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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Those with disabilities face fewer, but still some, hurdles to voting this election
Padhraic Dormer votes in every election. “If you don’t vote, you can’t give out,” he said on Friday,
In Tyrrelstown, councillors push to give more land to Powerstown Educate Together National School, for a while
The school’s expanding, and wants the site so its kids will have space outside during the construction process.
Council Briefs: A battle over rezoning ALSAA lands, a call for more refuges in Fingal, and giving owner-occupiers a shot at apartments
These were a few of the issues Fingal county councillors discussed at their November monthly meeting on Monday.
Council Briefs: Long-awaited regeneration of Croke Villas, campaign to save number 11 bus, expansion of Drumcondra library
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a meeting of their Central Area Committee on Tuesday.
In Rathmines, renters face eviction from a building contracted as homeless accommodation
“I consider this place home,” says Abdul Rahman Ali, who signed a lease for an apartment in the complex in 2010. “I’ve been here for 14 years.”
Bus drivers veer towards dispute with bosses
At issue: controllers’ efforts to make drivers running ahead of schedule slow down, or wait for a bit at a stop.
A company wants to hire an electrician, but the state is trying to deport him
Joseph Sesay says he can’t go back to Sierra Leone to apply for a work permit from there. It doesn’t feel safe, he says.
Will proposed reforms make coroners more independent from the Gardaí?
The guards are deeply involved in inquests, even when garda conduct is at issue in the death being investigated.
In Donabate, residents want developers to finally finish building their estates, and hand them over to the council
Until then, the council won’t maintain and improve the public areas, fixing roads, cutting the grass on the greens, and all that.
In Rathgar, councillors press for council to make good on promise to make park public
It’s built and open. But, the oasis in the Marianella apartment complex hasn’t yet been taken under council control.
In Malahide, Mondays mean Dave McNally and Hair of the Dog at Fowlers
They bring a relaxed vibe, and sing-a-long-able renditions of “Country Roads”, “Sunny Afternoon” and more.
Council Briefs: Failure to build Traveller housing, closing another laneway, and scrapping the Bull Island discovery centre
These were among the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their November monthly meeting on Monday.