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Council briefs: An all-weather pitch for Martin Savage Park, buying Aldborough House, and concerns about a lack of maternity cover
These were some of the issues that members discussed at Tuesday’s meeting of Dublin City Council’s Central Area Committee.
In Baldoyle, residents have been waiting 13 years for permanent and universal access to their local Dart station
The temporary steel tower that connects the town to the station has been without a functioning elevator for two months.
What happened to the council’s promised integration strategy?
It was supposed to run from 2021 to 2025, with concrete measures to ensure an inclusive city. Why isn’t it in place yet?
New chair of north inner-city community-safety partnership outlines holistic vision for reducing crime
“I laughed when I heard people say that they should put armed guards on the streets,” says Eddie Mullins. “What are they going to do? Shoot people?”
Council tenants often face poor conditions, so is there a better way to fund the maintenance of social housing?
“We need to know where we can find this funding to make people’s living conditions decent – because it is our human rights,” says Gayle Cullen, chair of the Oliver Bond Residents Group.
In Balbriggan, the spread of beach grasses has become a flashpoint in a changing town
Some locals say the spread of the coarse grass makes the beach less pleasant. The council and others say it helps stop erosion, and supports biodiversity.
From audio tours to pop-up nightclubs, an artist teases out the pleasures of the city
“He’s telling you to look at where we live, to look at what is possible,” says artist and photographer Brian Teeling, about Bill Harris’s work.
Council Briefs: Coping with Peter McVerry Trust fallout, calling for changes to Artane Band, and allocating affordable homes
These were among the issues that Dublin city councillors discussed at the November monthly meeting on Monday.
In Rathmines, an artists’ collective reinterprets a 16th-century Korean woman’s botanical works
Members of Collective Gaji painted takes on artist Shin Saimdang’s works, using their own styles and techniques, for an exhibition now on in the library.
In arguing they shouldn’t be liable for a new tax, owners of Inchicore’s Black Horse Inn say it’s in use as a pub
The building’s been boarded up since at least 2018.
In Meakstown, a push for a public sculpture to give the area a bit more of an identity
“When you say ‘Meakstown’, a lot of people ask, ‘Where’s that?’” says Yvonne Gregg.
In the Liberties, a charity looks for council help to keep a community hub going
The Robert Emmet Community Development Project provides a range of services, from an afterschool to an integration programme to “a listening ear”.