Council moves on plan for 5,000 homes on lands between Inchicore and Ballyfermot
The changes will be gradual, said a council planner. “It’s not an overnight, you know, deployment of four or five thousand units in an area.”
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In Europe’s Asylum System, Victims of Climate Change Fight for Recognition – and Lose Often
In two cases in Ireland, people asked for refuge here saying their homes had been ravaged by climate change and so they could not go back. Both were refused.
Southside Council Briefs: The Future of a Community Centre, a New Crossing to Get to New Park, and More
These were among the issues that Dublin city councillors discussed at a recent meeting of their South Central Area Committee.
Effort to Name Dublin Park After Boyzone Singer Stephen Gately Stalled by 20-Year Rule
This cooling-off period can help avoid namer’s remorse, but it also means some local heroes could be forgotten before they are commemorated, councillors say.
Neighbourhoods with Lovely Green Parks Grapple with Influxes of Visitors’ Cars on Sunny Days and Game Days
What are the solutions? They range, say councillors and sports clubs, from more parking enforcement to thinking about how we plan the city.
Dublin Airport wants millions more passengers, but should it take millions fewer?
The airport plans to chip away at the tens of thousands of tonnes of CO2 that it emits each year, but it says it’s not really responsible for the hundreds of thousands that airplanes and car drivers emit.
A Family Fleeing Ukraine for Ireland Face Visa Barriers and Bureaucracy
Osarumen Izevbokun and his wife, who are permanent residents of Ukraine, having lived there for 14 years, are finding it harder than they expected to come here.
Council Briefs: The Dilemma of the €7 Pee, and More Around Moore Street to be Protected
These were among the issues that Dublin city councillors discussed at a meeting of their Central Area Committee on Tuesday.
No Mention of Traveller Housing as Council Sells Half of Mount Anville Site
For years, the council promised new Traveller accommodation on some of the site. Now the plan is for half to host a gaelscoil, the other half housing – but of what kind?
Residents Say Housing Charity Running Their Complex Won’t Listen to Their Concerns
The Charities Regulator found last year that CHAS had rented out social homes commercially. Now tenants say it also rented out their communal garden.
In the North Inner-City, a Group of Teenage Girls Redesigned Streets to Be Safer, More Fun
“We’d like to do it ourselves, instead of someone else planning it for us,” says Tori Awotunde.
In Finglas, Pedestrian Traffic Signals Installed Last Year for More than €200,000 Remain Off, Unused
Dublin City Council has not yet responded to queries sent last Wednesday asking why they haven’t been turned on yet.
When Irish Immigration Officers Overcharge Immigrants, They Struggle to Push Back
Eugenio Antonio says they keep trying to charge him €300 to register, which should be free for him. But they wouldn’t listen to him, so he had to get a lawyer involved.