Look at converting some social homes in city-centre flats into cost-rentals, says Taoiseach’s group
No decision has been made on whether that will happen, a Dublin City Council spokesperson has said. But it hasn’t been ruled out.
“There is this talk of social mix, but … there is no concerted effort to hold onto the fabric of the long generations of families who have lived here,” says Máirín Ó Cuireáin, a community worker.
On Sunday 25 March, we’re going to spend the day uploading data on how Dublin councillors have voted on key issues into a new council-tracker site. If you can spare the time, we’d love some help.
Gardai and legal professionals headed to the criminal courts often block up driveways on Montpelier Hill, say those who live there.
Records also show that council officials were warned that a lack of clarity over the memorial could hinder the sale of the site.
Some are concerned that many workers on building sites are falsely being classed as self-employed to keep costs down. It means they’ll miss out on supports if they lose their jobs.
The corner park near Christ Church is due for a €200,000 revamp in the coming months, but there is one key outstanding issue to settle first.
The Garda Press Office said they aren’t running a specific operation right now. But some say Gardaí have been more active in moving people on, and charging them with begging-related offences.
The council expects companies to roll out stationless bikes in the city from April, and other transport news.
There are no statues of women on O’Connell Street, and none of 1916 leaders. Some Dublin city councillors say it’s time, at last, to change that.
Many Dubliners abandoned public transport and sought sanctuary anywhere they could. In total, the flu claimed more lives than the political violence of the revolutionary period.
At their monthly meeting, Dublin city councillors approved plans to set up a new “cultural company”, discussed new rules for market-stall traders, and bade farewell to a senior council official.