Tusla says it's an offence to run an unregistered children’s home, but it places children in them anyways
So how does it square the circle?
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The tip of Bull Island has been slowly disappearing
“We’re losing a lot of [it],” said Mary Tubridy, an established Dublin ecologist, “and the chances are, we'll be losing more of it.”
In Balbriggan, an effort to bring anti-beach grass campaigners into the fold
For years now, the group Save Our Sands has been asking the council to remove lyme grass that’s helping to stem erosion on the beach.
Council should buy Martello Tower on coast near Donabate, Fingal councillors urge
It’s listed for sale, and councillors say it’d be a great feature along existing and planned walking and cycling routes that run right by it.
Piles of washed-up shellfish along Fingal’s coast prompt idea of mollusc paramedics
Karin Dubsky, an environmental scientist and director of Coastwatch Ireland, said it is likely that aggressive winds brought by Storm Claudia were to blame.
A proposal to bring in charges at coastal car parks prompts a flood of objections from Fingal residents
The charges would unfairly penalise people who’ve no option other than to drive because of a lack of viable public transport options to the beach, said one.
Can the council make Howth’s viral “Tiny Hidden Beach” safer?
"You have the real extreme version, you close it off. But again, locals have been going to the beach for decades … they’re not the ones that get into the accidents there. It's mainly tourists."
On Ireland’s Eye, a roll-out of measures to better protect the birds
The island off Howth is a haven for puffins, cormorants, and more. But human visitors have continued to stress them.
Fingal agrees to look at ending mechanical raking on some beaches, and picking litter there by hand instead
Mechanical raking “is causing an issue for the thriving dune systems which we should have”, said Green Party Councillor David Healy.
A grassroots movement to reimagine Clontarf pier is gaining momentum
“You stand on the pier and it’s different every day. The sky is changing, the water, the clouds. It’s the most wonderful facility. The whole prom is.”
In Balbriggan, council plans revival of boat house and bath house for use by water sports clubs
A design team is in place to oversee their refurbishment, with a completion date set for March 2026, a council official’s report says.