Tusla inspectors found problems with the use of physical restraint in seven children’s homes
In two cases, inspectors found that staff were using restraint to try to manage children’s behaviour, and one of those children was restrained 78 times.
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In Drimnagh, a push to reopen a park that’s been locked up for years
“It’s a real waste of public space, we should get it open as quickly as possible,” a local councillor says.
A group of men seeking asylum who complained about their state-provided shelter quickly found themselves sleeping rough
And Rafat Hamour says he and a group of guys who were sleeping in tents by the Grand Canal were attacked there.
Councillor flags safety issues in playgrounds, as council officials say they struggle to get contractors to fix them
“The playground at Maypark is in such incredibly poor condition that it is literally dangerous,” says Social Democrats Councillor Catherine Stocker.
To make James Joyce more relatable, an effort to unearth the stories of his many siblings
It might help Dubliners connect to the man himself more, says John Foyle. “Because they did lead relatively normal lives.”
Frustrated watching Werburgh Street sites rot, a guerilla architect anonymously posts plans for them
Dublin City Council too, is working on plans for these historic sites next to Dublin Castle.
In Coolock, a missed opportunity for a lower-cost, lower-carbon heating system for the area
Data centres in the Clonshaugh business park are producing extra heat, but it’s not being put to use warming homes and businesses nearby.
Two plans progressing to give Dubliners better bike storage at home
Dublin City Council is moving to provide public bike bunkers, and the government’s changing rules to make it easier to install private ones in front gardens.
Brushing Up: A Mr Catra mural on Marlborough Street
Think of it as an invitation to share a love of favelas and their music, and as a way of saying thanks, says the artist.
In East Wall, a renewed push for a creative way to deal with dangerous scramblers
Seizures are up since a change in the law – but those running Dublin City Motocross Club want to ramp up another approach.
In Crumlin, locals team up with academics to gather details on the area’s trees
To figure out how much carbon the trees sequester, oxygen they release, stormwater they can soak up – and more.
Fires in Crown Paints warehouses haven’t triggered the release of asbestos, fire brigade says
Five of the seven buildings have asbestos roofs, says an estate agent’s brochure.
Flying drones are delivering food in Dublin, so where are companies allowed to build drone bases?
Neither the Fingal development plan, nor the Dublin city one, set out where drone bases are allowed and where they aren’t.