Minister plans to make it much tougher for Ukrainian refugees to become Irish citizens
Andrii Stepanov says some people don’t want to return to what was once their home, and is now Russian territory. “Why are they pushing us to Russia?”
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Introducing: Our voter guide for the 2024 local elections
Find out who is standing in your local electoral area, and what they have to say about eight big issues.
Why aren’t Dublin councillors harder on council managers? a reader asked
After all, councillors are charged with “Scrutinising the performance of local authorities against priorities and targets set”, the Department of Local Government says.
In Milltown, council considers removing beloved wading rhino from the Dodder
The roll-out of a flood alleviation scheme along the river might require relocating Woody, said a Dublin City Council engineer.
Local councillors push to close another route in the north inner-city due to anti-social behaviour
Former council planner Kieran Rose says the council has lost the plot. “It’s crazy,” he says. “If we do this we are giving up on the city.”
Councillors look for more consultation with disabled people on city-centre traffic plan
“If it’s stopping us from going into the city centre, it infringes our basic human rights,” says Robert Sinnott, of Voice of Vision Impairment.
It can be a lose-lose scenario for some tenants who ask the council to push their landlords to fix up substandard apartments
It can anger the landlord, and alert the council that it shouldn’t be paying to subsidise rent for such a place – and risk leaving the tenant homeless.
For parents raising children in direct provision, the fear of the state taking them away is ever-present
Especially for lone parents, who can face having inadequately trained shelter staff call in Tusla if they leave their children alone even briefly.
Danger for people who cycle: a junction near Heuston Station
Several people have reported this as a dangerous spot, and have ideas on how the council could make it safer.
Council Briefs: Portobello Plaza, the Rathmines Post Office, and flood defences on the Dodder
These were some of the issues that councillors on the South East Area Committee discussed recently.
Council delays plans to unveil joint plaque for boys who died in Artane Industrial School and Christian Brothers who ran it
It’s not acceptable for boys who died while detained in the institution to be remembered with the men who ran it, says independent Councillor Mannix Flynn.
Why are brent geese moving inland, scuppering plans for homes and all-weather pitches?
The answer is food. “There is a lot of marine algae in Dublin Bay but not enough … As that runs out they start to come onto the football pitches.”
Council plans to continue with same approach to getting people to clean up after their dogs
“What will make our cities clean is to try and convince those people who don’t pick up after their dog to think of others,” said council litter prevention officer Bernie Lillis.