The council should target funding at deprived areas to redress imbalances – but it’s not, some councillors say.
Tag: sport
Posted inCity Desk, Jan 18th, 2023
East Wall Bessborough FC Hopes to Secure Its Home Turf to Continue Its Expansion
For many years, the club has called the pitches in the Alfie Byrne Park home. Now it’s asking Dublin City Council for a lease.
Posted inCity Desk, Dec 21st, 2022
“If We Start Blocking the Road They Might Take Us Seriously”
Tired of pleading with the council for an astroturf pitch in their area so they don’t have to rent private facilities to train in winter, Kilmore FC is planning a protest.
Posted inCity Desk, Dec 7th, 2022
Dublin City Council’s New Capital Programme Includes Lots of Projects that Sound Familiar
“I am conscious of the fact that delivery under previous Capital Programmes over recent years has been disappointing,” said the council Chief Executive Owen Keegan, in the report.
Posted inCity Desk, Sep 28th, 2022
Council Floats Idea to Bring More Kayaking, Paddle-Boarding, Canoeing and Other Water Sports to the Grand Canal
The 5km stretch of the canal between Kylemore Road and Portobello could become a “community blueway”, according to a new council-commissioned report.
Posted inCity Desk, Jun 29th, 2022
Council Briefs: A Central Ballymun Home for Ballymun Kickhams GAA Club, and More Arts Events in Finglas
These were some of the issues that Dublin city councillors discussed at a recent meeting of their North West Area Committee.
Posted inCity Desk, Jun 8th, 2022
One Man Works to Mark the Graves of Great Shamrock Rovers Players Long Passed
But for Robert Goggins to put up a gravestone for defender James Syms, he first needs to find a living relative.
Posted inCity Desk, May 18th, 2022
In Clontarf, Council Bollards Meant to Prevent Illegal Parking Also Block Easy Access to the Bay for Kayakers
However, not everyone’s locked out of the pier and slipway: the council has given keys to the Clontarf Yacht and Boat Club to unlock and demount the bollards.
Posted inCity Desk, Feb 2nd, 2022
Photo Book Records Skateboarders’ Eulogy to Portobello Square, Now in a Box
Jake Hoffman’s book features portraits of skaters, each alongside a handwritten note with their reflections on the square and its importance to them.
Posted inAug 11th, 2021, City Desk
In Ashtown, the Planned DART+ West Line Promises Gains but, Perhaps, Also a Loss
The current plans to do away with the level crossing on Ashtown Road includes a tunnel, which might mean the displacement of Ashtown Stables.