Among other topics, councillors at Monday’s monthly meeting voted to set up a working group to plot a route to bringing waste services back under the council’s control.
Tag: Poolbeg incinerator
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Council Briefs: Christchurch Park, Poolbeg Emissions, and Housing Progress
In meetings, councillors discussed progress on housing and designs for a park near Christchurch, and quizzed the company behind the Poolbeg waste-to-energy incinerator.
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Council Briefs: Speed Limits, Priory Hall, and a Dublin City Land-Grab
At their last monthly meeting of the year, councillors approved by-laws for speed limits, sold some Priory Hall flats, and debated swallowing part of Fingal.
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Andy: Bin Charges Shift Is Part of a Mosaic of Troubling Trends
How can we know if the bin-charge price freezes will lead to the losses the waste companies claim they will, when company accounts are so opaque?
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Council Briefs: Bru Hostel, Poolbeg, and Roger Casement’s Diaries
Here are a few of the key issues discussed at Dublin City Council’s monthly meeting on Monday, and who said what.
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What the New Waste Laws Mean for You
Will you have to recycle? How does it work for apartments? And what about the little waste collectors? Some questions answered.
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Council Short Takes: Phibsboro, Poolbeg, Wolfe Tone Park and the Coach Houses
Dublin City Council had its monthly meeting Monday. Here’s what happened with some of the issues we’ve been following.
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Poolbeg: Is the Community Being Short-Changed by €5 million?
After a bust-up over how much should be in a community gain fund for Sandymount, Ringsend and Irishtown, councillors voted to ask An Bord Pleanala.
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Poolbeg Community Fund Gets Chairman for Usual Price
Dublin City Council has chosen a chair to oversee the millions of euro in a community gain fund for those living near the Poolbeg incinerator.
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For Some Councillors, the Poolbeg Struggle Struggles On
Councillors voted against the Poolbeg energy project. The executive ignored them. What now?