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 briefs: Enthusiasm for a Valentine’s Quarter, permeable paving at Herzog Park, and Dodder flood defences
Here’s what councillors for the south-east of the city turned their attention to at a meeting on Monday.
Councillors reject motion calling to re-open Cabra skatepark
“If they can maintain a skatepark in Ballyfermot, why can’t they do it in Cabra?” asked Green Party Councillor Feljin Jose, who had proposed the motion.
Council briefs: Rethinking community wardens, lighting up parks in evenings, and upgrading bus shelters
Why can’t a litter warden also give a parking fine? This, and other questions, were raised at Fingal County Council’s monthly meeting on Monday.
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“Dublin is a ‘smart city’ – high tech, advanced, efficient, connected. Unless, maybe, you live in an apartment building or carved-up Georgian terrace.”
Dublin City Council says it doesn’t plan to ban soup runs, just regulate them
Media reports suggesting a planned ban prompted a protest outside City Hall, and condemnations and denials from councillors inside during their monthly meeting Monday.
On O’Connell Street, a shop offers Japanese fruit sandwiches
They’re sliced fruit – kiwi, strawberry, grapes or mango – immersed in whipped cream, pressed between two slices of chiffon cake.
Transport briefs: On free public transport for more kids, bike bunkers, and air pollution at school gates
There’s no timeline yet for the roll-out of free public transport for kids aged 5 to 8 years, which the government promised in October.
With rulings on Syrian asylum claims frozen, a couple wait and worry
The depiction of Syria post-revolution as somewhere safe that all the Syrians abroad can return to isn’t really accurate, says Mahmoud Alabed.
Maybe it’s time for council to sell its derelict cottages in Chapelizod, councillor says
Seven of the Mulberry Cottages are on the derelict sites register, and there’s been little progress towards bringing them back into use.
Housing Briefs: Auditor flags overspending on “rapid-build” homes, and the council plans to build 167 social homes in Grangegorman
At one site, on Bonham Street, 57 “rapid-build” homes took almost four years to build and cost 51 percent more than originally agreed, an auditor’s report says.
In Fingal, council plans roll-out of 14 EV-charging points this spring
They’ll mostly be up and down the coastal side of the county, with just four planned for spots inland.
