Central government is looking at whether councils should be allowed to borrow more, to build more
The current restrictions do need to change, said a spokesperson for the Department of Finance.
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Council approves plans to revamp Skerries' Harbour Road
Fingal's Harbour Road and Red Island loop scheme has faced significant local opposition.
In Clontarf, there are promises that the sandbags are to go – but few details on what may replace them
Whatever temporary measures are put in place, nothing is ever going to do the job like a big solid concrete wall, says Maynooth University’s Peter Thorne.
In the Liberties, council tenants ask to feel a bit of benefit from nearby Land Development Agency scheme
Across the city, tenants in older flats confront the stark difference between their conditions and those likely in new cost-rental homes.
Councillors wonder what’s become of those transport schemes to make neighbourhoods safer
They recite schemes that were promised, or piloted, but seem to have gone nowhere. A council spokesperson said similar initiatives still exist.
Some social-housing projects, with funding approved, have disappeared from the council’s pipeline
Dublin city councillors say they aren’t being kept up to date about continued fall-out from governance issues at the housing charity, Peter McVerry Trust.
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As government moves to give Gardaí facial-recognition tech, it’s already available to public to use – and misuse
Online tools allow people to identify others from photos – opening the way for targeted ridicule, doxxing, or worse.
Councillors attempt to hit pause as company prepares to launch drone delivery service from Glasnevin
But they appear to lack the necessary power, and are likely moving too late. Manna hopes to start delivering toasties and tacos in the city “by late this summer”.
In Rathmines, the remaining residents of the Defence Forces’ married quarters live in mouldy limbo
Grosvenor Lodge is so rundown that the council is looking at adding part of it to its derelict sites register.
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Council outlines plans to upgrade three sports and fitness centres
It has refurbishment projects in the works for facilities in Ballymun, Finglas, and Ballyfermot.
An Bord Pleanála, again, refuses permission to change use of Newmarket space from market to retail
Meanwhile, Dublin City Council is hoping to organise events on Newmarket Square over the summer, an official says.