Off St Stephen’s Green, RCSI puts forward big vision for future of York Street
At a meeting on Monday, councillors were surprised, they said, that it was the first they had heard of the plan, part of which is being rolled out.
Councillors say it’ll probably be used for something water-related – and that they haven’t ruled out a lido yet, despite what a council spokesperson said.
It is just the latest route that Dublin councillors have proposed closing, following a similar arc of discussion.
Their maker says they can sop up power when the wind is blowing and sun is shining and store it for up to 100 hours, feeding it back into the grid when needed.
The 841sqm complex would sit between Crumlin Road and Rafters Lane, and include the old two-storey Ardscoil Éanna building – and a new building as well.
They were installed to keep people from camping there, while waiting for better shelter – or decisions on their asylum cases.
It says it was required to do so under EU law. But genocide is just wrong, says artist Steven Doody.
Fast-trackers are rushed through in a bit less than three months, while other people are left in suspense for 18 months.
“They’re extremely effective,” Fine Gael Councillor Shane O’Callaghan said of Cork city’s community wardens.
Roots breaking footpaths create dangers, and leaves overshadowing roofs prevent solar panels installations, among other issues, they said at a recent meeting.
They’ve waited for a code on how they can be used and, at a meeting on Tuesday, got the details – and didn’t like what they learned.
An Garda Síochána hasn’t responded to queries sent on 4 September asking about any plans to try to protect residents.
The council closed the building for renovations in 2020, and since then it’s just sat vacant, deteriorating.