Vacancy Watch: a big site near Fatima Luas stop
Even as the government casts around for new land to zone for homes, it is unclear when this plot will be built out.
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Which Councillors Go to the Most Meetings, Updated
Which Dublin city councillors went to the most meetings in the first half of this year? An update on councillor attendance.
In February, we took a look at councillor attendance at Dublin City Council meetings in 2015. Now that half of 2016 is over, we thought we would revisit the issue, and see what the statistics look like for the first six months of this year. Check up on your representatives below. (Some left after the general election and they’re in red.)
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