For a start, it shouldn’t allow for up to 15 storeys over the road from the bungalows of Labre Park, says the coordinator of Ballyfermot Travellers Action Project.
The state has long been criticised for its use of these notices, and the lack of oversight in how they are issued – particularly in a climate of poor housing and site provision for Travellers.
Plans to redevelop Rutland Street School were announced in 2016, as part of the package for the north-east inner-city. Some worry not all the money is there yet to do make it happen.
This phase, which includes 600 metres of segregated cycle track, runs from Sheriff Street Upper, along the banks of the canal, up over the railway lines, and joins up to Newcomen Bridge.
When the local authorities’ Smart Dublin initiative wanted more data on spending in the city, it teamed up with the credit-card company. Here’s a look at their collaboration.
Jeffrey Roe is running a workshop at the TOG Hackerspace next month for those interested in making their own sensors, to track air pollution in their neighbourhoods.
The National College of Ireland “is exploring multiple possibilities for expansion, including the site on Sean McDermott Street”, says Robert Ward, NCI’s marketing director.
Several councillors welcomed the plans – but raised issues around gentrification, and the lack of a role for councillors in feeding into, or overseeing, tourism plans.
Old-timers can remember when children roamed, finding things to do, games to play. But the city has changed, childhood has changed – and the streets are emptier now.
