In the north inner-city, tenants of 15 years evicted so council can buy their home
Dublin City Council is buying 40 homes in the Northbank apartments. It is not clear how many tenants have been evicted for the deal to proceed.
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In the Docklands, the site where the council plans to build Chocolate Park is still just a fenced-off vacant lot
“If you put up a goal post kids could use it. Or just open it and people would sit there at lunch,” says Phil Bustard, who works in the area.
Secret rules and informal agreements raise questions of fairness and hamper effectiveness of parking enforcement in the city
With Dublin City Council’s current parking-enforcement contract with DSPS due to end before long, some councillors have called for a new approach.
Councillors question details of new bike bunkers effort, lateness of new road-safety strategy, and name of Ballyfermot housing project
These were some of the issues discussed at a recent meeting of Dublin City Council’s transport committee, and on the agenda of its South Central Area Committee.
As Dublin city’s new cycle network is built, wealthier areas are due to get a bit more, an analysis shows
In response, a spokesperson for the council said that “An area’s affluence in no way bears influence on the strategic routing.”
From a dark laneway to an open park space, the council plans to transform a site behind Christ Church Cathedral
John’s Lane East is now hemmed in between the back of the cathedral and a high retaining wall at the edge of an underused greenspace behind the Civic Offices.
Two new councillors co-opted onto Dublin City Council, but one seat still left vacant
A seat in the north inner-city has been vacant for nearly two years, since former councillor Anthony Flynn died in August 2021.
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.