In Ballymun, lining up to read and reconnect with the constitution
“Some people have said it's a bit like karaoke.”
At Monday’s monthly meeting, councillors voted down the idea of relaxing rules around homes in back gardens, and railed against recent building heights changes.
Planning rules are not behind the housing shortage, writes DIT lecturer David O’Connor. We need to look elsewhere.
You know the old Phibsboro Shopping Centre? With the ugly brutalist concrete tower? When it’s torn down, should what replaces it be taller or shorter?
As Dublin starts to build again, is it time to embrace denser living? And what might that look like in practice?