Maria Atanacković first makes sketches of loose images that appear from somewhere in her memory. “Then I have to figure out how I’m actually going to make it.”
A ground-floor strip, supposed to be the library, has sat empty. Dublin City Council just gave permission to the current owner to convert it to four apartments.
Council officials said they weren’t sure why they’d been refused, but that they’ll press ahead with restoration works using money from council coffers.
Nearly every candidate mentioned transportation and waste as the two most talked-about climate-action-related concerns when they’re out knocking on doors.
Some said they wanted a community-led approach to green spaces. Others said some parks were underused and could be reimagined for broader range of residents.
Irish Taxi Drivers Federation president Joe Herron says he hopes none of his group’s members have them, and that people shouldn’t blame all white taxi drivers for something only a few are doing.
“It’s a great hobby,” says John Thompson, a member of the East Wall club. “And you have to have a bit of banter. Some people can’t take it. Me, I cry.”
Waste management was high on the list of issues our readers told us they’d like to hear candidates running in May’s local election talk about tackling.
Shopowners worry about losing cars and customers. Those who back BusConnects say research elsewhere has shown changes such as these are generally good for business.
