As the government blocks funding for major social-housing projects, FF and FG councillors point fingers at ministers
As many as 1,325 social homes in Dublin city are at an advanced stage, with planning granted – but now with no clear funding.
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Council Briefs: Moving to the Country, and Log Cabins Again
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.
David: The New Development Plan Is Right on Building Heights
Planning rules are not behind the housing shortage, writes DIT lecturer David O’Connor. We need to look elsewhere.
Should Phibsboro Be Low-Rise or High-Rise?
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?
Living City: Is It Time To Go Denser?
As Dublin starts to build again, is it time to embrace denser living? And what might that look like in practice?