As campaigns gear up in central Dublin, how sound is the voter register?
It isn’t hard to find people registered to the wrong addresses and zombie entries.
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Outreach counted 180 people sleeping on the streets of Dublin in November. But the official report said there were only 91.
“Given that it is called a rough sleeper count most people would be surprised to find out that’s not what it is,” says Louisa Santoro, CEO of the Mendicity Institution.
In apartment complexes across the city, social tenants are segregated into separate blocks with barriers to access to amenities
“I think it’s wrong for the kids growing up,” says Dee Roche, who lives in Hamilton Gardens in Cabra. “It’s starting a divide among the kids.”
Fewer people are driving their cars into the city, and the council is working on plans to cut numbers further
That will help the buses run more smoothly, and open up space for nicer walking and cycling routes, said Dublin City Council transport head Brendan O’Brien.
New strategy to help council decide what areas need facilities for sports, and how to get more people involved
“This is the first strategic plan to look at the provision of sport, physical activity and recreation in the city and to plan it out in a strategic way.”
With visit visas short and family reunion expensive, spending more time with parents hard for lower-income immigrants
A spokesperson for the Department of Justice said its policy document on the family reunification process is currently under review.
As council plans Royal Canal Greenway between Phibsboro and Ashtown, some ask for lighter touch to preserve biodiversity
“I see photos of greenways across the country and I’m horrified. You get this wide flat surface … and the nature is secondary, and I think, here, it’s worth saving.”
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“Going into town as neurodiverse person that is autistic feels like an impossible task. The noise … makes it overhwelming.”
In Drimnagh, social tenants say their kids are blocked from the playground in their build-to-rent complex
There are wider questions, too, about who has access to the many communal amenities at The Davitt, at what price – and how that fits with planning rules.
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On Aungier Street, a Japanese restaurant specialises in okonomiyaki
A savoury pancake made in all kinds of ways, one version has cabbage, bacon, udon noodles and eggs.
Vacancy Watch: 80 Thomas Street, once a shop and home, now just holding up a billboard
It “breaks my heart whenever I pass it”, says John Walsh, who grew up there. The council says it’s in the process of buying the property.
In the Liberties, a push to breathe life back into the empty Rupert Guinness Theatre
A spokesperson for NCAD said it’s in talks with Diageo about what to do with the old 600-seat venue, including the possibility of a community use.