“We have waited too long; we desperately need the department to fund this,” says Shay L’Estrange, coordinator with Ballyfermot Traveller Action Project.
Dublin City Council Culture Company’s historian in residence guides children through online workshops, a book club and, most recently, an out-and-about video project.
Daryl Barron, the Fianna Fáil councillor, said the government should stay flexible on the Rates Waiver Scheme and “take this month by month”, and “if we need to change course again, we can”.
Dublin City Council should learn from what Cork City Council – which has been “exceptional” – has been doing on this, says Adrian Cummins, of the Restaurants Association.
The contract with Ashton Dog Pound in Ashtown times out at the end of June and the council will tender shortly for a provider, said a spokesperson for the council.
People are even more dependent on the internet and phones now with the impact of Covid-19, so senior management see it as a pressing issue, says Jamie Cudden, the head of its Smart City unit.
At recent meetings, councillors for the southside of the city debated three possible transport changes – two proposed in the shorter-term and one further in the future.
Paul McKeon says online English language teachers are one vector spreading the word among Brazilian students, who have created a Portuguese version of the slur.
Rialto residents want more for their local green space, taken over by construction of the children’s hospital for years, than the council is now proposing.
