Vacancy Watch: a big site near Fatima Luas stop
Even as the government casts around for new land to zone for homes, it is unclear when this plot will be built out.
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It might be time to get Gardaí to tackle drinking at Grand Canal lock near Charlemont Street, councillors say
Gardaí need to “send everybody away as soon as they turn up with their bags of cans and their bottles of wine”, says Fine Gael Councillor David Coffey.
Council plans new tearoom in old toilet
The chains might be coming off the gate into the Victorian public toilet at the New Street South and Kevin Street Upper junction.
What makes a good playground?
Designers have new philosophies these days: more nature, natural colours, and trolls.
Council details €30m plan to revamp Glovers Court flats, off Aungier Street
The project would retrofit the existing building, and add extensions, to increase the number of homes from 38 to 53.
The government announced new plans for rent controls, but where are the plans to enforce them?
In a letter earlier this year, the director of the Residential Tenancies Board flagged issues with its current ability to enforce the law.
A new safety strategy for Rialto, Inchicore and Bluebell seeks to upend old approaches to violence
Among the proposals? A new community team with outreach workers, violence interrupters, and health professionals.
Councillors ask when long-standing plans to reduce rubbish on the city streets will go live
Eliminating bagged waste, installing CCTV, and finding and knocking on the doors of people who don’t have bin contracts are among the long-promised changes.
As council shoots for sweet spot with masterplan heights for an industrial estate in Glasnevin, has it hit it?
High buildings drive up construction costs and land values, some say, which means more expensive homes.
Luke: In new short film “The Assassination of Michael D. Higgins”, any suggestion of “schmaltziness” is “chewed up and spat out”
Co-writers Dave Minogue and John Doran “draw more out of the premise with pathos than they would with straight laughs and heartstring tugging”.
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Council officials lay out what they plan to focus on first in “rejuvenation” of city centre
They plan to set up a “special purpose vehicle” to push forward the revamp. Councillors had questions about where they come in.
Default speed limits in urban areas were set to be reduced to 30km/h nationally – but that’s now changed
“It was subsequently recognised that this would be difficult to achieve … ,” says a Department of Transport spokesperson.