At a special meeting, councillors voted through a list of measures seeking, they said, to address the “increasing erosion of cultural life and space” in the city.
With sea buckthorn berries harvested from Bull Island, Shane Kelly’s Dot Brew is brewing a saison, now in white wine barrels in a warehouse in Dolphin’s Barn.
They’re looking at bending it back towards its original route, and greening surrounding neighbourhoods. The EPA predicts increased flooding along rivers like the Santry.
The council is bringing in hundreds of new Bigbelly bins, which offer real-time monitoring, and require fewer pick-ups. But some worry they’ll also bring hidden costs, financial and otherwise.
Some councillors say the tax is unfair and plan to vote to keep it as low as possible until there is reform – even though this means millions less to spend on public services.
Headquartered in an allotment, the club teaches planting, harvesting, cutting and cooking – as well as confidence-building, friend-making and, lately, film-making.
There are 25 gadgets on poles in that part of the city, as the council works out how 5G might be rolled out further, says Jamie Cudden, of Smart Dublin.
Local groups and residents have different ideas for what the community in north Dublin needs: whether housing, a community centre, or a well-maintained park.
A company offered to raise private funds to pay for the project, but hasn’t – and with the council now facing growing costs, councillors want closer monitoring.
