More than 100 HAP tenants in Dublin lost their homes after poor conditions flagged
“An innocent tenant, through no fault of their own, ends up back homeless because a landlord doesn’t carry out the works,” says one councillor.
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Off St Stephen’s Green, RCSI puts forward big vision for future of York Street
At a meeting on Monday, councillors were surprised, they said, that it was the first they had heard of the plan, part of which is being rolled out.
Should five-year-olds need a special Leap Card to travel on public transport for free?
Kids under five can travel free without one.
In Portmarnock, a housing estate looks set to finally get a direct route to the DART station
“This has been a long time coming so it's great to see light at the end of the tunnel.”
In Mulhuddart, a councillor still wants a bridge taken out of storage
The old stone Mulhuddart Bridge was dismantled and put away more than a decade ago.
Dublin City Council considering cheaper parking for EVs, price rise for residential permit parking
For those in a central yellow zone, annual permit fees could go up from €50 a year to €225, a council briefing suggests.
As the university year starts, lecturers are changing how they teach in response to the student accommodation crisis
Some are turning to longer, less frequent, classes – but there’s a pedagogical trade-off, says UCD lecturer Keith Wilson.
Should social workers patrol Dublin’s public transport alongside transport police?
As government looks more into the practicalities of a transport security force, it’s one of the ideas being floated.
A poor bus service is tipping some university students to get driving licences, they say
“You could say that I prefer to drive in for two reasons,” said Shiv Suresh, at UCD. “To save time, and because I don't have a good time with the bus.”
Dublin City Council has seized unlicensed street furniture from 10 hospitality businesses this year
“We want people to enjoy being outside,” says Green Party Councillor Janet Horner. “But I think there is a free-for-all approach at the moment.”
Routes introduced under BusConnects among most often reported on no-show bus tracker
The NTA is working on revising schedules and updating technology to try to make sure buses in Dublin – and real-time information about them – are more reliable, a spokesperson said.
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.
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.