Start of construction at Guinness Quarter is near, says developer – as it seeks tweaks to planning permission
Proposed changes include dropping three-bedroom homes, in favour of more smaller ones in the block of future social housing.
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After years of talk, councillors push for a refocus on traffic in East Wall
It’s been six years since the area was listed as a priority for improved traffic management.
Ruling sheds a small light on opaque intel-gathering on some citizenship seekers
An Garda Síochána “has developed strong links with other security services, particularly those with whom the State shares common threats to national security”, it says.
Council resurrects its right to demand cultural spaces in big developments
In July, the Department of Housing published new guidelines that appeared to have axed this council policy – but it apparently has risen from the dead.
Roll-out of city's new clothes recycling banks should start at last in April, says council official
Complaints about waste clothes strewn around clothes banks spiked early last year – as did questions around where the deposited clothes actually end up.
Two councillors call on council to consider reintroducing the controversial weedkiller glyphosate
Dublin City Council stopped using it in 2018, due to concerns that it was carcinogenic.
In the Liberties, the council inches towards construction of a full-sized sports pitch
A recent public consultation found that, yes, loads of residents want a sports pitch, but also that many are sceptical it will happen.
Are dogs in Phibsborough overdosing on drugs?
Owners say they suspect a pattern to their pets falling sick.
Dublin city councillor proposes reducing contacts with US government, given its crimes
Although it’s unclear exactly what the council could do on this front.
As workload gets heavier, councillors eye up AI assistants
“You could get 500 emails, and I do recall my friend saying ‘God, why don’t you get Copilot?’”
Is Dublin Port on track to tamp down on pollution from idling ships?
It has until 2030 to roll out points for ships to plug into the electricity grid, if it is to meet an EU deadline.
Documenting one man’s unravelling before a deportation flight to Nigeria, observer had to rely on second-hand accounts
“I was advised that one deportee had been restrained in order to have him escorted through airport security.”
Skeletal remains found during construction at Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market
The bones are thought to come from the major medieval monastery at St Mary’s Abbey, and further excavation works are ongoing.