Council forfeits €600,000 for Smithfield Square, as deadline for drawdown passes
The plaza needs help, says Sean Mullan, owner of the Third Space cafe. “Someone with the imagination that we could make this a vibrant space that belongs to the city.”
Late at night, some passengers emerge onto the tarmac to find there are no taxis or buses to get them home or to a hotel.
Years back, the Rialto Youth Project worked up training modules for gardaí to help improve their relations with younger local residents. But they’re yet to be included on the curriculum.
In mid-July, council officials wrote to Clontarf Baths to query how it planned to resolve the issue of public access. It gave it two weeks to respond.
Those involved in the Horse Power project have been working to repair the relationship between Gardaí and local young men. An equine centre would help a lot, they say.
People who are homeless because they’ve fallen out with family are being asked to get sworn statements to prove this, to access homeless services.
Ingrid Casey worked with friends and called in favours to make the film, released today.
Meanwhile, a ballot to see if a pay-and-display should be brought in on streets in the area hasn’t gone too smoothly.
Councillors want more clarity on fundraising for the new city library, the council says planned “affordable” homes at O’Devaney will be for sale (not for rent), and more.
Legally, there should be no such thing as an “unpaid internship”, says employment solicitor Richard Grogan.
Pilot projects for five laneways in Dublin 1 are being finalised.
“We go out, we recruit and we can’t get enough of them,” says Richard Shakespeare, the council’s head of planning.
The government restricts the rights of asylum seekers living in direct-provision centres – often for years – to have visitors. “It’s not a good life,” says Ellie Kisyombe.