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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Local residents raise concerns about health impacts on asylum seekers of living under a busy airport flight path in tents at Thornton Hall
For some locals suffering in houses because of the noise, it’s a genuine concern. For others, is it a cover?
In the Docklands, a new art exhibition based around water, movement and journeys
“It’s all things that link to the port, like transport and logistics, but also centuries of migration.”
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“This piece is named ‘Afro-Irish’. It’s part of a bigger series, called Migration/Integration, and tells the story of a person trying to maintain the culture they came from and integrate into Irish society.”
Coliving in Rathmines, pitched as part of solution to housing crisis, is being used for tourists
“A planning enforcement file will be opened and investigations will be carried out,” a council spokesperson says.
Did the CSO underestimate the number of illegally unregistered tenancies?
It suggested that a major chunk of unregistered tenancies are possibly ”informal” and don’t have to be registered. Does that bear out?
A rain-ruined mosaic, once thought to be lost, has been reborn as a sculpture
Parts of Desmond Kinney’s “Sweeney Astray” live on in “Life Journey” by Jade Breen, Sophie Longwill and Andy Sharkey.
Councillors back plan to name Inchicore square after Christine Buckley
Her husband says he hopes when people walk through it they will be reminded of how “persistence and patience can deliver justice”.
In Drimnagh, a push to reopen a park that’s been locked up for years
“It’s a real waste of public space, we should get it open as quickly as possible,” a local councillor says.
In Porterstown, a public garden offers a template for residents who want to attract more critters to the area
The Riverwood Biodiversity Group has shaped the patch to tempt solitary bees, hedgehogs, and others. They hope neighbours will take inspiration from it.
A group of men seeking asylum who complained about their state-provided shelter quickly found themselves sleeping rough
And Rafat Hamour says he and a group of guys who were sleeping in tents by the Grand Canal were attacked there.
Councillor flags safety issues in playgrounds, as council officials say they struggle to get contractors to fix them
“The playground at Maypark is in such incredibly poor condition that it is literally dangerous,” says Social Democrats Councillor Catherine Stocker.
To make James Joyce more relatable, an effort to unearth the stories of his many siblings
It might help Dubliners connect to the man himself more, says John Foyle. “Because they did lead relatively normal lives.”