Community Safety Too many people are kept in their cells between 19 and 24 hours a day, says chief prison inspector "It really is an absolutely critical issue," says Mark Kelly. Eoin Glackin Jul 31, 2026
climate change In need of €439 million to reduce carbon emissions, the council got €70,500 "It seems very very small indeed," said Fine Gael Councillor Declan Flanagan, chair of Dublin City Council's climate action committee. Lois Kapila Jul 31, 2026
vacancy Should the council have to pay taxes on city properties it owns and leaves vacant or derelict? The recently published report from the government's Local Democracy Taskforce recommended that if it does, it should get the money back. Laoise Neylon Jul 31, 2026
public toilets Councillor renews calls for a community toilet scheme in Dublin city centre Council officials say they’ve already tried and it flopped. How have towns elsewhere managed to set them up? Eoin Glackin Nov 28, 2025
Council Briefs Council plans new tearoom in old toilet The chains might be coming off the gate into the Victorian public toilet at the New Street South and Kevin Street Upper junction. Michael Lanigan Jul 16, 2025
public toilets The long walk to new toilets in St Anne’s Park “Your daughter going into the bushes to do a wee on a Saturday morning in the park is not ideal, at all.” Eoin Glackin May 23, 2025
City Desk What’s the best way to tell area residents about plans for a new asylum shelter nearby? The government should tell communities directly about plans for new asylum shelters, some activists and politicians say. Shamim Malekmian Apr 23, 2025