Zuzia Whelan, Author at Dublin Inquirer

Council Looks to Track Down What’s Polluting Water at City Beaches

by Zuzia Whelan December 12, 2018September 13, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency rates the water quality at Sandymount Strand and Merrion Strand as “poor”. The council and others are looking more closely at what, or who, is to blame.

City Desk

In Ballsbridge, a Pharmacist Works to Restore a Sense of Community

by Zuzia Whelan December 5, 2018May 6, 2019

When Paddy Byrne was a kid, it was mostly just homes in the area, he says. Now, there are blocks of offices, and apartments where renters don’t seem to stay long.

City Desk

New Rules Would Make It Impossible to Do Job, Say Councillors

by Zuzia Whelan December 5, 2018September 13, 2019

Councillors would need signed consent forms from constituents to get answers on their behalf, under proposed guidelines.

City Desk

Why Are New Pedestrian Guardrails Still Being Installed in the City?

by Zuzia Whelan December 5, 2018September 11, 2019

Unnecessary guardrails should be taken out, according to the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets. The trends seem to be going the other way though.

City Desk

Should Dubliners Get to Decide How Part of the City’s Budget is Spent?

by Zuzia Whelan November 28, 2018September 13, 2019

South Dublin County Council has been trying out participatory budgeting. Why not Dublin City Council too? some councillors ask.

City Desk

The City Should Mark the Sites of All Long-Gone Magdalene Laundries, Some Councillors Say

by Zuzia Whelan November 28, 2018September 13, 2019

“Usually we stick a plaque on a building, but if the building is gone? I think how do we remember what has been lost is an important question.”

City Desk

When Big Events Arrive, so Does a Plague of Illegally Parked Cars

by Zuzia Whelan November 21, 2018September 13, 2019

Some Dublin city councillors say more should be done about illegal parking, whether on gig days at 3Arena or match days at Croke Park – or just everyday across the city.