Does Irish Water even know how much water data centres are using?
Much of the debate around data centres has focused on electricity, but the gap in figures for their water use has started to draw more attention – and breed mistrust.
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More dumping and rubbish being burned at illegal dump on council land in Darndale
“The fires are constantly being lit,” says local resident Annette Flanagan, who forwarded a photo taken at night showing smoke and flames.
Brushing Up: A statue of Biddy Mulligan decaying along with the Iveagh Markets
“The worse that she gets, the more it exposes what’s going on inside,” says the sculptor.
Who asked for the council’s anti-dumping CCTV to be removed from the Whitehall church car park?
Harry Murphy, whose back garden borders the car park, says he wishes the CCTV was still there. “There’s been carpets dumped there – a whole kitchen once.”
Council revises plans to redevelop Corduff Park near Blanchardstown
An early version of the plan ran a new footpath through a field used for football, but the council has changed course to preserve this informal pitch.
The council tried to turn dumb bins into smart ones, but it didn’t work very well
The sensors they tried installing didn’t always fit well, ran out of batteries, and had connectivity problems.
Outside Lusk, road changes and a new cycle lane trigger debate around safety and space
A council spokesperson said that Fingal County Council has reached out to representatives of recent protests “so that a solution can be found”.
Despite what its CEO told an Oireachtas committee, Dublin Airport’s operator now says it has found “forever chemicals” in water
A local resident says he has asked for years about the results of testing. DAA says they’re not finalised yet.
Living in poor conditions, a tenant in Rathmines has struggled to force fixes
Ciara Hill has lived without a working shower or toilet, with mould and a broken front door, and a lingering dread that she will end up back where she was a few years ago – homeless again.
You’re invited: Please come test our new cycle collision tracker
We’d love it if you could join us at the Teachers Club on Parnell Square on the evening of Thursday 22 February from 7.30pm.
Councillors and researchers question the effectiveness of clamping cars, as fines gain in popularity
“My understanding is that Dublin City Council is [the] only one currently using clamping as a parking enforcement method,” an NTA spokesperson said.
What issues do you want local elections candidates to talk about?
We’d be grateful if you would take a couple minutes to tell us via this survey, so we can ask them about the most-mentioned issues – and publish their answers.
At the Chester Beatty, swatches of fabric in centuries-old books help reveal Ethiopia’s place in global trade networks
Researchers studying fabrics in Ethiopian books from the 1400s to the 1900s found they had come from as far west as England and as far east as China.