In the north inner-city, tenants of 15 years evicted so council can buy their home
Dublin City Council is buying 40 homes in the Northbank apartments. It is not clear how many tenants have been evicted for the deal to proceed.
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While cracking down on some residents who put bike storage in their front gardens, the council installed its own
The Department of Housing says it has no plans to change the law to cut the paperwork required for residents to install front-garden bike storage.
Unable to hire and keep the staff it needs, Dublin City Council is struggling to provide services
From managing and maintaining the city’s housing, to keeping the traffic flowing smoothly, to fixing the roads, all sorts of services are suffering councillors say.
In the south inner-city, unauthorised sculptures of a cat and a rat stare each other down
First came the rat. Then, “A lad who lives around the corner had a cat, and it was his pride and joy, and it was suggested he do a cat.”
In the Liberties, a young athlete prepares to play for his country
Josh Hennessey has been picked to play for Ireland’s Down syndrome futsal squad in a European competition in Italy in September.
Demonized and unable to get accommodation, men seeking asylum grapple with homelessness
Several have been sleeping down a laneway near the International Protection Office on Mount Street Lower.
Councillors learn, with surprise, who’s behind the ugly tarmac blobs dotting the city’s streets
At two recent meetings of the council’s South East Area Committee, councillors dug into the issue.
Survey documents 181 examples of red-light breaking, and zero enforcement
Gardaí didn’t respond to queries on where they were. Dublin City Council said it would be happy to help roll-out a system of red-light cameras.
Keeping hives of honeybees is great for honey, but not so good for city’s biodiversity, say experts
“Too many honeybees can negatively impact wild bees in the vicinity,” says Úna FitzPatrick, a senior ecologist for the National Biodiversity Data Centre.
Vacancy watch: a row of derelict buildings at the entrance to St James’s Hospital has a new owner
Over 25 years, the buildings have emptied and crumbled.
Vacancy watch: permission to transform Aldborough House into an office complex set to lapse
The 18th-century mansion in the north inner-city has been vacant for more than two decades.
On Their Quest to Take Back Control of Bin Collection, Councillors Plan to Press Government for New Legislation
A recent report from the Institute of Public Administration says councillors can’t legally take back control of waste-collection without it.
Low and slow, smoking South African Boerewors at Spencer Dock
Chef Wiseman Mangaliso aims to bring the classic South African braai to Dublin, with a subtle twist.