Central government is looking at whether councils should be allowed to borrow more, to build more
The current restrictions do need to change, said a spokesperson for the Department of Finance.
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A Year on From a Big “Reset”, Some Say There’s Still Been Little Progress on Traveller Homes in the City
“They talk about progress but there isn’t really any progress, in my opinion,” says a residents’ representative, Sally Flynn.
In Clongriffin Park, Why’s Only One Wind Turbine Working While the Others Look Lazy?
Dublin City Council says the issue is a lack of wind, but email correspondence shows multiple maintenance issues over several years.
A Game to Help Community Groups Focus on Fighting the Good Fight, Rather than Each Other
The two NCAD students who developed Sorgen hope it will help activists take a breath and find more empathy for each others’ points of view.
Photo Book Records Skateboarders’ Eulogy to Portobello Square, Now in a Box
Jake Hoffman’s book features portraits of skaters, each alongside a handwritten note with their reflections on the square and its importance to them.
With Long-Planned Immigration Detention Centre Stalled, People Refused Entry at Borders Still Await Deportation in Prison
In November 2019, when officers at the airport suspected Christian Campos might overstay his visa, he ended up in a cell with guys who said they were in for selling drugs and guns.
How Can the Council Make the City’s Canalside Paths Safer?
The cycling and walking paths next to the Royal and Grand canals have isolated, cut-off stretches and can get sketchy at night, users say.
Dublin Pilots a Broader Approach to Tackling Community Safety Issues in North Inner-City
The new “local community safety partnership” for the area brings together the HSE, Tusla, Gardaí, public and community reps, business people and others.
Twenty years on, locals still wonder why Corporation Street was renamed James Joyce Street
Dublin City Council held a plebiscite on the proposed name change, although there were only two qualified voters on the street.
While Helping Many Undocumented People, the Government’s New Amnesty Scheme Will Leave Others Behind
For them, the giant sigh of relief they felt when they heard about the scheme turned into a feeling of hurt when they read the fine print.
Council Briefs: Adding More Public Toilets, and More Skateparks
These were among the issues that councillors discussed at recent meetings of their North Central Area Committee and North West Area Committee.
Council Has Budgeted €1m for Pedestrian Crossings and Councillors Want to Know Where They’ll Be Installed
That amount of money might cover 12 crossings if they are simple ones, or up to just three or four if they are more complicated.
In Crumlin, Community Groups Are Seeking Spaces and 146 Sundrive Road Might Offer a Solution
Since 1934, the council has leased the property out for £20 a year, or the equivalent in euro, on the condition that it be put to “community use”.