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Council plans to add trees and remove some parking in part of the south inner-city
Councillors say they want to make sure local residents get enough of a chance to shape the council’s plans for this area between St Patrick’s Park and Aungier Street.
A family struggles to find help for a 16-year-old girl who seems determined to take her own life
Four psychiatrists have referred her to a centre in Cherry Orchard that, because of short staffing and the HSE recruitment freeze, has cut its inpatient beds.
As overcrowding puts some passengers off the Luas, NTA says plans are afoot to address the problem
But because the Luas shares city streets with other road users, there’s only so much that can be done to expand capacity, says Mark Gleeson, of Rail Users Ireland.
As more people seeking asylum are left to sleep rough, it makes it even harder for them to access mental-health care they may need
Studies have found that asylum seekers are more likely than the general population to have post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
Residents push for council to slow down cars and trucks on Crumlin Road
At a meeting Monday, a council engineer said it was doing speed surveys and could look at making changes. “We need to take some actions now,” he said.
“I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m gonna be fighting climate change one babygrow at a time’”
On a local WhatsApp group in Dublin 8, neighbours try to ensure that stuff that’s still useable keeps getting used, rather than being thrown in the bin.
Council confirms plans for a new playground at Kilmore West in Coolock
“This is great news for the area,” says independent Councillor John Lyons, who has been pushing for the playground for years.
DRHE says errors in bed booking system did not lead to anyone being refused homeless accommodation
But some people have had unexplained difficulties trying to get beds.
Near Newmarket, there’s a little-known spot to see the River Poddle, which is mostly hidden underground in the city
But Niels Warburton says this promised public viewing spot doesn’t live up to his expectations – or what the developer promised in its planning application.
The Department of Justice downplayed its role in months of travel hassles for Bolivian passengers by airlines, documents suggest
When Bolivian officials, and officials from the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, asked what was going on, the Department of Justice blamed the airlines.
It’s time to wind up the Docklands Strategic Development Zone, says oversight forum
But it is unlikely that councillors would back that, says one local representative.
At first meeting after riots, Dublin city councillors voiced support for migrants, ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ people
And council managers detailed their plans to help save the Christmas season for city-centre traders, by luring shoppers back in and making them feel safe.