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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A councillor calls for a crackdown on businesses operating without the right planning permission at Coolmine Industrial Estate
Andreea Canciu says she set up her fish kiosk there during the pandemic. “It’s my only income,” she says.
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.
It’s time to wind up the Docklands Strategic Development Zone, says oversight forum
But it is unlikely that councillors would back that, says one local representative.
In the aparthotel art gallery that replaced the Tivoli Theatre, a new exhibition critiques hotels pushing out Dublin 8 cultural spaces
As the show’s opening approaches, the artists say they aren’t sure what to make of the fact that the hotel owner hasn’t raised an eyebrow at the subject matter.
In Donabate, council plans to appoint contractor later this year to turn Ballisk House into new library
A new library is part of a trio of services local representatives say Donabate needs, also including a primary care centre, and a Garda station.
Oireachtas committee chair pushes for change to allow front-garden bike storage without need for planning permission
It’s a change Dublin City Council’s planning committee has advocated for, passing a motion in April and writing to the minister in support of the change.
Councillors call for tables and umbrellas on the city’s streets to be free from alcohol branding
It can look cheap and tacky, make life harder for people trying not to drink, and advertise drinking to children, critics say.
In Santry, a group has new ideas for how to connect the community and build an identity
A biodiversity superhighway, a village centre, feeder buses to run around housing estates and a new athletics museum are among the ideas pitched.
Residents Push Back at Proposal to Knock Liberties Buildings for an Aparthotel
A developer has applied for planning permission to demolish two houses and a mews and build a five-storey aparthotel on the corner of Mark’s Alley West.
In Cabra, Filling Station’s “Las Vegas Lighting” Is Ruining the Neighbourhood, Residents Say
The council has issued an enforcement notice, indicating that what the owners built isn’t what they got permission for.
On Francis Street, Waiting for a Ruling on the Demolition of Two “Dutch Billys”
Owner Richard Smyth wants permission to replace the buildings dating back to the 18th century with a seven-storey complex including 24 apartments.
Council Briefs: Next Phase of Royal Canal Greenway, and Councillors Continue to Insist on Meeting Planning Regulator
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their July monthly meeting on Monday.