A new council sports forum looks to press schools and such to share their facilities
Amid a serious shortage of pitches in Dublin 8, the OPW only allows one soccer club to use its pitch at the War Memorial Gardens.
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Council Briefs: Adding More Public Toilets, and More Skateparks
These were among the issues that councillors discussed at recent meetings of their North Central Area Committee and North West Area Committee.
In Stoneybatter, a Council Housing Complex Beset by Problems Isn’t Among Those Scheduled for Regeneration
Dublin City Council says that problems raised by tenants come down to maintenance and repair. Councillors say they run much deeper.
A New Creative Director for Darndale Hopes to Leave a Lasting Legacy
“I feel nervous, it’s such a responsibility in a way and the area has experienced a lot,” says Muirne Bloomer.
Council Has Budgeted €1m for Pedestrian Crossings and Councillors Want to Know Where They’ll Be Installed
That amount of money might cover 12 crossings if they are simple ones, or up to just three or four if they are more complicated.
In Crumlin, Community Groups Are Seeking Spaces and 146 Sundrive Road Might Offer a Solution
Since 1934, the council has leased the property out for £20 a year, or the equivalent in euro, on the condition that it be put to “community use”.
In Dublin 7, Making a Map to Encourage People to Repair and Reuse
Local groups in Phibsboro, Cabra and Stoneybatter are asking residents of those areas to help them create a “circular economy” map.
Government Scheme for Bringing Afghan Relatives to Ireland for Safety Only Accessible to Wealthy
“Who is applying? How did they come up with these tight rules? … Do they know how so many Afghans live?”
In Inchicore, a Spill into the Grand Canal Raises Fresh Concerns About the Environmental Impact of “Cable Fluid”
For weeks, white booms have floated on the water around Blackhorse Bridge, as part of a clean-up effort.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #70
“This image is about the lightbulb moments that have come to me while commuting to work on the Dart: ideas from photographs I took, to the inspiration I get from the sky, the sea and, as a gardener, from flowers and their symbolism (the language of flowers).”
Without Changes, Council Not Likely to Reach Government Target for Building Social Housing in Coming Years
Its target for new social homes in 2023 is 1,931. It currently has 362 new social homes due to be finished that year, shows a council report.
Zone 414, Reviewed
“There’s a beating heart somewhere beneath the metallic surface” of this film, “but it’s hard to hear over the same old cyberpunk beeps and boops we’ve been hearing for 40 years”.
Will Council’s Plans to Get More People Out of Cars and Onto Bikes and Buses Do Enough to Help Meet Climate Targets?
“It is important that we transition away from the private car and fossil fuel based mobility”, Dublin City Council’s draft development plan for 2022–28 says.