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Councillors push for changes in the way parking-enforcement is done in the city
One of the more contentious issues is how to deal with footpath parking. Work to stamp it out entirely? Or formally allow it in certain areas?
Despite councillors’ reservations after pilot in north inner-city, government rolling out local community safety partnerships
“I do think there is huge potential there for something like this, but I do have some very, very serious concerns about how this model is working.”
In Mulhuddart, residents volunteering to pick litter in Tolka Valley Park frustrated at being left to empty the council’s bins too
“The more we do, the more is asked of us,” wrote Ruth Law.
While awaiting dramatic revamp of Newmarket Square approved in 2017, council plans smaller improvements
One part of the council hasn’t progressed the revamp, so another hopes to spruce up the swathe of old asphalt now that it’s ringed with fancy new developments.
After a crash, parents in Clontarf push for a safer crossing from school to afterschool
The incident has “mobilised us as parents, as this perceived risk for quite a while has now materialised”, says Carlos Bruen.
As council offers more services online, some say it’s getting harder to access them offline
“I’d rather talk to someone face-to-face, a real person, it’s easier,” says Mags Keena.
Dublin city councillors have more residents to represent than councillors in any other part of the country
This impacts the quality of representation they can provide, and could create barriers to young people entering politics, some say.
The anti-immigrant movement is getting more disruptive and dangerous, councillors tell Gardaí
“Temperatures seem to be heating up by the week,” said Social Democrats Councillor Tara Deacy at Monday’s meeting of the Dublin City Joint Policing Committee.
Shuttled out of the city ahead of St Patrick’s Day, some homeless men seeking asylum reclaim their lives on Mount Street
On Saturday evening, a group of guys put together a modest meal to break their Ramadan fast: yogurts, fruit and bottled water on a Tesco bag on the ground.
In an East Wall asylum shelter, allegations of misconduct highlight wider questions around appropriate staff hiring
In April 2023, a community group in East Wall flagged concerns at the local asylum shelter.
In Kilmainham, some residents worry BusConnects changes on the low road will push even more through traffic up onto the high road
Maybe it’s time to put in bollards or something part-way along Kilmainham Lane, to stop drivers cutting through, says Green Party Councillor Michael Pidgeon.
Many people with disabilities can’t get their bottles and cans to a deposit-return machine – and would struggle to use it even if they could
“We recognise that some individuals might encounter challenges at present and are working on providing solutions,” said a spokesperson for Re-turn, the deposit-return system operator.