What’s the best way to tell area residents about plans for a new asylum shelter nearby?
The government should tell communities directly about plans for new asylum shelters, some activists and politicians say.
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By banding together for a monthly shop, a group of Dubliners pays less for healthy food
“More people, definitely. We need more people,” says Barry Bryan, who thought up and started Symbi.
RTB is working on a new IT system to process disputes between landlords and tenants
This comes a few years after it rolled out a previous IT system that was supposed to include this function, among others, and went millions over budget.
Dublin City Council has hidden the names of donors to local election candidates
“It defeats the whole purpose of declaring large donors … so that it’s public and people can see who’s donating for whom and what influence is happening, if any.”
On Parnell Street, a trial for the sushi hotdog
The latest special at Sashimir Sushi involves a deep-fried rice hotdog bun, chunks of fresh raw salmon, and plenty of sauce.
Councillors hold off on vote to sell land to Conor McGregor’s firm
They had a few questions at a meeting of the South Central Area Committee recently.
Should a new dog shelter count as a climate action project?
It would be a new-build and so meet nearly zero energy building (NZEB) standards, a council spokesperson says.
There are more public toilets in Dublin than you might realise
If they’re not obvious, it is an issue, says Labour Councillor Darragh Moriarty. “That’s not fulfilling the point of what a public toilet is supposed to be.”
In Chapelizod, residents increase pressure on council to tackle traffic
They have blocked the road to force change before, and are prepared to do it again, says Chapelizod Tidy Towns chair Peter Kavanagh.
Council Briefs: Sign-off on new Drimnagh Library, increasing developer levies, and borrowing for the Fruit and Veg Market
These were among the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their March monthly meeting on Monday.
Council expects to flip the financial model underpinning used-clothes banks
For years, an operator has paid to collect used clothes. Going forward, the council will have to pay for the service, a spokesperson said.