As the government blocks funding for major social-housing projects, FF and FG councillors point fingers at ministers
As many as 1,325 social homes in Dublin city are at an advanced stage, with planning granted – but now with no clear funding.
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In Lispopple, “we provide the bus service, but we don’t provide any stops”
The 197 bus runs by the Kettles Country House Hotel every hour, but you can only get on or off there if you’re headed one direction.
In a west Dublin industrial estate, an Indian-Pakistani restaurant is full of regulars
“Due to a lot of people moving to Lucan and Blanchardstown … we decided to move with the flow” from Camden Street in the city, says owner Farhan Abbas.
Fingal Briefs: A playground for Hartstown Park, and community facilities for Avondale
These were a couple of the issues that councillors on the Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart area committee discussed recently.
In Meakstown, a push for a public sculpture to give the area a bit more of an identity
“When you say ‘Meakstown’, a lot of people ask, ‘Where’s that?’” says Yvonne Gregg.
Council Briefs: Settling the route for north Dublin EirGrid cable, calming traffic at Hansfield Wood, and new homes in Mulhuddart
These were among the issues Fingal county councillors discussed at a recent meeting.
Near Blanchardstown, a housing estate has made a neighbourhood green into a playspace for kids – but want council help to make it safe
They want to fence off part of it, they say, to keep football-playing kids and their ball on the green, safely separated from the speeding cars and scramblers.
Councillors tease out details of proposed playground at Laurel Lodge in Castleknock
Fingal County Council expects to put the plans out to public consultation towards the middle of next month, an official said.