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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To get traffic out of the city centre, it’s time to abolish tolls on the M50, councillor says
But Transport Infrastructure Ireland, which runs the M50, says the toll revenue is needed to pay for to operate and maintain it.
A puzzle: how to modernise a listed flats complex without reducing the number of homes in it
The Department of Housing has vetoed the council’s designs for the Herbert Simms-designed Pearse House in the south inner-city.
RTB is working on a new IT system to process disputes between landlords and tenants
This comes a few years after it rolled out a previous IT system that was supposed to include this function, among others, and went millions over budget.
At a community garden in North Strand, Latina women share worries and swap pre-loveds
The event on Sunday was organised by Latina Women Against Violence, a group founded to reach women impacted by gender-based violence.
Works due soon to upgrade the busy hang-out streets that branch off Grafton Street
Plans include 3,500sqm of granite paving, 11 more trees, 10 public benches, and a bronze sculpture by artist Helen Hughes.
Council pushes forward with transformation of Balleally Landfill into Rogerstown Park
The years-long process has included harnessing gases coming out of the waste to generate electricity – and the council’s looking at adding a solar farm too.
Councillors push for public swimming pool and sports hub for Swords
The council has just finished an audit of the sports needs of the county, which will inform any decision on new facilities for Swords, council officials said.
Donabate locals withdraw their High Court case against An Bord Pleanála
DP Crossroads had sought a judicial review of a planning permission granted for housing at Ballymastone.
In Balbriggan, council plans permanent one-way system for Quay Street and Seapoint
It’s the preferred option to make the local segment of the Fingal Coastal Way greenway project work, council officials say.
As Dublin’s Brazilian population has grown, so has demand for Portuguese classes
For some students, it’s a way to maintain and strengthen connections with family members overseas who may not speak English.
From the corner of Holywell Road: the nearly forgotten spiritual sites of north Dublin
Some local residents want to see the old St Donagh’s holy well in Donaghmede memorialised in some way. Damien Dempsey is one of them.
In the Liberties, Solas Project is piloting a new peer-to-peer approach to their youth outreach work
“Most high-quality studies exploring mentoring in criminal justice suggest that it reduces crime,” says Ian Marder, at Maynooth University.