For a start, it shouldn’t allow for up to 15 storeys over the road from the bungalows of Labre Park, says the coordinator of Ballyfermot Travellers Action Project.
John Coleman’s diary shows meetings with a cast of players, from AHBs to developers such as Hines, Hibernia REIT, and Cairn Homes – all of which fall outside the scope of the Lobbying Act.
Residents of Glovers Court have been asking the council for years to address the issues at the 1976-vintage flats. The council has been looking at ways to better insulate them.
Local groups and residents have different ideas for what the community in north Dublin needs: whether housing, a community centre, or a well-maintained park.
Irina Lapshina and Jurij Pučkov have been given notices to quit. They want greater assurance that, after the landlord refurbishes, they’ll be able to move back.
Sharing its vision so far for the Player Wills and Bailey Gibson sites was a welcome first step, said one councillor. “But the devil will be in the details.”
Here’s some of what came up when talk turned to housing at July’s monthly meeting of Dublin City Council: affordable purchase, O’Devaney Gardens, and a new housing committee chair.
At their June monthly meeting, Dublin city councillors discussed plans for building new Traveller accommodation in the coming years, insulating council-owned homes, and more.
