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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In Fingal, developers planning more homes often argue there’s no need to add community amenities to go with them
Of 18 recent social infrastructure audits, 13 concluded no more was needed in areas such as Howth, Donabate, and Swords.
Exclusion from CE schemes yet another barrier to people working while awaiting asylum decisions
“They all have the desire for work, but there’s barrier after barrier after barrier.”
New documentary looks at how Balbriggan has been shaped by artists
Aidan Whelan’s 68-minute film “A Destination for the Arts” is due to premiere this Friday, 21 June.
In Santry, a Bulgarian dance teacher preserves disappearing Balkan folk dances
Ten years into it, Slavi Begov says he’s looking for more Balkan folk-dance buffs as pupils.
At Declan and Donal’s Deli, a breakfast roll especially for you
The names and the orders keep coming.
After seven years, experimental funk octet Tongue Bundle prepare to release unheard music
Their new LP “Second-Hand Banger” offers an overview of the band’s oeuvre, including live and previously unreleased tracks.
Remembering the women and children detained in Grangegorman before being transported to Australia
Some stole potatoes to feed their children and a few deliberately committed arson to get transported to Australia, in the hope of a better life.
Through his work, a “paint eater” seeks connections – to strangers, to his father
“I spend a lot of time, whenever I take breaks from painting, going to town, and always finding myself having conversations with random people,” Michael Flavin says.
People seeking asylum who say they are children are being housed alongside adults
But a statistics blackout means it’s unclear how many.
Renovating old social homes, Iveagh Trust says it can’t afford to put in double glazing
There should be a special funding stream for housing charities retrofitting older homes, said a spokesperson for the sector.
Despite parents’ pleas, council has no plans to make walking and cycling across the Chapelizod Bypass to get to school safer
“Someone’s going to be seriously hurt on that road. What are they waiting for?” says parent Adrienne Lee.
Part of Quaker burial grounds might be used to aid construction of social housing next door, council says
The burial ground on Cork Street near Marrowbone Lane dates back to the 17th century and hundreds of people are buried under its grassy surface.