Years after promise of a new integration strategy, Dublin City Council still doesn’t have one
There’s a desperate need for a roadmap to improve efforts to help people navigate immigrant life, and connect, say councillors and community workers.
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Number of community gardaí in north inner-city has fallen by 80% in a decade
“On-the-ground management decisions and staff allocations do not reflect a commitment to community policing,” says Labour Senator Marie Sherlock.
“Guaranteed” prices for affordable homes at Ballymastone set to change
If the prices are higher than promised, “It will be a massive betrayal for the local community, for first-time buyers,” says Social Democrats Councillor Paul Mulville.
As the years pass, the sea rises and nothing is built, some begin to doubt the council can defend Clontarf and Sandymount from the tides
“The current state structures cannot deliver,” said Labour Councillor Dermot Lacey. A council manager disagreed: “We can deliver and we will deliver,” he said.
The 39a bus from Ongar keeps skipping stops there to make up time, messing up local residents’ journeys into town
“Getting into the city centre is an absolute nightmare, and I’ve had to resort to taking a taxi a couple of times.”
Some students whose immigration status depends on their class attendance rate wrestle with a biometric clock-in system
But the director of NED College says scanning fingerprints and keeping records in an app is more accurate than having students sign in on paper.
In a west Dublin industrial estate, an Indian-Pakistani restaurant is full of regulars
“Due to a lot of people moving to Lucan and Blanchardstown … we decided to move with the flow” from Camden Street in the city, says owner Farhan Abbas.
In East Wall, locals oppose council idea to close the only football pitch that is free to use
“We love football so it cannot be closed,” says Antoine Dunne, aged 11.
Owner of the strange access tower at the Clongriffin Dart Station wants to hand it over to Irish Rail
The option will be considered as part of a study now being carried out by consultants, said a spokesperson for the National Transport Authority.
Council plans to add trees and remove some parking in part of the south inner-city
Councillors say they want to make sure local residents get enough of a chance to shape the council’s plans for this area between St Patrick’s Park and Aungier Street.
In Inchicore, a new restaurant showcases authentic Mexican street food
Jose Guadalupe Zamudio says he grew up working in his family’s taco joints in Mexico. Now he has his own.
Fingal Briefs: Reining in election posters, and building four-bed homes
These were two of the issues county councillors discussed at their December monthly meeting.
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“I wanted to capture the essence of this festive spirit. Their vibrant flowers complemented by the warm colours creates a cozy atmosphere.”