Tusla says it's an offence to run an unregistered children’s home, but it places children in them anyways
So how does it square the circle?
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Frustrated watching Werburgh Street sites rot, a guerilla architect anonymously posts plans for them
Dublin City Council too, is working on plans for these historic sites next to Dublin Castle.
In Coolock, a missed opportunity for a lower-cost, lower-carbon heating system for the area
Data centres in the Clonshaugh business park are producing extra heat, but it’s not being put to use warming homes and businesses nearby.
Two plans progressing to give Dubliners better bike storage at home
Dublin City Council is moving to provide public bike bunkers, and the government’s changing rules to make it easier to install private ones in front gardens.
Council orders Clonsilla drone delivery service base removed
It issued the owner of the Clonsilla Inn with a planning enforcement notice on 19 June, giving two months to remove the landing pads.
Brushing Up: A Mr Catra mural on Marlborough Street
Think of it as an invitation to share a love of favelas and their music, and as a way of saying thanks, says the artist.
In Clonsilla, residents say council should finish plan for the village before further development is okayed
Fingal County Council hasn’t said when it expects the vision it is working on to be done.
In East Wall, a renewed push for a creative way to deal with dangerous scramblers
Seizures are up since a change in the law – but those running Dublin City Motocross Club want to ramp up another approach.
In Crumlin, locals team up with academics to gather details on the area’s trees
To figure out how much carbon the trees sequester, oxygen they release, stormwater they can soak up – and more.
Photo of the Month: July
“This woman perfectly captured a dichotomous duo of ennui and expectation, which reflected a similar feeling I was having towards my own life at the time.”
As rosehips begin to blush, Dubliners dig out old recipes
Along the Grand Canal, and in parks across the city, people are quietly gathering them to dry to make into tea, flavour gin, or add to hedge ketchup.
Fires in Crown Paints warehouses haven’t triggered the release of asbestos, fire brigade says
Five of the seven buildings have asbestos roofs, says an estate agent’s brochure.
“The Smallest Gallery in Ireland” is in Ringsend
The Phoney Gallery, a recent addition to the neighbourhood, gives artists, some active for decades, a chance to stage their first solo shows.