Vacancy Watch: a big site near Fatima Luas stop
Even as the government casts around for new land to zone for homes, it is unclear when this plot will be built out.
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In Clontarf, a gathering to celebrate a traditional Thai new year festival
“When you see Songkran in Thailand, it’s like a big water fight,” Chanthima Ostijn says. Not so much here in Ireland, though. “It’s just too cold.”
In Kilmore West, residents want Beaumont Hospital to do something about its staff parking everywhere
“We’re held to ransom Monday to Friday, from early morning to night,” says Dolores Kinsella. “I tell people all the time, I live in a car park.”
The closure of Coolock swimming pool has had a wide-reaching impact on the community
Storm Darragh damaged the roof in December. The council has said the “closure will be lengthy” – and pointed to plans for a new pool nearby.
To get traffic out of the city centre, it’s time to abolish tolls on the M50, councillor says
But Transport Infrastructure Ireland, which runs the M50, says the toll revenue is needed to pay for to operate and maintain it.
Council pushes forward with transformation of Balleally Landfill into Rogerstown Park
The years-long process has included harnessing gases coming out of the waste to generate electricity – and the council’s looking at adding a solar farm too.
From the corner of Holywell Road: the nearly forgotten spiritual sites of north Dublin
Some local residents want to see the old St Donagh’s holy well in Donaghmede memorialised in some way. Damien Dempsey is one of them.
In the Liberties, Solas Project is piloting a new peer-to-peer approach to their youth outreach work
“Most high-quality studies exploring mentoring in criminal justice suggest that it reduces crime,” says Ian Marder, at Maynooth University.
Council Briefs: More waiting for pedestrian crossing in Clontarf, refurbishing St Anne’s Suzhou Gardens, and more
These were among the issues councillors discussed at recent meetings of their North West Area and North Central Area committee meetings.
Why are so many people choosing to fly between Kerry and Dublin?
The numbers hopping on the short-haul route have grown more than four-fold in three years.
Council Briefs: Defibrillators in Dublin 15, a missing school building, and more
Here’s some of what Fingal councillors talked about at their recent area committee meeting.
A project seeks to capture the many hazards faced by Deliveroo riders
Researchers are drawing on interviews, sensors and crowd-sourced mapping to understand what gig workers on bikes encounter in the city.
In Bluebell and Inchicore, residents continue their months of protests against proposed bus route changes
The National Transport Authority plans to axe the 13, 68 and 69 late this year. Protesters say the planned replacements aren’t good enough.