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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Is it fair to have a fast-track and a slow-track for processing asylum claims?
Fast-trackers are rushed through in a bit less than three months, while other people are left in suspense for 18 months.
Council officials present plans to retrofit flat complexes in south inner-city
At a recent meeting, they detailed plans to modernise Glovers Court, and part of Pearse House, without tearing them down.
If Cork city can have community wardens with the power to enforce parking and littering laws, why can’t Dublin city?
“They’re extremely effective,” Fine Gael Councillor Shane O’Callaghan said of Cork city’s community wardens.
Tenants in poor conditions across the city complain about the same property manager
They’ve pleaded for Martin Property Consultants to deal properly with leaking sewage, mould, cracked walls, and dripping ceilings.
It’s time for a new strategy for how the council deals with trees, councillors say
Roots breaking footpaths create dangers, and leaves overshadowing roofs prevent solar panels installations, among other issues, they said at a recent meeting.
Councillors cool to idea of CCTV as solution to illegal dumping in city centre
They’ve waited for a code on how they can be used and, at a meeting on Tuesday, got the details – and didn’t like what they learned.
In Portmarnock, a call for the council to buy and open up an underused community hall
The Portmarnock Adventure Club Hall on the Strand Road is only used by the local boxing club, three days a week.
In Fingal, cycling lessons get kids with disabilities pedalling
“I want this one,” says Seoidín Hyland, spotting a hot pink bike. “It’s my favourite colour.”
Council Briefs: Letting media back into Fingal SPCs, removing parklets in Howth and Malahide, and swimming pool plans
These were some of the issues Fingal county councillors discussed at their September monthly meeting.
At Crooksling’s asylum shelter, harassment on the ground and drones in the sky
An Garda Síochána hasn’t responded to queries sent on 4 September asking about any plans to try to protect residents.
Path forward for renovating former Inchicore library and opening it up for community use
The council closed the building for renovations in 2020, and since then it’s just sat vacant, deteriorating.
Council Briefs: Pushing for faster housing in Dunsink, pop-up CCTV, and interrogating delivery drones
Here’s a sample of what came up at a recent council meeting for the Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart, Castleknock and Ongar areas.