“We have waited too long; we desperately need the department to fund this,” says Shay L’Estrange, coordinator with Ballyfermot Traveller Action Project.
The Precious Plastic crew were hard at work on a recent Saturday, sawing and wiring to make a machine to reuse single-use plastics. They’re open to others getting stuck in.
Locals have several ideas for people it could be named after – Oliver Bond, Richie Taplin, Anne Devlin, Jimmy Holmes – but none of them might be allowed under council rules.
Dublin City Council plans to hire an independent auditor to spot check conditions for workers on its building sites, councillors learnt at a meeting this week.
With BusConnects on the way, is the system up to the task of keeping the bus lanes clear so the buses keep flowing and riders can make their connections?
Smaller firms can be cut out from bidding for state projects because of bureaucratic criteria. But that’s bad for the state, and bad for the city, say those behind We Can Build Better.
Some say proposals for the Poddle Flood Alleviation Scheme are considerate of biodiversity. Others that they’re worried about the impact of trees and birds.
At their March monthly meeting at City Hall, Dublin city councillors talked about a proposed moratorium on selling council-owned land that’s suitable for housing, and more.
Miceal McGovern, the CEO of the approved housing body Cabhru Housing Association Services (CHAS), resigned recently amid questions about his use of social homes.
Dublin City Council has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to sell property on Berkeley Street in the north inner-city to the Cabhru Housing Association Service (CHAS), a council spokesperson said on Tuesday.
But it’s unclear why. One resident of Herbert Lane says he’s left with little choice but to go back to waste bags, not bins – the opposite of council policy.
At a special meeting of Dublin City Council on Monday, councillors filled the seats at City Hall vacated by those who earlier this month had moved on to Leinster House.
