Months on, council still investigating ethics complaints against independent councillor
Two councillors have lodged complaints with the council against independent Councillor Gavin Pepper. But there’s been no conclusion yet to those processes.
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Dublin City Council charts out where markets and street stalls could be allowed going forward
Draft bye-laws, due soon to go out to public consultation, suggest adding some new market areas and shrinking some oldies.
In Ballymun, a rare plant complicates a football club’s ambitions
Its discovery is holding up an expansion, the club’s secretary says. But there should be a way it can happen, while keeping the plant safe, an ecologist says.
Fingal County Council is looking at upping its fees for parking
At the moment, they are the lowest of the four Dublin local authorities.
Survivors excluded from planning of memorial centre on former Magdalene Laundry site, councillors warn
“I don't know how many times we have to ask to be included.”
Residents of Basin Street flats fear their long-promised redevelopment is now in limbo
Many of the social housing projects paused recently were on vacant sites but this one is different, says a local councillor.
Planning applications begin to file in for homes on industrial estate in Finglas
Two applications have gone in in recent months for plots on the edges of the big Jamestown Business Park.
Councils plan to clear paths through weirs on the Liffey to help revive fish
The barriers “block migratory fish species from accessing most of the river and degrade/impound the habitat they need to complete their life cycles”.
Two dads are on a mission to make it easier for Dubliners to open up city streets for their kids to play on
Over the years, the idea’s got support from councillors, TDs, the Minister for Transport – but there’s still no simple, official way to do it in Dublin city.
The decay of council housing becomes a photography exhibition
“Homes not Hazards” is set for Tailors’ Hall in the Liberties on 28 June.
In the Liberties, an Argentine bakery is multiplying with a new café they plan to keep open in the evenings
“The area does get quieter in the evening. But we hope the new place will draw people,” says Florencia Pugliese.
Why has Fingal County Council issued so few fines for littering so far this year?
In 2017, the council issued 1,001 fines for littering. In 2022, the number was 443. So far this year? Well under 100.
A new academic paper looks for learnings in data gathered via collisiontracker.ie
Analysis found that issues clustered in the city centre, around tram tracks, roundabouts, blocked cycle lanes, close passes, left-turns, and heavy vehicles.