Competing visions for Dublin's bikeshare emerge ahead of new contract
Where, and how, should the council spend its money?
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Competing visions for Dublin's bikeshare emerge ahead of new contract
Where, and how, should the council spend its money?
A collective of immigrants from Jordan delve into shared history in their new home
Exploring common threads, sharing meals and just being kind, are some of the ways that they are looking to take on anti-immigrant narratives about who they are, they say.
The mystery of the man, the black stuff, and the chimney stack
"To be honest I have not encountered a case like this in seventeen years."
In a north-inner city complex, parents push back on strict rules for kids playing in the courtyard
Some of the other residents in the complex just off Hill Street – and a neighbouring one – complain about the noise of the playing children.
Young people in prison 50% more likely to spend their days confined to their cells
Staying there 19 to 23 hours a day does psychological harm, and also means they miss out on opportunities for education and work.
Council okays plan for a new sports pitch at, but not solely for, a school in the Liberties
Plans show the play area at St James's National School on Basin View converted into an all-weather pitch, with floodlights, that can be used by local teams and community groups seven days a week.
They're not undocumented. But they can't prove it right now.
There are delays with asylum-card renewals, which "are currently taking longer than normal to process”, said a spokesperson with the Department of Justice. They did not say how big the backlog was.
In Blanchardstown, another data centre looks to pipe hot water to heat nearby buildings
It's the latest district heating project to be proposed in the Dublin area. This one is focused on plugging in neighbouring industrial buildings.
Court judgment clears way for Dublin City Council to proceed with new parking-enforcement contract – for now
Longtime city clampers DSPS, after losing a competition for the council's new contract to rival APCOA, had challenged that decision in court. It's not over yet.
As Tusla struggles with shortage of places for kids, a mostly-empty home had to stop taking children because of staffing problems
“There was not sufficient experience or stability among the team to provide safe and effective care,” says the Tusla inspection report.
Council to look at plugging community facilities in Ringsend into district heating system early in roll-out
The focus of talk to date has been of the need for the big private and public-sector anchor tenants in the Docklands, to support viability.
Frustrated with Dublin's glitchy app for public transport, a guy opts to build his own
A spokesperson for the National Transport Authority said that they are considering ways to improve their own tool.