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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Councillors push for answers from Waterways Ireland on its plans for the old graving docks
“Are they going to flip the site for even more money, or are they going to do something themselves?” asked Green Party Councillor Claire Byrne.
In Ballymun, is there a problem with the sewage network?
Some residents in the Shangan Avenue area have reported issues, but Irish Water says all is well.
In the Docklands, there’s a burnt-out corner where asylum seekers once slept
It is unclear whether the ashes are the aftermath of an arson attack, or an unrelated fire now being used online to rally and intimidate.
Vacancy Watch: Amid shiny new towers on St Luke’s Avenue, a vacant council-owned site grows weeds
Councillors blocked the site’s sale to a developer in 2018, and the council said recently it’s not suitable for use as a park. So what will become of it?
The NTA has chosen a company to bring in contactless fare payments on buses, trains and trams
It has given the job of installing a “next generation” ticketing system to Spanish defence and technology company Indra.
Council Briefs: Setting up a committee on inclusion, doing more to tackle domestic violence, and closing a gap in community-safety structures
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their July monthly meeting.
Dublin City Council considers opening up city centre laneways for people to play cricket
A plan for Dublin 1 laneways was drawn up six years ago. The council is starting to roll it out, said a council spokesperson.
Applying for visas at Belgium’s embassy in Dublin, some immigrants say they face mistreatment
“It’s like they see you as inferior as a human being,” says Arpita Chakraborty. She isn’t alone in reporting a sense of belittlement after a visa appointment there.
As they take up their seats, councillors fall under new rules for behaviour on and offline
The code of conduct for councillors says they cannot post “content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination”.
Dublin city councillors explore potential alliances to lead the council, post-election
Will it be a group led by the Social Democrats and Sinn Féin? Will it be one led by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil?
Vacancy Watch: The former Transylvania restaurant in the north inner-city
It’s been a warehouse, a cafe, a Romanian restaurant, and a grow house. It’s sitting vacant now, but has a new owner, with plans for it.
Exclusion from CE schemes yet another barrier to people working while awaiting asylum decisions
“They all have the desire for work, but there’s barrier after barrier after barrier.”