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.
Latest news (Page 73)
Dublin City Council tenders for as many as 2,000 more beds for future homeless
It’s an indicator that those running homeless services expect the problem to get worse.
In Drimnagh, a walk with the “evening chorus”
A group of about a dozen bird listeners spent an hour or so in Lansdowne Valley Park Thursday evening, listening to songs and identifying birds.
Developer says it doesn’t need to build new community facilities along with housing at big Donabate scheme, as there’s already plenty
Like the indoor swimming pool at the community centre, the developer’s report says. Only problem: there isn’t one.
Danger for cyclists: Drivers turning left across your path
Of the nearly 1,000 reports of hazards, near misses and collisions, 10 percent mention a driver doing a “left hook”.
When arguing Algeria is a “safe” country, did Department of Justice officials downplay human rights violations?
When the government designates a country as officially “safe”, it’s harder for someone from there to get asylum in Ireland.
In Dublin 8, residents send canvassers messages with political doormats
Artist Augustine O’Donoghue and author Conor McCabe made 50 of the mats and gave them away on Meath Street recently. From there, they spread out.
To get more housing built faster, the government brought in a fast-track planning process – but the council has only used it twice
It allows a council to skip applying to itself for planning permission via the so-called Part 8 process, when building social or affordable housing on public land.
Council Briefs: More focus on inclusion, and more seizures of scramblers and the like
These were two of the issues discussed at Monday’s meeting of the Dublin City Joint Policing Committee.
We’ve decided to start selling advertising again
While our costs have been rising over the past couple of years, our number of subscribers hasn’t.
In Drumcondra, parents and children protest the planned closure of their afterschool
There needs to be a better system to try to avert creche and afterschool closures, Early Childhood Ireland, which represents creches and afterschools, has said.
No evidence welfare rates affect where people seeking asylum end up, researchers say
Reducing payments won’t stop people from coming, said researcher Tim S. Müller. “But would make the conditions worse for asylum seekers.”
In Sandymount, a dream of reviving the old pier and baths
An architect’s drawn up plans, and a councillor has tabled a motion – but it’s unclear if the council is interested.