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Councillors Get Sight of New Designs for Homes at O’Devaney Gardens
Part of the discussion focused on why the council had opted for affordable homes to sell, rather than to rent – and whether it was possible to revisit that.
Dean: On The Murder Capital’s “When I Have Fears”
“The critical reverence around the band, their ascendancy to the top of the Irish cultural zeitgeist, is premature,” writes our reviewer.
Sarah: There Are Proven Ways to Cut School Traffic
From safe routes to schools to car-free zones, we need leadership from councils and parents alike, writes a TU Dublin transport and urban design lecturer.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #42
This piece is based on the theme of “new Dubliners’ Dublin”, inspired by Parnell Street, writes illustrator Eva Kelly.
In Finglas, a Club Brings Together Teens on the Autism Spectrum
Headquartered in an allotment, the club teaches planting, harvesting, cutting and cooking – as well as confidence-building, friend-making and, lately, film-making.
Council Briefs: Calmer Neighbourhood Traffic and Planning for Euro 2020
At a meeting of their South-East Area Committee, councillors talked about plans to calm neighbourhood traffic, how people might get around during Euro 2020, and more.
In Sandymount, Some Dream of Putting a Martello Tower to Use
The tower has been lying vacant since the 1990s, and some locals want to see it brought back to life. The question is what to do with it, exactly.
Developer Warned of “Full Legal Team” Ready to Fight Council on Iveagh Markets
Martin Keane told the council he probably didn’t need to highlight his “considerable financial resources” and “full legal team, ready, willing and able to take on this challenge”.
Why the Council Is Helping to Test 5G in the Docklands
There are 25 gadgets on poles in that part of the city, as the council works out how 5G might be rolled out further, says Jamie Cudden, of Smart Dublin.
Councillors Overturn Earlier Vote Not to Sell Off Patch of Land
Some said they’d sought, and gotten, assurances that it wasn’t suitable for housing. Others questioned whether it could have been used for something else.
Two Years On, Bridgefoot Street Waits for Its Promised Park
Local residents and councillors have grown concerned about delays. But the council’s head of planning, Richard Shakespeare, says work could start as soon as late October.
Council Brief: New Green Party Councillor Co-opted
Janet Horner took over the north inner-city seat vacated by the Green Party’s Ciarán Cuffe, who has left to serve in the European Parliament.