Central government is looking at whether councils should be allowed to borrow more, to build more
The current restrictions do need to change, said a spokesperson for the Department of Finance.
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“Voluntary” return schemes might be good for state – but not for asylum seekers, activists and academics say
They’re pressure campaigns and can lead people to make bad decisions, they say. But a Department of Justice spokesperson says they’re purely voluntary.
Council working to find home in Docklands for salvaged stern of the ship "Naomh Éanna"
Members of the local historical society restored it, and the council is looking at displaying it near the new Dodder Bridge.
Fingal councillors backed changes to how groups can spend community grants
They can no longer spend the entirety of the up-to €3,000 grants on a bus, or on a speaker – and spending on insurance, and electronics will be limited too.
Most of Fingal’s €1.43bn new capital programme to go to housing
There’s also money allocated to progress a district heating scheme in D15, and a swimming pool near Balbriggan.
Why has some of the greenery in city planters been left to wither?
The council hasn’t been able to find a contractor willing to take on the job of looking after these plants, a council official says.
As government moves to scatter city centre homeless services, is it a good idea?
“Focus Ireland would prefer energies went into ending homelessness rather than moving around its victims,” says Mike Allen, director of advocacy.
Stalled Martin Savage Park astroturf proposal can proceed, council chief says
There were concerns about the impact on brent geese of the conversion of grassy areas to astroturf.
Council says it has started legal action over fences around apartment complex in the Liberties
Meanwhile, the developer of Grand Canal Harbour is preparing a planning application to try to get permission to retain the fences, a council official says.
Budget 2026 promises extra funding for victim supports
Much of that looks set to go to the body that handles compensation for victims of violent crime.
Lack of clarity over budget funding for addiction and mental health supports in prisons
Almost three-quarters of people incarcerated in Irish prisons have some form of substance addiction – but face long waits for treatment.
Plans for Moatview show a sensory garden, sports facilities, and a skate park
Residents, who have fed into designs, say they would greatly welcome the amenities – which would be built where, until recently, a giant illegal dump towered over them.
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