What’s the best way to tell area residents about plans for a new asylum shelter nearby?
The government should tell communities directly about plans for new asylum shelters, some activists and politicians say.
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More dumping and rubbish being burned at illegal dump on council land in Darndale
“The fires are constantly being lit,” says local resident Annette Flanagan, who forwarded a photo taken at night showing smoke and flames.
Despite what its CEO told an Oireachtas committee, Dublin Airport’s operator now says it has found “forever chemicals” in water
A local resident says he has asked for years about the results of testing. DAA says they’re not finalised yet.
Department doubtful about council’s plan for a new interpretive centre on Bull Island
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has questioned “the viability of providing the proposed Discovery Centre”.
Council plans to add trees and remove some parking in part of the south inner-city
Councillors say they want to make sure local residents get enough of a chance to shape the council’s plans for this area between St Patrick’s Park and Aungier Street.
Near Newmarket, there’s a little-known spot to see the River Poddle, which is mostly hidden underground in the city
But Niels Warburton says this promised public viewing spot doesn’t live up to his expectations – or what the developer promised in its planning application.
In Swords, an effort to help fish navigate the Ward River
A survey found that barriers including a waterfall were preventing the migration of fish up the river. The council wants to change that.
Why did so many of Dublin’s trees topple during Storm Betty?
Dublin City Council is now assessing 4,000 trees and will cut down any that pose a danger, says Fergus O’Carroll, a parks superintendent.
Council outlines further details of proposed major upgrades to Ward Valley Park in Swords
A performance space, upgraded playing fields, changing facilities, restoration of the old canal, a destination play area, and more.
Are data centres reliable sources of heat for Dublin’s planned district heating systems?
Waste heat from a data centre is already helping warm buildings in Tallaght. There’s a similar plan for Blanchardstown.
Across County Dublin, around 400 homes have their own wind turbines, census data shows
Solar panels are way more popular, the figures also show. Why’s that?
In a park in Swords, there’s a new public toilet but still nowhere to pee
“It looks like a public convenience … [but] it’s only a wannabee public convenience and is really just a big wooden box,” Mark Graham wrote to the council.
Grangegorman bring centre looks set to close, making recycling harder for local residents
A council spokesperson says it’s trying to keep the centre open, but if it can’t, it will be “challenging” to find an immediate replacement.