Dublin councils are to look at buying or building homeless hostels
“We have an over-reliance on the private sector, it is expensive, it is poor value for money,” says Mary Hayes, director of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive.
The Liberties
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Which Neighbourhoods Have the Most Bins, Mapped
Even though it’s a busy shopping street, Meath Street in the south-inner city has just one lonely bin.
Éilis: Don’t Destroy Herbert Simms’s Public Housing
The proposals to pull down this historic public housing mark a new low in the social cleansing of our city, writes Councillor Éilis Ryan.
Amid Rising Tourism, Liberties Residents Plan to Offer Tours
“Local people know the area and they know the people and they have the passion,” says Tony O’Rourke.
In the Liberties, Responding to a Wave of Change
“There is this talk of social mix, but … there is no concerted effort to hold onto the fabric of the long generations of families who have lived here,” says Máirín Ó Cuireáin, a community worker.
City Briefs: Liberties Pub to Be Revived, but Stasis in Bluebell
It looks like a pub is set to reappear on the Four Corners of Hell in the Liberties, and councillors at a recent meeting considered plans for development in Bluebell.
In Blackpitts, an 18th-Century House Is Restored from Ruins
As part of a development including student accommodation, the building is being restored and turned into offices for nearby Teeling Whiskey.
Council Briefs: Mannix Walks Out, DublinBikes, and Falling Housing Stock
Councillors voted in favour of four new adverts in the south-east of the city to help fund DublinBikes, and said they were frustrated they hadn’t been kept in the loop about a new homeless hostel in the Liberties.
As Oliver Bond flats turn 80 years old, an archive grows
From now until 10 December, a grassroots project is exhibiting memories and mementos that celebrate and explore the history of the Oliver Bond Flats.
In the Liberties, a Football Derby Pitches Gardai Against Street Traders
Each year, Gardai and street traders meet in the Liberties for an annual football match. “It’s a great rivalry,” says Joe Cullen.
Is There Room in the Liberties for a Sports Pitch?
At the weekend, kids and parents and coaches crammed into a small playground in the neighbourhood to highlight the need for sports facilities in the area.
In the Liberties, a Plan to Liven Up the Pavements
Applications are open for a project to decorate, with themed art, the paving stones that run from town through the Liberties.