Against a backdrop of policy shifts, Ukrainian refugee children embrace their Irish lives
Ireland is the place they started school, joined sports clubs – yet their parents worry about how changes to citizenship eligibility may haunt their future.
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The long walk to new toilets in St Anne’s Park
“Your daughter going into the bushes to do a wee on a Saturday morning in the park is not ideal, at all.”
A new development plan and funding are good news for Clongriffin and Belmayne, councillors and community activists say
“We've gotten broken promises before from Dublin City Council, but this all feels different. We’ve never had this commitment before.”
Councillors welcome plans for small step forward on the stalled regeneration of Dolphin House
Phase 1b of the project to eventually build upwards of 700 homes on the site envisions building 30 fronting onto Dolphin’s Barn Road.
Once massive illegal dump in Priorswood is cleared away, what should go on the site?
The council met local residents Monday to talk about options. Previous ideas have included housing, sports facilities, and a Traveller resource centre.
Things To Do: Interact with the sea, listen to some “formally promiscuous non-fiction”, and marvel at the macabre
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Time to crack down on illegal parking in disabled spots, councillors say
Increase fines for the offence, and boost parking enforcement so people begin to fear getting caught, they say.
To get an Irish passport for a baby girl born here, they thought they had done everything right
But the passport office wouldn’t budge.
Majority of council moves to force Fingal to get on with moving Donabate library to Ballisk House
A council plan to run a survey to see if that’s what area residents really want the building used for appears to have fallen apart.
With cost of Fingal festival now well over €1 million, council considers its future
To keep attendance down, they’re avoiding advertising. To keep the budget under control, they’ve made some cuts.
Completion of walking and cycle path connecting Malahide and Donabate delayed again
The Broadmeadow Greenway is designed to stretch across the estuary, connecting the two towns.
There are changes on the way for the Bushy Park market
The council is planning to put the job of operating it out to tender, and also move its location.
Airbnb has targeted council employees with online adverts. Does that count as lobbying?
“Just because it’s digital, and not over coffee, doesn’t mean it’s not,” says Niamh Kirk, an associate professor at the University of Limerick.