Meanwhile, the council’s North West Area is set to get just 4.4 percent of these development levies.
Tag: green space
Posted inCity Desk, Jul 6th, 2022
Big Revamp of Kildonan Park in Finglas Voted Through by Council
But funding is not yet in place. “The plans are great. The most important thing is that they get delivered,” said one councillor.
Posted inApr 28th, 2021, City Desk
A Push for More Public Access to Rathmines Green Spaces
A council committee recently backed a motion to ask the Department of Defence to hand over a pitch at the Cathal Brugha Barracks.
Posted inCity Desk, Mar 10th, 2021
In Rialto, Residents Have Bigger Ambitions for Their Linear Park
Rialto residents want more for their local green space, taken over by construction of the children’s hospital for years, than the council is now proposing.
Posted inApr 8th, 2020, City Desk
Green Space Is Good – But Not All Green Spaces Are Created Equal, Some Say
Some suburbs have only a vast open field of grass, but these days there’s more demand for smaller, better-maintained parks, trees, allotments, and playgrounds.
Posted inCity Desk, Mar 11th, 2020
Now Finally Being Built, It’s Time to Name the New Park on Bridgefoot Street
Locals have several ideas for people it could be named after – Oliver Bond, Richie Taplin, Anne Devlin, Jimmy Holmes – but none of them might be allowed under council rules.
Posted inCity Desk, Nov 27th, 2019
Once a Month, Wildflower Walks Explore the City’s Green Spaces
“My favourite thing is sharing stories,” says Molly Aylesbury, one of the organisers. “Sometimes people get really emotional when they talk about plants.”
Posted inCity Desk, Oct 30th, 2019
A Neighbourhood Group Meets for “Eco-Pints” and Solutions to the Climate Crisis
Formally the group is the Stoneybatter Sustainability Coalition. Informally, it’s Leafybatter.
Posted inAug 14th, 2019, Unreal Estate
In Ballybough, an Opportunity to Provide Green Space Is Passed Over
Planning documents show that Bartra has been granted permission to give money instead of providing public space, but don’t give any specifics as to why.
Posted inJul 24th, 2019, Unreal Estate
Developer Proposes Giving Cash Instead of Public Green Space
Councillors weren’t impressed by that idea – or the plan for all the social homes to be clustered at one end of one apartment block.