As the government blocks funding for major social-housing projects, FF and FG councillors point fingers at ministers
As many as 1,325 social homes in Dublin city are at an advanced stage, with planning granted – but now with no clear funding.
Rathmines
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In Rathmines, the remaining residents of the Defence Forces’ married quarters live in mouldy limbo
Grosvenor Lodge is so rundown that the council is looking at adding part of it to its derelict sites register.
In Rathmines, some residents eye post office building as location for revived Citizens Information desk
It’s needed – some locals have been going to the local Garda station to get help filling out forms, says former Labour councillor Mary Freehill.
RTB rules eviction notices sent to tenants in Rathmines’ Tramco building were invalid
The landlord, who’s trying to turn the building into homeless accommodation, says he plans to appeal the decision.
Vacancy Watch: Married Quarters at Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines
“It’s usually disappointing for essentially a state organisation to be sitting on derelict properties. It’s a very bad look.”
Five months on, council yet to rule on legality of short-term lets in Rathmines co-living
Meanwhile, rooms in the complex are available to rent for the St Patrick’s Day weekend at €369 a night.
Plans for a new primary-care centre on Gulistan site in Rathmines face years of delay
Under terms agreed when the council transferred the land to the HSE, the HSE was supposed to submit a planning application by October 2022.
To Re-open Rathmines Concert Hall, Councillors Propose a Round of “Musical Buildings”
Rathmines College could get classroom space at the former TU Dublin conservatory across the street, freeing up the concert hall for use again, they say.
Rathmines Group Invites Neighbourhood to Dream of New Public Squares and Car-Free Streets
The Rathmines Initiative is pitching ideas for Mountpleasant Avenue, Wynnefield Road, the firehouse area, and Leinster Cricket Club.
In Rathmines, a Landlord Looks to Evict Two Buildings of Tenants
“We are going to be the new homeless,” says one. “I hope I’m wrong but I don’t see too many opportunities.”
Council Briefs: Calmer Traffic on Pigeon House Road, a New Tearoom, and More
These were among the issues that Dublin city councillors discussed at a recent meeting of their South East Area Committee.
Council Briefs: Making Temple Bar Square More Accessible, Traffic Calming on Belmont Avenue, and Redeveloping the Gulistan Depot
These are some of the things that councillors talked about at their recent meeting for the south-east area.
In Dublin, a neighbourhood boundary is sometimes more a feeling than a line
“We vote in Ranelagh, but we feel Rathmines,” says Trowdy Ferguson, rocking the pram back and forth on the garden path, on Belgrave Square.