As an anti-immigrant encampment dwindles on Basin View, its organisers try to rally
One man who’s been involved has been trying to organise a social event on a nearby council football pitch, something the council says it’s “monitoring”.
When designs for the new-look plaza at the corner of South Great George’s Street and Dame Lane went before councillors last year, they said it looked like a hotel entrance.
The council is planning to put the job of operating it out to tender, and also move its location.
Changes would bring more routes into the green spaces, as well as natural play areas, added amenities and upgraded pitches.
Vandalism to playgrounds is a problem across the city. Ideas to tackle it include providing alternative spaces for teens, designed and built with them.
Pockets of the park have become meeting points for drug users and dealers, says junior parkrun organiser Stephen Keeler.
It’s built and open. But, the oasis in the Marianella apartment complex hasn’t yet been taken under council control.
It has abandoned an idea to remove a small astroturf playing pitch after weigh-in from the local community.
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors on the South East Area Committee discussed on Monday.
“The more we do, the more is asked of us,” wrote Ruth Law.
An early version of the plan ran a new footpath through a field used for football, but the council has changed course to preserve this informal pitch.
Dublin City Council has installed one electric barbecue at an undisclosed location, in a park. “Trial due to go live early 2024,” says a council report.
Fingal County Council expects to put the plans out to public consultation towards the middle of next month, an official said.