-denominational school. The response so far? One’s just been built for area pupils – in Sandymount.
Council Briefs: Keeping Iveagh Markets closed, helping Botany Weaving stay in business, and battling weeds
These were some of the issues that councillors discussed at the latest meeting of their South Central Area Committee.