As government support for sheltering Ukrainian refugees dwindles, finding somewhere to live means taking more risks
“I understand now how valuable it is to help each other. How important it is to have a roof over your head, to have community.”
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Northside councillors debate the mystery of the blue bin bag bandits
“Any blue bags that are there, we're not sure who's giving them out.”
Ayrfield United FC set to turn former Credit Union into long-awaited clubhouse
It’ll be used by more than the football team, said club committee member Keith O’Connell, but open to other local groups and a youth club too.
An effort to seed a revival of hedgerows in Dublin city
“We're going to develop different urban trial hedgerows,” says Sophie von Maltzan. “The edible hedgerow, and the not-so-fast-growing hedgerow, and the thorn-free hedge.”
In west Dublin, residents are still asking for a deck-less bridge to be fixed up and reopened
Fingal County Council launched a feasibility study in 2017. But the project still requires further study, a spokesperson said this week.
Native trees may not always be the best choice for Dublin as the climate changes, says city tree officer
“Not all native species will survive what’s coming,” he told Dublin city councillors on the climate committee.
Hundreds in queue for allotments across Dublin city, show figures
The current development plan sets an aim of doubling allotments, caveated, with “if feasibly possible”.
Cyclists in Clontarf say they seem, again, barely an afterthought in diversions for works
When there’s construction and a challenge with road space, the answer always seems to be to block the cycle lane, says Ciaran Cannon, of Cycling Ireland.
Time to kick off consultation on spending €7m fund for residents around Oscar Traynor Woods in Coolock, councillor says
Local residents, not council officials, should decide how the community gain fund is spent, says independent Councillor John Lyons.
Someday, BusConnects is supposed to bring safer cycle paths to Malahide Road – but what happens until then?
“We want people cycling today. We want people to feel safe today," says Social Democrats Councillor Paddy Monahan.
NTA awards contract to consultants to advise on improving the punctuality of trains in the Dublin area
"Can we stop, please, with commissioning more reports and actually just fix what we already know is broken?" says Mark Gleeson, of Rail Users Ireland.
What makes a good playground?
Designers have new philosophies these days: more nature, natural colours, and trolls.
A new safety strategy for Rialto, Inchicore and Bluebell seeks to upend old approaches to violence
Among the proposals? A new community team with outreach workers, violence interrupters, and health professionals.