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Council investigates chemical "attacks" on beach grass in Balbriggan
“It is not harmless behaviour – it is the premeditated, attempted destruction of a key environmental asset.”
Council looking into causes of small landslide in Strawberry Beds earlier this year
“The residents living there and people that use that road need to know that it’s safe,” says Fine Gael Councillor Ted Leddy.
Council shoots down proposal for emergency solar panels on council homes before winter
Officials point to money, government grant rules – and GDPR.
Council plans new temporary flood defences for Clontarf
It has been working, for more than a decade, on plans for more permanent flood defences. But those aren’t built yet.
Fingal lays out latest plans to “hold the line” against coastal erosion in Portrane
Emergency works should start soon, said a council official on 19 March – followed, if permitted, by a more extensive intervention.
Is Dublin Port on track to tamp down on pollution from idling ships?
It has until 2030 to roll out points for ships to plug into the electricity grid, if it is to meet an EU deadline.
Council still undecided on how to strengthen Sandymount flood defences
“We’d be very lucky to get it all completed in 2030.”
In justifying its plan to abandon its Wood Quay HQ, council refuses to show its homework
It's generally more environmentally friendly to renovate existing buildings than to abandon them to the wrecking ball, but other public organisations could follow suit.
Councillors finally get sight of plans to squash carbon emissions in Ballymun and Ringsend
But will funding follow to make possible these ambitions?
What would become of the Civic Offices on Wood Quay if the council relocates?
After The Currency reported the idea of the council moving its HQ, councillors were talking about and thinking through the pros and cons and implications.
Despite repeated complaints, a stretch of James’s Street remains hazardous for cyclists
They are shunted into a bumpy sliver of gutter between the kerb and the Luas tracks.
Councillors squeamish at continued rise of illuminated and digital advertising signs in city
"Digital screens are impacting on our environment,” says independent Councillor Mannix Flynn. “It’s another erosion of the public domain.”