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.
“People are worried,” says David Turner, chair of the Sandymount and Merrion Residents Association. “If you continue working on the design forever and never get started, the risk just increases.”
The 18th-century mansion in the north inner-city has been vacant for more than two decades.
A recent report from the Institute of Public Administration says councillors can’t legally take back control of waste-collection without it.
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From January, we’re launching a new feature: a photo of the month, which we’ll publish in print and online.
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at recent meetings of their South East, Central, and North Central area committees.
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Why can’t the person who tidies up Finglas village’s streets also pick up the litter from its park? asked Social Democrats Councillor Mary Callaghan at Monday’s full council meeting.
It’s time to democratise the decision on the future of George’s Dock, said independent councillor John Lyons, at Monday’s monthly meeting.
It’s just it takes us some time after we get back to ramp up – to find, report, write and edit articles. We’ll return to our regular publishing schedule from next Wednesday.
The long-derelict 92/93 Francis Street, recognisable for its “Stop Wars” mural, is now almost completely gone.