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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More than 5 percent of Traveller households in Dublin are living in emergency homeless accommodation
“The private rental market is not a solution to the housing crisis, most particularly for Travellers. Councils are also failing to deliver.”
In Summerhill, residents call for Garda action against guys roaring around on dangerous scramblers
An Garda Síochána’s Dublin Metropolitan Region “emphasizes their commitment to arresting individuals using scramblers illegally”, a spokesperson says.
Council investigating deterioration of Baggot Street Hospital
The owner, the HSE, has a legal obligation to take care of this Victorian-era building of “exceptional architectural merit”.
Dublin tech company appeals council’s refusal to let it install sleeping pods in its city-centre office building
Councillors say what’s needed in the city is more affordable housing, not sleeping pods in offices.
In Fingal, councillors call for more transparency in how council is tackling coastal erosion
No record of a Fingal Coastal Liaison Group meeting has been published publicly since 11 September 2019 – although there have been meetings since then.
In Dublin 8, a new group aims to represent the interests of local football clubs
The Liberties Football Alliance plans to push for existing pitches to be fixed up, and new ones to be built.
Dean: On their new album, “Romance”, Fontaines D.C. bask in nostalgia
All of a sudden, in the promotional pictures, they resemble a 1990s American skate punk band – and the songs invoke that decade.
If you report a car parked illegally in the city, it’s unlikely to result in any enforcement action, records show
In about 70 percent of cases, the council’s parking-enforcement contractor didn’t go to the reported location at all – or didn’t get there before the vehicle left.
Life in homeless accommodation is hard enough, but it’s desperate for parents with kids with extra needs or health problems
Homeless accommodation is completely unsuitable for families with children with disabilities or special needs, says Mike Allen, of Focus Ireland.
In Fingal, a trio of councillors proposes reopening strategic policy committee meetings to media and the public
The county’s councillors voted through rules late last year that ended access.
In Harold’s Cross, a locally famous bird is immortalised in a new kids’ book
Earlier this month, Commandant Adrian Watson published “Bertie”, a story for 9- to 11-year-olds inspired by a heron who lives in Mount Argus Park.
Renter quoted €2,850 a month for studio in Rathmines co-living
In January 2023, Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien said he’d look at bringing co-living under rent-pressure-zone rules.