Councillors face a choice: to sell the land, perhaps, and use the money for much-needed community facilities. Or to keep the land, perhaps, for much-needed affordable or social homes.
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In Ballymun, Making Connections Across Generations with Photos and Coddle
A six-week programme to improve community connectedness got serious when it came to the competition for the best coddle. “It got very competitive,” said Craig Keeley.
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Older and Younger Ballymuners Meet to Brainstorm the Benefits of Safer Communities
A pilot project is exploring the idea that greater connectedness across generations can make safer neighbourhoods.
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A Plan for a City Farm in the Heart of Ballymun
Stephen Hayden is pushing the council to provide land for a working farm that would produce organic food and give city kids a chance to learn how to rear farm animals.
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Why Have Some Shop Spaces in Ballymun Stayed Empty for Years?
Some say the rents set by the council are too high while a council official says they’re flexible, and open to deals.
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A New Academy Aims to Spread the Circular Economy
The Rediscovery Centre in Ballymun houses four social enterprises with reuse and repair at their hearts. The team wants to help others pursue the same goals.
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Ballymun Should Have at Least One Pub, Local Residents Say
“No shops, no pubs, no entertainment for the kids, we’ve to go on the bus to the bingo,” says Dinagh Neeson. “There’s nowhere to socialise.”
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Council Briefs: a New Look for Dolphin’s Barn, Ballymun Shopping Centre, and More
Dublin City Councillors met at City Hall for their November meeting on Monday night. Here’s some of what they voted on.
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Council Moves a Step Closer to Demolishing the Ballymun Shopping Centre
Some councillors have raised concerns about the fate of the site post-demolition.
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An Artist Explores Her Uncertain Identity on a Ballymun Canvas
Michelle Boyle’s show “Outside the Urban” is on at Axis Ballymun until 24 August.