Dublin councils are to look at buying or building homeless hostels
“We have an over-reliance on the private sector, it is expensive, it is poor value for money,” says Mary Hayes, director of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive.
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In Rush, residents campaign to keep Postman Dave
They’ve gathered 787 signatures so far on a petition to keep David Kelly from being moved to a new route after a decade in their community.
Five months on, council yet to rule on legality of short-term lets in Rathmines co-living
Meanwhile, rooms in the complex are available to rent for the St Patrick’s Day weekend at €369 a night.
Some lawyers who judge asylum appeals have gone on strike
Several solicitors and barristers who sit part-time on the International Protection Appeals Tribunal stopped doing that work this month, over low pay.
As they await a regeneration, residents at Cromcastle Court call on council to fix up their complex
The stairwells are dirty and graffitied, with broken vents and rusted handrails, damp patches from leaks, and wires hanging loose.
Fingal’s “flip-flop” on airport passenger-cap increase was in line with procedures, councillors say
A letter to the airport operator explained that an initial declaration that the application was valid was contingent on further examination by council planners.
A new film about writer Edna O’Brien “cuts through the fluff and grandstanding of documentaries of this type”
“Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story” is playing in theatres from 31 January.
Fingal exploring “bike libraries” to plug gap from retreat of bike-share services from north of county
“We haven’t abandoned the north county bike share,” said Stephen McGinn, the council’s walking and cycling officer.
Council Briefs: Greening in Cabra, New Traveller housing, and more
Here is some of what Dublin city councillors discussed at their Central Area Committee, North Central Area Committee, and Finance Committee.
The council finally has a plan to do up Clonsilla village
With a new community centre, playground, traffic plan, bike lanes, and more.
Momentum builds for replacement of rent pressure zones
Housing experts have begun to tease out and debate how a “reference rents” system might work.
On North Frederick Street, landlord has packed more bedrooms into house than planning permission allows
The house is number 34, famously occupied by Take Back the City in 2018.
Remembering Dolores Lynch and her dreams of safety and respect for Dublin’s “street girls”
Lynch stood up to pimps and gardaí, fought stigma and campaigned, calling for respect, equality and safety for sex workers. She was murdered in 1983.