Why has some of the greenery in city planters been left to wither?
The council hasn’t been able to find a contractor willing to take on the job of looking after these plants, a council official says.
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In Inchicore, Council Unveils Plans for Its Flagship Public Housing Project
Local councillors welcomed the plans, including confirmation that all the homes will be social or affordable, but also flagged the high proportion of studios.
After 50 Years of Dry Cleaning Duvets and Tumble Drying Trousers, a Dublin Washeteria’s Cycle Ends
“It’s an old establishment, it’s part of Inchicore,” says Peter Keegan. “Another story, another chapter.”
In Inchicore, Artists Gather to Draw Comics Together
Instead of pursuing careful perfection alone, they try to loosen up and collaborate on wacky, silly, off-the-cuff works. And now, they have a base.
Council Rethinking What’s Next for the Old Inchicore Library Building
Construction inflation has scotched its push to renovate it and reopen as a library, said a council spokesperson.
Contaminating Leaks Into the Waterways Near Blackhorse Bridge Seem to Have Been a Long-Running Concern
Issues began well before excavating contractors hit a cable late last year, prompting the placement of the booms now on the canal, ESB emails suggest.
For 175 Years, keeping the trains running has been a family business at the Inchicore railway works
Today, some workers there are treading the same floors as their fathers, grandfathers, and even great-grandfathers.
Council Has Again Nudged Back Timeline for Hundreds of “Affordable” and Social Homes in Inchicore
It’s also expecting to bump up the number of homes to be built on the land at St Michael’s Estate, suggests a response to a councillor’s query.
Irish Rail Officials Sceptical of Reports of Imminent Plan to Build Thousands of Homes across Inchicore Site
Freeing up part of the Inchicore Railway Works for housing in seven to 10 years might be possible, though, the internal emails said.
In Inchicore, a New Garden for the Community
Despite council pledges of “support” for the development of community gardens, there’s still far more demand for them than supply.
A Busy Traffic Junction in Inchicore Is Reimagined
“Your ideas are very very good and I will definitely be looking at them more,” said Dublin City Council Senior Engineer Neil O’Donoghue to one local resident.
New Report Sets Out Vision for Future of Kilmainham and Inchicore
Recommendations range from relocating the Garda station and improving public lighting, to developing a “historical military quarter”, to bringing in an education and learning campus.
In Inchicore, Ageing Mods, Punks and Rockers Live Their Scooter Dreams
“We’re a scooter club, so if you rock up on a Lambretta, rock up on a Vespa, rock up on a Suzuki, you’re welcome,” says Alfreda O’Brien Kavanagh.