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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“Dublin is a ‘smart city’ – high tech, advanced, efficient, connected. Unless, maybe, you live in an apartment building or carved-up Georgian terrace.”
Transport briefs: On free public transport for more kids, bike bunkers, and air pollution at school gates
There’s no timeline yet for the roll-out of free public transport for kids aged 5 to 8 years, which the government promised in October.
Dublin City Council refuses request to scrap Newmarket market space
Owner Patrizia had asked to convert the ground-floor space to a convenience store and off-licence.
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Owners of Newmarket building ask for permission to drop market space
“It’s just not a market location,” says the leasing agent. But some market operators say they’re potentially interested in it.
In Balbriggan, a push to use the deposit-return scheme to fund a life-saving project
Aidan Whelan plans to put out orange bins, ask people to put in bottles and cans, return them, and use the money to buy defibrillators and train first responders.
Council Briefs: 106 social homes in Whitehall, and district heating in Coolock
These were two of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a recent meeting of their North Central Area Committee.
Why is one of Ireland’s biggest landlords evicting so many of its tenants?
Figures suggest that Luxembourg fund LRC RE-1 has been issuing eviction notices at a much higher rate than peers – and at a greater rate than in the sector overall.
Fingal councillors criticise planning officials for failing to make developer provide universal, reliable access to Clongriffin Dart station
“It’s totally unacceptable. Can you see that it’s unacceptable?”
Tenants in poor conditions across the city complain about the same property manager
They’ve pleaded for Martin Property Consultants to deal properly with leaking sewage, mould, cracked walls, and dripping ceilings.
Council Briefs: Pushing for faster housing in Dunsink, pop-up CCTV, and interrogating delivery drones
Here’s a sample of what came up at a recent council meeting for the Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart, Castleknock and Ongar areas.