In Fingal, councillors are pondering expanding the Community Car scheme. Through it, volunteers give lifts – and company – to people who need to get to hospital appointments, mass, or wherever they're going.
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In Fingal, councillors are pondering expanding the Community Car scheme. Through it, volunteers give lifts – and company – to people who need to get to hospital appointments, mass, or wherever they're going.
The usual market and events at Farmleigh House are cancelled for 2026, OPW says. With Ireland leading the presidency of the Council of the European Union this year, the house and estate in Phoenix Park are needed, a spokesperson said.
At a clown rave in Glasnevin, performers strut their stuff. The event was part of a growing clown culture in Dublin, said performer Francis Breen.
Trips along the Howth Summit walk have almost quadrupled, data suggests. Meanwhile, councillors for Dublin 15 are looking for ways to maybe draw more visitors to their part of the county.
It’s time for more scrutiny of swapping grass pitches for astroturfs, some councillors and academics say. The change may mean the pitches can withstand more use, but it also means they won’t absorb as much rain, or sustain as many creatures, they say.
I appreciate how many experts talked on design for new housing in conjunction with transport, as Dublin builds up bc of the housing crisis. A comment I got (from my mom, an engineer) - “I’ll be ranting on this for a while as it has to be dealt with at this exact moment or they are stuck forever”
For 50 years, Meals on Wheels has been delivering in Balbriggan. And 100-year-old Eoghan Ó Ceallacháin has been there for the whole journey.
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
Is Swords the name of a town in Ireland or can I move to Dublin and they'll give me a sword just for being autistic? Because that does sound like a perk.
Read this and reposted before I realized my friend wrote it @edieolmsted.bsky.social 👏 The fourth amendment broken this time.
The Shit Show Film Show is exacty what it sounds like, says the founder. It showcases films made on a short timeline with zero budget. "It's definitely a shit show, the no-budget, DIY spirit of it," says Morgan Savidan.
As tiramisu trends on social media, some Dublin cafés say they’re seeing the impacts. Dolce Sicily co-owner Fabio Bonaccorsi said its numbers say tiramisu is trendy. Other establishments say tiramisu is always popular.
The 238 bus in Tyrrelstown is “canceled, canceled, canceled”, residents say. At a recent meeting, councillors backed a motion calling on the National Transport Authority to sort it out.
A decade ago, the council stripped a playground out of Tyrrelstown. Now some residents want it back. The council said it was removed because of antisocial behavior. Councillors say having play spaces is how to prevent antisocial behavior.
Fingal should introduce hidden-disability parking spots, councillors say. These could make it easier for parents with autistic kids, for example, to park closer to where they need to go.
To improve road safety, Utrecht will lower the speed limit from 50 to 30 km/h on approximately 240 streets where cyclists and motorists share the road. This will be done overnight later this year, so that the change takes effect simultaneously on all streets. www.duic.nl/algemeen/alg...
The Shit Show Film Show is exacty what it sounds like, says the founder. It showcases films made on a short timeline with zero budget. "It's definitely a shit show, the no-budget, DIY spirit of it," says Morgan Savidan.
An Ecuadorian artist brings hand-crafted jewelry to Dublin: “You can’t be sad in the sunflowers,” says Andrea Arroyave, gesturing to three versions of intricate beaded earrings, the same ones she was wearing.
To make way for more housing Fingal proposes rezoning 11 sites, nibbling into greenbelt. However, councillors disagree over whether rezoning more land will actually lead to more housing being built.
In Dublin 15, councillors say they’re inundated with complaints about slippery leaves on footpaths. “It's no exaggeration. I've had at least 20 different people coming to me with this issue,” Councillor Angela Donnelly said.
Specifically for an article about a formal process by the DOT that allows people to appeal speed limits on roads
Hahaha not the bribing. 😂 Just about the desire to lower the speed limit..
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Residents have moved out of a new north Dublin housing estate to allow defects to be fixed. All 69 homes in Dublin 15 will be undergoing remedial work, according to Fingal County Council's chief executive, AnnMarie Farrelly.
The best kind of work day-- heading to the Wicklow Mountains with an expert ecologist who can dive deep into any question
Amid a push for more land for housing, Swords councillors reaffirmed their commitment to protecting the greenbelt. The greenbelt is there to check sprawl, protect the countryside, and preserve land for recreation, biodiversity and farming, a Fingal council official said.
In Kinsealy, the long wait for safe walking and cycling routes continues. “If my kids want to go to a friend’s in Portmarnock or get the train, we have to drive.”