The five-decade music career of the Liberties musician never quite reached the commercial heights that he, and others, had aimed for in his twenties. But is that important, really?
In some neighbourhoods, the mix of apartments and the requirement for community and arts space will still be governed by the city’s development plan, said the acting deputy city planner.
“For nearly a decade, conversations about the possible demolition of people’s homes have gone on in the background,” says Social Democrats Councillor Daniel Ennis.
The council is to partially restart its tenant-in-situ scheme, said officials, but mainly focus on buying second-hand homes for long-term homeless families.
The move would have “significant unintended consequences” and so the body “opposes this proposal”, it has said in its submission to a recent consultation.
Leevin Ireland says that the property wasn’t being looked after well by some of the renters – and it’s important to consider the wider market to understand how it manages properties.
The chair of the city-centre taskforce, David McRedmond, wrote recently that the developer Ballymore has plans to “completely rebuild the Sheriff Street area”.
