Councillors back renewed focus on serious anti-social behaviour in council housing complexes
“We know there are issues,” said Dublin City Council Assistant Chief Executive Mick Mulhern, at a recent housing committee meeting.
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Tenants Find They Can’t Take Their Landlords to the RTB Because They Can’t Find Them
Nobody knows how many cases are stymied when neither the tenant nor the Residential Tenancies Board can track down a landlord.
On O’Connell Street, the Liberator’s Head Is Coated in Bird Poo, and Erin’s Hand Is Bandaged Up
Dublin City Council hasn’t answered a series of questions about cleaning and maintenance of the statues on O’Connell Street, and elsewhere.
With a Paintbrush and Layer of Gold, an Artist Brings Weeds and Wildflowers into the Gallery
“My whole thing is to make wild weeds and plants, that most people disregard, precious,” says Yanny Petters.
For International Students Working in Private Nursing Homes, After-Graduation Work Permits and Higher-Paid Jobs Remain Elusive
The nursing homes can pay them less while they are on student visas, than if they had to sponsor them to get work permits.
Issue 67: By Ausrine Kuze
“We already know that global climate change is having an effect on the country’s environment, which includes land, waters and atmosphere. My drawing represents a vision of our future, where part of our land will go under the water.”
Council Briefs: Getting Legal Advice on the O’Devaney Deal, Backing Away from the Artane Band, and a Firefighter Shortage
Those were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their September monthly meeting on Monday.
Councils’ Purchases of Houses from Developers for Use as Social Homes Lack Transparency and Oversight, Report Says
It examined deals done between 2016 and 2019 and found that councils generally got a good deal, but that there wasn’t a rigorous, standardised process.
There Should Be a Way to Zone Land for Only Affordable and Social Housing, Report Says
Rezoning to existing residential designations pushes land values way up, making it tough to build affordable housing there, even if someone wanted to.
Irish Rail Officials Sceptical of Reports of Imminent Plan to Build Thousands of Homes across Inchicore Site
Freeing up part of the Inchicore Railway Works for housing in seven to 10 years might be possible, though, the internal emails said.
Cross-national Couples Looking to Wed in Ireland Can’t Get the HSE’s Go-Ahead at the Moment
They have to submit to an interview to check if they’re planning a marriage of convenience, but the HSE is so behind it’s not even taking names for a waiting list.
Cycle-to-Work Scheme Should Be Expanded and Reshaped, Some Say
The government scheme to help people buy bikes should be available to others beyond just PAYE employees, some cycling advocates and would-be cyclists say.
Laura: The Case for Raising Disability Allowance
It’s below the PUP, the minimum wage, the living wage. Is someone with a disability that substantially restricts their ability to work worth less than others?