Dublin councils are to look at buying or building homeless hostels
“We have an over-reliance on the private sector, it is expensive, it is poor value for money,” says Mary Hayes, director of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive.
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Preparing for e-scooter sharing, Fingal County Council plans virtual parking spots for them
These would be painted spots on footpaths where people could leave e-scooters they’d rented but are done with, for the next person to pick up.
Are data centres reliable sources of heat for Dublin’s planned district heating systems?
Waste heat from a data centre is already helping warm buildings in Tallaght. There’s a similar plan for Blanchardstown.
In Balbriggan, campaigners still wait for nod on long-promised pool
The masterplan for Castlelands promises a swimming pool at an early phase of development, before the first homes.
In Skerries, a circle gathers to share songs, one after another
“We just set up the kind of group that we wanted, informal, where you could come to sing or simply listen,” says Sara Dennedy, of the Skerries Folk Group.
A local historian pushes for the state to open up Fingal’s Dunsoghly Castle
The man who owns the farmland around the 15th-century, four-storey tower says he wants the same.
Architects invited young and old to redesign housing estates around Balbriggan
What might be needed to make them places for all, well into the future?
In Howth, effort to trim back vegetation to clear tramway trail went way too far, locals say
“There was absolutely no need for this big tractor to come along and literally annihilate everything.”
In Donabate, council plans to appoint contractor later this year to turn Ballisk House into new library
A new library is part of a trio of services local representatives say Donabate needs, also including a primary care centre, and a Garda station.
In Swords, a long-term tenant facing a no-reason eviction finds she’s far from alone
Her overseas landlord has issued notices to quit under the same law to some of her neighbours, and to residents of at least two other apartment complexes in the city.
The removal of a Baldoyle phone box dislodges a piece of pirate-radio history
In 1986, it was the hotline to reach the team behind Big Beat Radio, who didn’t want the government to find their transmitter.
Vacancy Watch: the Old Schoolhouse in Clonsilla, on the banks of the Royal Canal
It’s been in decline for about two decades. Now, the council is trying to buy it.
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