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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Council Briefs: New Secure Bins in Oliver Bond House, a Lack of Motions at Monthly Meetings, Air Quality Since Covid-19 and More
Dublin City Council plans to install new secure storage for rubbish bins at five locations within the Oliver Bond House complex, to discourage illegal dumping,
A Look at Plans So Far for Shared Bins on Dublin’s Streets
The current idea is that one street either in Stoneybatter or Portobello would get access to on-street communal bins as part of the council’s pilot.
In Drimnagh, Group Looks for Joggers to Pick Up Where Council Leaves Off
“People are looking for an excuse to get out and about, so why not double up on your exercise and get a bit of community spirit while you’re at it?” says Eoin Neylon of Tidy Drimnagh.
A New Dublin Group Looks to Deepen What We Know About Plastic
The Precious Plastic crew were hard at work on a recent Saturday, sawing and wiring to make a machine to reuse single-use plastics. They’re open to others getting stuck in.
Thorntons Withdraws Waste Collection from Some Streets in the City
But it’s unclear why. One resident of Herbert Lane says he’s left with little choice but to go back to waste bags, not bins – the opposite of council policy.
Council Briefs: Managing Litter, the Iveagh Markets, and Refurbishing Inchicore Library
These were among the issues Dublin City Councillors discussed on Monday evening at City Hall, during their January monthly meeting.
Finally, Council Says It’s Rolling out Green and Brown Bins in Its Housing Complexes
Some council tenants have pushed for years to get all three types of bins in council-owned complexes, so they can recycle and compost too.
Council Briefs: Changes on Francis Street, and a Struggle Against Bin Removals
Work on Francis Street is due to kick off early next year, with plans showing wider footpaths and more trees. Also: safety at College Green, removal of street bins, and more.
Council Briefs: On Land Sales Down the Line, O’Devaney Again, and More
At a busy meeting on Monday, Dublin city councillors drilled into how the council will fund big projects in the coming few years, voted not to rescind plans for O’Devaney Gardens, and more.
Keen on Composting but Unable to Get Brown Bins, Some Turn to Wormeries
Celia Somlai keeps “hundreds or thousands” of the wiggly fellas in a wooden wormery in her living room, and feeds most of her food waste to them.
A Neighbourhood Group Meets for “Eco-Pints” and Solutions to the Climate Crisis
Formally the group is the Stoneybatter Sustainability Coalition. Informally, it’s Leafybatter.
Drumcondra Residents Work to Limit the Leaves that are Sent to Landfill
The residents’ association has teamed up with the council to run a pilot project, turning the leaves they collect into compost and mulch instead.