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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Council Briefs: Councillors push to reopen the city centre laneway they closed last month, and more
“That is the start of a journey and hopefully the manager, the elected members and all the main players can come together and reopen the lane.”
Council plans to push more city residents to switch from bags to bins for rubbish
It’s part of an effort to keep streets cleaner, by reducing the number of bags available for seagulls, foxes and other creatures to tear open, a council official says.
The council is considering proposals from two private companies to provide public toilets in the city centre
A spokesperson said Dublin City Council is weighing up the best places for them, whether security is needed, and if it should charge for use.
Unable to keep her son safe in their home, a mother asked the council for a safer one – and it said no
Erika Dunne’s six-year-old son Ben has autism, a learning disability, and is nonverbal, and she needed a home she could adapt to keep him from hurting himself.
How is the council spending €32,000 a month on public toilets at St Stephen’s Green?
One reason why public toilets aren’t everywhere, council managers have said, is that they are so expensive.
At the Botanic Gardens, an invitation to take an hour to notice the onset of spring
A daily tour pauses on the delicate purple crocuses pushing up through the ground, and snowdrops dangling white blossoms.
More dumping and rubbish being burned at illegal dump on council land in Darndale
“The fires are constantly being lit,” says local resident Annette Flanagan, who forwarded a photo taken at night showing smoke and flames.
Who asked for the council’s anti-dumping CCTV to be removed from the Whitehall church car park?
Harry Murphy, whose back garden borders the car park, says he wishes the CCTV was still there. “There’s been carpets dumped there – a whole kitchen once.”
The council tried to turn dumb bins into smart ones, but it didn’t work very well
The sensors they tried installing didn’t always fit well, ran out of batteries, and had connectivity problems.
Living in poor conditions, a tenant in Rathmines has struggled to force fixes
Ciara Hill has lived without a working shower or toilet, with mould and a broken front door, and a lingering dread that she will end up back where she was a few years ago – homeless again.
You’re invited: Please come test our new cycle collision tracker
We’d love it if you could join us at the Teachers Club on Parnell Square on the evening of Thursday 22 February from 7.30pm.
Councillors and researchers question the effectiveness of clamping cars, as fines gain in popularity
“My understanding is that Dublin City Council is [the] only one currently using clamping as a parking enforcement method,” an NTA spokesperson said.