But they would want, they said, to add a set-back storey on top of one of the proposed apartment blocks on the site, which locals have already said are too tall.
Tag: community centres
Posted inCity Desk, Nov 16th, 2022
Council Briefs: Improving the Streets in “Grafton Quarter”, Making Fishamble Street One-Way, and Opinions on a Tourist Hostel in Crumlin
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a meeting of their South East Area Committee on Monday.
Posted inCity Desk, Jul 27th, 2022
Across the City, Residents Battle Plans to Demolish Their Community and Recreational Spaces
While the plans often are to develop urgently needed new housing, residents say existing community and recreational spaces are also needed.
Posted inCity Desk, Jun 29th, 2022
A Year After the Donore Community Centre Burned, Locals Gather to Demand Council Move Faster to Reopen It
“It’s our only community facility in the area,” said Joan Hughes, “and it provides so many services to the community, not just for the children, but for the elderly.”
Posted inCity Desk, Jan 19th, 2022
In Crumlin, Community Groups Are Seeking Spaces and 146 Sundrive Road Might Offer a Solution
Since 1934, the council has leased the property out for £20 a year, or the equivalent in euro, on the condition that it be put to “community use”.
Posted inCity Desk, Dec 15th, 2021
The Old Fire Station in Dorset Street, Where Model Railways Are Made – for Now
The Model Railway Society of Ireland is looking for a new headquarters, as it is set to be displaced by a council plan to build 163 new homes.
Posted inCulture Desk, Jan 13th, 2021
A Treasure Hunt Seeks to Tempt Ranelaghans Down Neighbourhood Lanes
“People don’t know how unusual our laneways are, to have them still and how different they are from the public areas,” says Emer O’Siochru.
Posted inCity Desk, Feb 19th, 2020
After Long Delay, Stoneybatter Community Centre Finally Set to Open, Council Says
For nine months after the official launch of the refurbished seniors’ centre at St Bricin’s Park, it remained closed. Councillors want to know what caused the long delay.
Posted inCity Desk, Jan 29th, 2020
A Promised Community Hub on Rutland Street Looks Close – But There Are Fears About Funding
Plans to redevelop Rutland Street School were announced in 2016, as part of the package for the north-east inner-city. Some worry not all the money is there yet to do make it happen.
Posted inCity Desk, Jan 29th, 2020
As the South Inner-City Changes, Some Community Organisations Are Struggling to Find Space
Solas, a youth project in the Liberties, is currently scattered across three different buildings that aren’t suitable, says CEO Eddie D’Arcy.