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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Two big reports recommend Dublin City Council get back control of bin collection
In response, the Department of Environment is planning a study of the pros and cons of councils contracting out the bin service in their area to a single company.
Council Briefs: Goodbye to Cearnóg Christine Buckley, expanding Richmond Park, improving Benmadigan green, and more
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a recent meeting of their South Central Area Committee.
Waited for a bus in Dublin and it never showed up? Please tell us.
We’ve built a No-Show Bus Tracker to help document the scale and details of the problems of ghost buses and cancelled buses.
Is that a hotel entrance or a public park? ask councillors
On Monday, they saw new designs for a spot at the corner of Dame Street and South Great George’s Street.
Council Briefs: Rat-running in Kimmage, preserving Kenilworth Square, and holding on to the Rathmines Post Office
Here’s some of what Dublin city councillors for the south-east area talked about at their recent meeting.
In Crumlin, a narrow shop is stuffed with Indonesian snacks and spices
There’s a small table with two chairs set up in the parking spot in front of DeSa. But no restaurant – yet.
In the Liberties, a large group of kids has been hanging about and “messing”, making residents nervous – what’s the solution?
“Teenagers want to play too. They hang out in groups because there’s nothing else for them to do.”
In Cabra, a brand-new footpath was dug up just weeks after being built
Neither Dublin City Council nor ESB have replied to queries about this apparent lack of coordination, and how much extra cost it added.
A Belfast-based Vietnamese restaurant empire expands to Dublin
The first of several Madame Pho locations planned for Dublin is due to open Friday, all going well.
New bus-tracking system to tackle “ghost buses” and “disappearing buses”
The National Transport Authority has awarded a contract to a UK-based company to roll out the new system – in 2025–2026, all going well.
In the Liberties, councillors vote to close laneway off Thomas Street
It is just the latest route that Dublin councillors have proposed closing, following a similar arc of discussion.
Massive new “reversible rusting” batteries could help Ireland’s electricity grid shift away from fossil fuels
Their maker says they can sop up power when the wind is blowing and sun is shining and store it for up to 100 hours, feeding it back into the grid when needed.