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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Councils are unlawfully refusing people access to homeless accommodation, say lawyers
“You shouldn’t need a solicitor to access homeless services,” says Adam Boyle, of the Mercy Law Resource Centre.
A new book weighs up the history and impact of selling off Ireland’s social homes to tenants
“The difference that tenant purchase made to Irish society was enormous,” says Aideen Hayden. But its legacy and present is complex.
In Clongriffin, a private developer removed much-needed speed bumps – and nobody will put them back
“Private interests are still in control of vast tracts of what should be publicly controlled land, publicly run in the interest of the people.”
In Ballymun, council tenants with maintenance issues are standing up together
“Before I get out of my car outside the house, I get the smell of sewage. When people call over, I have to warn them. It’s embarrassing.”
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Community testing in Dublin finds almost half of homes with some level of lead in tap water
Also, 20 percent of the 95 samples had levels higher than 5μg/l, the threshold in the latest EU Drinking Water Directive.
Council refuses plea for school warden, saying they aren’t allowed to stand on private footpath
The pavement outside Stapolin Educate Together hasn’t yet been taken in charge by Fingal County Council.
To offer legal support in a much faster asylum system next year, Legal Aid Board fights for more funding, documents show
It’s a year until the EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact comes into force, and with it, big changes with implications for legal support.
An art exhibition’s “queer ecology” draws inspiration from tales told by Irish children almost a century ago
“When you look at the archive, these stories had a more fluid relationship with nature,” says artist Niamh Coffey.
The council will keep prices lower at this year’s Smithfield Christmas market, official says
At a meeting on Monday, councillors used a discussion about a city rejuvenation plan to resurface complaints about last year’s event.
Dean: After a term of upheaval, punk troop M(h)aol are still hardcore
They may be a band with a membership that’s shrinking, and with a profile that’s rising, but they’re still M(h)aol.
After Tusla flip-flop, judge orders agency to provide care leaver with reasons for its determination on abuse allegations
In 2017, the agency found “serious concerns” about her foster carer. After she started legal proceedings against Tusla, it re-investigated and declared her allegations “unfounded”.