As the government blocks funding for major social-housing projects, FF and FG councillors point fingers at ministers
As many as 1,325 social homes in Dublin city are at an advanced stage, with planning granted – but now with no clear funding.
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“I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m gonna be fighting climate change one babygrow at a time’”
On a local WhatsApp group in Dublin 8, neighbours try to ensure that stuff that’s still useable keeps getting used, rather than being thrown in the bin.
Council outlines plans to prevent future flooding of Clontarf area damaged after August rains
Some residents of Castle Court still aren’t back in their homes. “It’s awful to think … overnight this can just happen,” says local resident Helen Rooney.
In Balbriggan, a street party encourages conversations about a lower-carbon future for the town
The council has been considering options such as pedestrianisation to reduce carbon emissions in the seaside town.
Why did so many of Dublin’s trees topple during Storm Betty?
Dublin City Council is now assessing 4,000 trees and will cut down any that pose a danger, says Fergus O’Carroll, a parks superintendent.
On Francis Street, the council is testing a way to help the city sop up rain
It’s one of many measures Dublin City Council is working on to reduce run-off, and heading off flooding as the climate changes.
Oireachtas committee chair pushes for change to allow front-garden bike storage without need for planning permission
It’s a change Dublin City Council’s planning committee has advocated for, passing a motion in April and writing to the minister in support of the change.
Why is ESB building giant batteries in the city?
One of them, between Inchicore and Ballyfermot, is in the final stages of testing now. And there are more to come, in Poolbeg and South Wall.
To push Dubliners to care for our little planet, artists offer them seeds grown in its orbit
The idea is to tap into some of the profound feelings astronauts get when they gaze upon Earth from afar, says Zack Denfield of the Center for Genomic Gastronomy.
Council Plans to Add “Rainscapes” in Five Places in the City to Sop up Heavy Rainfall
It’s a pilot project to test things like swales, tree pits and porous paved surfaces to reduce flooding, as the climate changes.
To Reduce Traffic and Emissions, An Post Proposes Taking Over Parcel Deliveries in Dublin 2
Whether couriers, such as Amazon, UPS, DPD or DHL, will participate isn’t clear. They didn’t respond to queries.
In Crumlin, a Chance to Swap Good Clothes for Better Ones
“That whole idea of capitalism and consuming more and more, we want to be the opposite of that, like as an antidote, I suppose,” says organiser Mary Fleming.
As Coastal Flood Risk Rises, the Council Seeks to Defend Property and Residents to Defend Their Landscape – and Nothing’s Been Built
This challenge, epitomised by Clontarf, is cropping up all over Ireland and likely to become more common as efforts ramp up to adapt to climate change.