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If Dublin City Council had more than 3% of its staff working in housing delivery, would more homes get built in the city?
The County and City Management Association is "preparing a business case for the Department of Housing for additional staff for Housing Delivery across all local authorities”, a council spokesperson said.
At kiosks across the city, only a third of the phones worked – but all the attached advertising billboards did
“You simply cannot just say you're putting out a phone when really what you're actually doing is you're putting out a massive advertising board.”
Vacancy Watch: Why isn't the site of the former Ormond Hotel on the derelict sites register?
The site "is in the direct eye line of the [Dublin City Council] chief executive’s office”, says Green Party Councillor Janet Horner.
Donnycarney remembers a trad music legend and the workshop that helped save uilleann piping
A crowd of about 40 people gathered on Saturday for the unveiling of a plaque honouring Leo Rowsome.
Councillors back motion for sections of big parks to be set aside to let dogs run free
Next step: a workshop in September to try to discuss the nuts and bolts of the proposal.
Keep fences and gates around Liberties apartment complex for now, council tells owner
The owner of Grand Canal Harbour shouldn't have installed the barriers, the council had said. But it decided they could have them for three years.
Land Development Agency publishes plans for more than 560 homes in the abandoned heart of Ballymun
It's running a public consultation on the scheme at the moment, with a drop-in event at Axis Ballymun on 15 July.
Waterways Ireland is starting to plot what, exactly, should be built on its lands at Grand Canal Basin
It is in the process of procuring "preliminary property development advice" for City Block 19, said John Tolan, its marketing and development controller.
Greater use of red-light cameras on Dublin roads inches closer
On Monday, the National Transport Authority published a tender looking for someone to help it plan and oversee the roll-out of red-light and speed cameras.
After first try goes wrong, council to re-run planning process for Mountjoy Square Park
The council plans to restore the historic park in line with its Georgian heritage, but an attempt to hurry it has sent it back to the drawing board.
Why's it so hard to find a bottle bank in the city centre?
The council only has one in all of Dublin 1.
A new plan envisions Dublin City Council helping to fill creche spaces with actual creches
And possibly setting up a council-owned, not-for-profit childcare delivery company.