Whether parking is the best use for a council-owned site in Beggars Bush was also among the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at meetings recently.
The Food Smart Dublin project aims not only to reintroduce forgotten seafood recipes to the Dublin diet, but also to show why its smart to use some seafoods more than others.
From cutting waste to reducing air miles on products they sell, several businesses in Phibsboro have set themselves goals for being more environmentally friendly.
Ambient sound levels have been rising for years, as they have been in many cities as they get more crowded, and council officials are looking for ways to slow the increase.
Nearly every candidate mentioned transportation and waste as the two most talked-about climate-action-related concerns when they’re out knocking on doors.
“Every time, we choose to switch on our car engines – to drop the kids to school, nip down to the shop or drive to work – we make this worse,” says TU Dublin lecturer Sarah Rock.
“When I moved to Dublin many years ago one of the first things that struck me was the frequent sight of urban foxes,” writes this month’s cover illustrator.
Last year, Dublin City Council issued four fines for dog fouling. “Of which only one was paid,” said Green Party Councillor Patrick Costello, at a recent meeting.
Buried underground are everything from aeronautical parts and food waste, to vials of blood and construction debris. Some worry that leaving it there could lead to wider environmental damage.
