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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Dublin City Council tenders for as many as 2,000 more beds for future homeless
It’s an indicator that those running homeless services expect the problem to get worse.
In Drimnagh, a walk with the “evening chorus”
A group of about a dozen bird listeners spent an hour or so in Lansdowne Valley Park Thursday evening, listening to songs and identifying birds.
Danger for cyclists: Drivers turning left across your path
Of the nearly 1,000 reports of hazards, near misses and collisions, 10 percent mention a driver doing a “left hook”.
When arguing Algeria is a “safe” country, did Department of Justice officials downplay human rights violations?
When the government designates a country as officially “safe”, it’s harder for someone from there to get asylum in Ireland.
In Dublin 8, residents send canvassers messages with political doormats
Artist Augustine O’Donoghue and author Conor McCabe made 50 of the mats and gave them away on Meath Street recently. From there, they spread out.
Council Briefs: More focus on inclusion, and more seizures of scramblers and the like
These were two of the issues discussed at Monday’s meeting of the Dublin City Joint Policing Committee.
In Drumcondra, parents and children protest the planned closure of their afterschool
There needs to be a better system to try to avert creche and afterschool closures, Early Childhood Ireland, which represents creches and afterschools, has said.
No evidence welfare rates affect where people seeking asylum end up, researchers say
Reducing payments won’t stop people from coming, said researcher Tim S. Müller. “But would make the conditions worse for asylum seekers.”
In Sandymount, a dream of reviving the old pier and baths
An architect’s drawn up plans, and a councillor has tabled a motion – but it’s unclear if the council is interested.
Council planning new full-size all-weather pitch in Coolock, but warns there’s a lack of public land for more
“There is no capacity to accommodate new playing fields in existing public parks and open spaces,” according to a council report.
Council plans to upgrade a grassless and treeless park in East Wall
It has abandoned an idea to remove a small astroturf playing pitch after weigh-in from the local community.
In Churchtown, a couple invite a former asylum seeker into their home
“We were like, we have a space at the moment in the house.”