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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Glasnevin-area residents eye up “quiet area” status to stymie planned drone delivery service
“The IAA [Irish Aviation Authority] can tell drones not to go over ‘quiet areas’,” says Social Democrats Councillor Cat O’Driscoll.
Councillors attempt to hit pause as company prepares to launch drone delivery service from Glasnevin
But they appear to lack the necessary power, and are likely moving too late. Manna hopes to start delivering toasties and tacos in the city “by late this summer”.
Companies should be required to get planning permission for drone bases, Fingal councillors say
“It’s important for residents to know, for the business, and for the credibility of the planning system, so we’re clear a loophole is not developing in terms of planning.”
Rules on installation of drone food-delivery bases in Dublin remain in dispute
The current skirmish is over a Manna base at Junction 6 in Blanchardstown.
Council Briefs: Defibrillators in Dublin 15, a missing school building, and more
Here’s some of what Fingal councillors talked about at their recent area committee meeting.
Amid plans for food-delivery drones to spread across Dublin, some worry about safety
The company Manna has done about 200,000 food-deliveries by drone since 2021, a spokesperson said. Only three accidents have been officially reported.
At Crooksling’s asylum shelter, harassment on the ground and drones in the sky
An Garda Síochána hasn’t responded to queries sent on 4 September asking about any plans to try to protect residents.
Council Briefs: Pushing for faster housing in Dunsink, pop-up CCTV, and interrogating delivery drones
Here’s a sample of what came up at a recent council meeting for the Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart, Castleknock and Ongar areas.
Council orders Clonsilla drone delivery service base removed
It issued the owner of the Clonsilla Inn with a planning enforcement notice on 19 June, giving two months to remove the landing pads.
Flying drones are delivering food in Dublin, so where are companies allowed to build drone bases?
Neither the Fingal development plan, nor the Dublin city one, set out where drone bases are allowed and where they aren’t.
As delivery drones whirr through the skies of Dublin 15, councillors consider further regulating them
Drones might get people faster fast-food, but they also create noise, and raise privacy concerns, councillors said.
Pilot Over Howth Reports Sighting Drone “20 Feet Outside of Our Wingtips”
People flying drones in Dublin in places where they shouldn’t “is a huge problem”, according to Fergal McCarthy, co-chair of the Unmanned Aircraft Association of Ireland.