The council wasn’t hiring a municipal walker, but she took the job anyway
Once a month since September 2022, artist Lian Bell has done a full circuit of the North and South Circular Roads, observing these 14km through the seasons.
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East Wall Road is supposed to be cleaned each day, so why does dumped waste linger?
Rather than repeatedly announcing new plans and initiatives to clean up the streets in the inner-city, “it’d be nice if the current plans worked”, a local says.
On Dublin’s streets, bottle and can collectors now have their regular rounds
“It’s worth it,” says Vanessa Breen, who collects the rubbish to exchange for cash. “But you have to be quick, and you have to want to do it.”
As plan to introduce “latte levy” languishes, some cafes don’t give or advertise keep-cup discounts
Meanwhile, people in Ireland are sending millions of disposable cups to landfill or incineration.
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.”
Councillors ask when long-standing plans to reduce rubbish on the city streets will go live
Eliminating bagged waste, installing CCTV, and finding and knocking on the doors of people who don’t have bin contracts are among the long-promised changes.
Fingal agrees to look at ending mechanical raking on some beaches, and picking litter there by hand instead
Mechanical raking “is causing an issue for the thriving dune systems which we should have”, said Green Party Councillor David Healy.
Why has Fingal County Council issued so few fines for littering so far this year?
In 2017, the council issued 1,001 fines for littering. In 2022, the number was 443. So far this year? Well under 100.
Once massive illegal dump in Priorswood is cleared away, what should go on the site?
The council met local residents Monday to talk about options. Previous ideas have included housing, sports facilities, and a Traveller resource centre.
In Priorswood, the council has finally begun clearing an industrial-scale illegal dump in a residential neighbourhood
“I was lying in my hospital bed and I just kept thinking, ‘God, please don’t let me die. I want to live to see the dump gone,’” says resident Annette Flanagan.
New waste-to-energy incinerator possible to deal with the country’s growing river of waste
“I would have some concerns that the waste-to-energy incinerator plans really just lock us into kind of unsustainable systems.”
Yes, waste-collection companies can legally give the council data on who doesn’t pay them for bins
Concerns have been raised about data protection, but an expert says the council can collate this data if it shows that it is necessary and proportionate.
Council to use data from waste-collection companies to target people without bin contracts
“We can then follow that up with cold calling, calling at houses, calling at properties and then we can then prosecute.”