New survey offers insights into levels of crime in Dublin city centre
The City Centre Crime Victim Survey was commissioned by Dublin Inquirer and carried out by Amarách Research.
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A proposal to bring in charges at coastal car parks prompts a flood of objections from Fingal residents
The charges would unfairly penalise people who’ve no option other than to drive because of a lack of viable public transport options to the beach, said one.
Could Fingal grow a revenue stream from its green spaces?
In the future, they have the potential to earn the county carbon credits, which it could sell, says Labour Party Councillor James Humphreys.
Amid push for more land for housing, Swords councillors reaffirm commitment to protecting greenbelt
The greenbelt is there to check sprawl, protect the countryside, and preserve land for recreation, biodiversity and farming, a Fingal council official said.
Restoration at the head of Liffey should reduce flood risk downstream for Dublin city
"The simple thing is, protect this, and you protect the city," says Marcus Collier, associate professor and head of botany at Trinity College Dublin.
To ease loneliness, Fingal considers piloting “chatty” benches for making connections
“If we could put the phone away and have a chat with the person who happens to be sitting next to us on the bench, I think it would bring a sense of community.”
A live storytelling show offers a chance to cringe, and laugh, together
Angst from the Archives features the worst of participants’ youthful musings. There’s still time to sign up to read at it.
In Kinsealy, the long wait for safe walking and cycling routes continues
“If my kids want to go to a friend’s in Portmarnock or get the train, we have to drive.”
Can the council make Howth’s viral “Tiny Hidden Beach” safer?
"You have the real extreme version, you close it off. But again, locals have been going to the beach for decades … they’re not the ones that get into the accidents there. It's mainly tourists."
Empty threat? Pick up after your dog or face a €150 fine, says the council’s new campaign
But so far this year, Dublin City Council has only issued two fines for dog fouling, according to a council spokesperson.
Some kids who cycle, and their parents, worry e-bikes are a danger to them
Design changes could improve the situation, an engineer says. But RSA statistics show the main danger to cyclists of all ages is people driving cars.
Fingal County Council is revising its by-laws to facilitate the growing popularity of saunas
A summer pilot proved there is demand for mobile saunas, said a council official at a recent meeting.
Councillors push for better maintenance of Fingal’s footpaths
One suggestion, to start with an audit, was shot down fast by a council official. There aren’t resources for that, she said.