In Ringsend, 176 new social homes sit empty due to funding paperwork delays
There are over 1,000 households on the council’s social housing lists for the area.
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Council Briefs: Cyclist-Friendlier Lights, BleeperBike to Go Electric, and Communal Bins
At recent council meetings, council officials talked about changes to light sequences to make junctions safer for cyclists, and electric bike shares.
Here’s How Some LE19 Candidates Say They’ll Tackle Dog Poo and Illegal Dumping
Waste management was high on the list of issues our readers told us they’d like to hear candidates running in May’s local election talk about tackling.
One Councillor Wants to Ban Election Posters in Raheny Village. Others Don’t.
Would it be unfair to new candidates? Or is it worth it to declutter, and go green?
A Community Group Tries a New Approach to Tackling Litter in the North Inner-City
“We are making a difference now, we are,” says Mark Haid, who is part of the Green Ribbon Project team. “I can see it myself now.”
For Years, an Illegal Dump Has Been Growing in a North Dublin Neighbourhood
Last Thursday, a big digger dipped its mechanical arm into the back of a truck, grabbed some rubble and scattered it around.
The City Has Fewer Fatbergs These Days – But Can Still Improve
The largest Dublin fatberg council engineer Colin Fitzpatrick says he’s heard about was under South Great George’s Street about eight years ago.
Council Briefs: New Waste Bylaws, and Trialing Traffic Changes
Here’s some of what councillors talked about at their first full meeting of the year at City Hall.
Council Removes Bins in Milltown Because People Were Putting Too Much Dog Poo in Them
Dublin City Council has removed rubbish bins from Dartry and Orwell parks, because they were often used to dispose of dog poo, and the parks department doesn’t deal with that – waste management does.
Pilot Underground Bottle Bank in Works for Mountjoy Square
Finding places to put overground bottle banks has become harder and harder, as they can be noisy and unsightly so neighbours don’t want them nearby.
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.
Dublin Litter Blog Winds Up, After Six Years Cataloging Rubbish
It was launched to help tackle illegal dumping in the city centre. But, despite all the founders’ work, the problem persists.
Would Money for Empty Bottles Help Ease Littering?
Independent Councillor Vincent Jackson says he has been pushing for a refundable deposit scheme since 1995, but that the response from government to him has been that it “doesn’t suit”.