Council plans new temporary flood defences for Clontarf
It has been working, for more than a decade, on plans for more permanent flood defences. But those aren’t built yet.
“We know there are issues,” said Dublin City Council Assistant Chief Executive Mick Mulhern, at a recent housing committee meeting.
A €2 per bed per night tax could raise more than €17.5 million a year, according to a council analysis.
Richard Shakespeare recently held a closed-doors briefing for councillors, giving them a presentation that was watermarked so they could be caught if they shared it.
Dublin city councillors added a focus on social inclusion to the work of their housing committee in September 2024. But it hasn't really featured yet.
They also, separately, backed a motion opposing the government’s plans to abolish the Triple Lock.
Seven areas of expertise should be represented, said a recent council report.
Although it’s unclear exactly what the council could do on this front.
It's generally more environmentally friendly to renovate existing buildings than to abandon them to the wrecking ball, but other public organisations could follow suit.
When a councillor tried to raise the project at the monthly meeting Monday, he was given 10 seconds.
The numbers spiked after a new cohort of councillors was elected in June 2024, and have eased somewhat since then – while remaining higher than before.
After The Currency reported the idea of the council moving its HQ, councillors were talking about and thinking through the pros and cons and implications.
It’s one of two prominent sites in Dolphins Barn that the Iveagh Trust has been prepping to build out.