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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Judicial review launched over Dirty Old Tower that provides access to Clongriffin train station
“It’s an enormous problem, the entire basis of the zoning in the area was about the provision of a new train station access.”
Fingal’s “flip-flop” on airport passenger-cap increase was in line with procedures, councillors say
A letter to the airport operator explained that an initial declaration that the application was valid was contingent on further examination by council planners.
There are plans to expand capacity on the Luas from June, especially the Red Line
“For the Red Line, there will be an increase in scheduled kilometres on Saturdays of about 18% and on Sundays of about 17%,” a TII spokesperson said.
Transport briefs: On free public transport for more kids, bike bunkers, and air pollution at school gates
There’s no timeline yet for the roll-out of free public transport for kids aged 5 to 8 years, which the government promised in October.
In Fingal, council plans roll-out of 14 EV-charging points this spring
They’ll mostly be up and down the coastal side of the county, with just four planned for spots inland.
At the remote Kilbride Army Camp, a man seeking asylum died before paramedics reached him
The tragedy left already isolated residents more worried about how hard their centre is to get to and from.
What is the council looking to change about transport in Dublin city next year?
Dublin City Council transport committee chair Janet Horner and transport chief Brendan O’Brien listed their priorities, from reviewing speed limits again to emissions-based parking charges.
On Talbot Street, residents want a bus stop moved from outside their front door
The difficulties they face being heard are part of a wider problem, says one councillor.
More for housing, libraries, and events, in Fingal County Council’s budget for 2025
The new budget, approved by councillors at a meeting on 3 December, is up 7.5 percent from this year, to €389 million.
Time for measures to get drivers to slow down on the Porterstown Road, council says
The council is now looking to lower the speed limit and – eventually, maybe, install speed ramps.
The S6 is bus route most often reported to no-show bus tracker for ghosting passengers
Of 740 reports of ghost buses since the tracker was launched on 16 November, 48 were about the S6.
Ryanair announces plans to fly tourists into occupied country against government in exile’s wishes
The move supports Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara, and will help finance its “illegal occupation”, a Polisario Front representative says.