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Council Briefs: Adding Flood Defences in Sandymount, Transforming Trees in the Dublin Mountains, and More

by Claudia Dalby September 22, 2021September 23, 2021

These were some of the issues Dublin City Councillors discussed at recent meetings of their South East Area committee and arts and leisure committee.

City Desk

Council Briefs: On a Promenade in Sandymount, and a Congested Road in Donnybrook

by Claudia Dalby March 17, 2021March 17, 2021

At recent meetings, councillors for the southside of the city debated three possible transport changes – two proposed in the shorter-term and one further in the future.

City Desk

Council Briefs: Smells in Sandymount, and Prettier Playgrounds

by Donal Corrigan October 16, 2019October 21, 2019

A “shocking” smell at Sandymount Strand and a playground at Harold’s Cross Park were among the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a recent meeting.

City Desk

In Sandymount, Some Dream of Putting a Martello Tower to Use

by Aura McMenamin September 11, 2019September 13, 2019

The tower has been lying vacant since the 1990s, and some locals want to see it brought back to life. The question is what to do with it, exactly.

City Desk

Council Looks to Track Down What’s Polluting Water at City Beaches

by Zuzia Whelan December 12, 2018September 13, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency rates the water quality at Sandymount Strand and Merrion Strand as “poor”. The council and others are looking more closely at what, or who, is to blame.

City Desk

Council Briefs: Housing on Depot Sites, Sandymount Green, and More Family Hubs

by Lois Kapila September 12, 2018September 13, 2019

At meetings at City Hall this week, councillors talked about changes in plans for how to use council land, possible traffic changes around Sandymount Green, and the roll-out of more “hubs” for homeless families.

City Desk

After 25 Years of Asking, Councillors Hope for Traffic Plan for Sandymount Green

by Cónal Thomas March 28, 2018September 13, 2019

“What you have here is a late-19th-century design in a modern setting,” says local resident John O’Reilly, of the compact green and narrow roads around it. “So everyday it’s a clog.”

Opinion

Frank: We Need More Than a Wall in Clontarf

by Frank McDonald October 21, 2015May 6, 2019

We can’t kick everybody out of Clontarf and Sandymount. So we’d better have a good plan for how to protect them from flooding, which means more than building a view-blocking wall.