Community Safety Too many people are kept in their cells between 19 and 24 hours a day, says chief prison inspector "It really is an absolutely critical issue," says Mark Kelly. Eoin Glackin Jul 31, 2026
climate change In need of €439 million to reduce carbon emissions, the council got €70,500 "It seems very very small indeed," said Fine Gael Councillor Declan Flanagan, chair of Dublin City Council's climate action committee. Lois Kapila Jul 31, 2026
vacancy Should the council have to pay taxes on city properties it owns and leaves vacant or derelict? The recently published report from the government's Local Democracy Taskforce recommended that if it does, it should get the money back. Laoise Neylon Jul 31, 2026
City Desk Modular Homes for the Homeless: Now Problems in Drimnagh Dublin City Council’s plan to build 22 modular homes in Ballymun by Christmas sparked protests. Now its effort to put 29 more modulars on a site in Drimnagh have hit some bumps too. Louisa McGrath Dec 9, 2015
