“We have waited too long; we desperately need the department to fund this,” says Shay L’Estrange, coordinator with Ballyfermot Traveller Action Project.
Buried underground are everything from aeronautical parts and food waste, to vials of blood and construction debris. Some worry that leaving it there could lead to wider environmental damage.
“Everyone’s giving out about the lack of diversity in the media,” says Stephanie Costello, of the Media Interns Alliance. “But nobody’s looking after the most vulnerable: the student journalists and the interns.”
On Dublin City Council, there are no minority or migrant councillors. This year’s local elections in May could change that, with candidates running for Fianna Fáil, the Green Party, and the Social Democrats.
“I’ve kind of realised that just an interested group of people can get this going, really, and we shouldn’t be waiting for anyone else,” says Neasa Hourigan.
Social Democrats Councillor Gary Gannon says the site should include a community space, an installation on what life inside was like, a museum, a memorial garden, housing, and food markets.
Fitting cycle routes next to bus corridors and extending crossing times for pedestrians were among issues councillors discussed at a recent transport committee meeting.
A 2012 review of drugs and alcohol task forces said they needed better oversight and governance structures. But, six years later, concerns about task forces are still popping up.
At recent meetings, councillors discussed guaranteeing a loan to grow the Guinness Enterprise Centre, reviewing the design of the Discovery Centre planned for Bull Island, and more.
