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Local government as enablers of social & affordable housing
Beech Hill Terrace is a relatively short road here in Donnybrook. There were ten terraced houses built along one side and about five on the other side when Dublin Corporation developed the Estate in the 1950’s. However, if you stand in the middle of the road now, you will see five new Dublin City Council…
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Newstalk: Busking fines
Dermot was featured in a story on Newstalk today regarding fines for nuisance unlicensed buskers. A Dublin councillor has hailed new bye-laws governing busking in the city as a success. Figures from Dublin City Council show nine street performers were fined a total of €600 last year. The laws require street performers to apply for…
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Letter to the Editor: National Anthems and All That
The Editor, Letters Page, The Irish Times Dear Editor, Brian O’Connor’s article on playing the National anthem reminds me of the Dublin City Council Executive who, many years ago, objected to my motion that we should fly the Dublin colours whenever Dublin reached at least the provincial finals, that “ it…
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Lacey elected Cathaoirleach of Eastern and Midlands Regional Assembly
At the Annual General Meeting of the Eastern and Midlands Regional Assembly on Friday 8th July former Lord Mayor of Dublin, Labour Councillor Dermot Lacey was elected as the first ever Labour Party Cathaoirleach of the Regional Assembly. The Assembly established under the Local Government Act comprises representatives from the four Dublin Local Authorities, Wicklow,…
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Blocking Property Tax is not the Solution
It is extraordinary, indeed somewhat surreal, that once again we are having a debate on the introduction of a Property Tax/Council Charge in the absence of virtually any contribution from those who actually work within the local government sector and who try to make a dysfunctional system work at all. Instead we have had myriad…
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Dublin City Street Sweeping Schedule
The City Council has just published the street sweeping schedule, which may be of interest. Essentially, the 3,500 streets in Dublin are organised into 4 categories that determine how often they are swept. The highest footfall streets (such as Grafton St) are attended to at least daily, while smaller, less busy, streets are swept quarterly.…
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Greyhound Christmas Bin Collections
Greyhound has informed me that if your current bin day falls on Christmas Day, St Stephens Day or New Years Day, your collection day has been changed. All other collections remain the same as scheduled. Christmas Collection Schedule Collections scheduled for Christmas Day will be carried out on the preceding Saturday, 22nd December Collections scheduled…
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Dial to Stop Drugs Helpline (1800 25 00 25)
Earlier this month, we agreed an important motion at Dublin City Council’s Protocol Meeting held on the 7th June 2012. 1. Motion in the name of Lord Mayor Andrew Montague, Cllr. Dermot Lacey and Cllr. Gerry Ashe This Committee requests the Manager to examine how all Dublin City Council Centres and other facilities such as…
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Socialist MEP – some cheek (Letter to the Editor)
The Editor, The Sunday Times. Dear Editor So “never been elected to anything” Paul Murphy MEP, is suddenly an authority on Labour voters (Sunday Times 3rd June) and the Labour Party. For the record, as a member of Dublin City Council since 1993, the voters of Ballsbridge have re-elected me in 1999, 2004 and 2009, along with…
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One Dublin – Many Dubliners
This essay is an updated version of a contribution to Dublin’s Future edited by Lorcan Sirr and published by The Liffey Press. I am grateful for the co-operation of both in publishing this. The Fair City? Dublin is often described as the ‘Fair City’ – but is it? Is it a city that treats its…
