The council wasn’t hiring a municipal walker, but she took the job anyway
Once a month since September 2022, artist Lian Bell has done a full circuit of the North and South Circular Roads, observing these 14km through the seasons.
Two councillors have lodged complaints with the council against independent Councillor Gavin Pepper. But there’s been no conclusion yet to those processes.
In February, a homeless woman emailed councillors with complaints about professional boundaries at an inner-city listening service.
Dublin city councillors held their monthly meeting on Monday night. Here’s some of what they discussed.
Sinn Féin Councillor Críona Ní Dhálaigh resigned from the council on Monday night, saying that she needs to look after her own mental health.
In this month’s South East Area Committee meeting, councillors discussed the proposed Liffey swimming pool, the Moorehead Report, and the use of kissing gates.
Dublin City Council plans to install new secure storage for rubbish bins at five locations within the Oliver Bond House complex, to discourage illegal dumping,
Questions remain as to when journalists will once again have access to Dublin City Council meetings, some of which have been held in private during Covid-19.
At Monday’s South East Area Committee, councillors were presented with plans for developments at Kevin Street and Herbert Park, and more.
Councillors will continue with the business they usually conduct in their committee meetings, but they’ll do it over email – rather then at public meetings.
Dublin City Council plans to hire an independent auditor to spot check conditions for workers on its building sites, councillors learnt at a meeting this week.
Some say proposals for the Poddle Flood Alleviation Scheme are considerate of biodiversity. Others that they’re worried about the impact of trees and birds.
Nial Ring has far outpaced earlier lord mayors. He’s simply more sociable than others, he says. “The Mansion House is belonging to the people of Dublin.”