Tag Archives: Dublin City Council

No Swings And Roundabouts

Admin at 12:03 pm November 27, 2015

Opening tomorrow

The new monkey bar-free ‘play amenity area’ in Bishop Street Flat Complex, Dublin 8.

Sinéad Murphy, of Dublin City Council writes:

This newly designed space offers children and young people in the local area, a new form of free play which has an emphasis on imagination and social interaction, rather than the traditional swings and slides.

The new play area has carefully planned installations including hills and mounds, a stage area and a giant blackboard and mud kitchen. There is ample space for wheeled play, street games and imaginative free play. The focal point of this amenity is the giant picnic table where many social interactions can take place, sitting or chatting or just enjoying the new space.

The redevelopment of Bishop Street play area is part of ‘Outside the Box’ project. This cost effective and innovative project re-imagines and redesigns local spaces and places for play where children can experience and enjoy self directed free play that supports their learning, growth and development….

Damn hippies.

FIGHT!

Dublin City Council (Facebook)

Visibly Kind

Admin at 9:31 am November 26, 2015

Only in Dublin… @DubCityCouncil workers stopping this low-vis cyclist and giving her the high-vis off their back! pic.twitter.com/x0gOG50zg1

— Martyn Rosney (@martynrosney) November 26, 2015

Mmf.

‘We’re Being Asked To Make A Decision With No Information’

Admin at 2:15 pm October 6, 2015

Dublin City Councillor Tina MacVeigh, of People Before Profit, top, at Dublin City Council meeting last night

Dublin City Councillor Éilis Ryan, of the Workers’ Party, writes:

“Last night Dublin City Councillors guillotined through, without debate, three emergency motions supporting the building of modular housing and the suspension of normal planning and procurement procedures in order to do this.”

“Fine Gael, Labour and Sinn Fein refused to allow debate on the motions, and refused requests to hold an emergency meeting to allow proper discussion of this critical issue. Modular housing should certainly be considered as part of overall attempts to address the housing crisis; but not by making those who are currently homeless even more vulnerable by rushing through ill-thought-out proposals.”

Anyone?

Meanwhile, on Berkeley Street, Dublin 7…

The Peter McVerry Trust has opened Ireland’s first youth café for children and young people who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless.

Fair play, in fairness.

Opening of Ireland’s first Youth Cafe for children and youths in homelessness (Peter McVerry Trust)

First 150 modular housing units for homeless to be fast-tracked (Irish Times, September 30, 2015)

Previously: Absolutely Prefabulous

Pics: Peter McVerry Trust

Honey, They Shrunk The Bus

Admin at 11:34 am September 21, 2015

The elected members of Dublin City Council should be wary of being influenced by computer-generated images of how College Green might look if proposed changes in traffic management are implemented.

The image [above] in your newspaper (“City council says College Green changes need to be agreed by Christmas”, September 17th) gives a fish-eye view of College Green that exaggerates the open space, reduces the height of the buildings and shrinks the size of the buses.

This is a ploy that was widely used in the past by car manufacturers but is now mainly used by property developers. It should never be used as a basis for solving traffic problems.
Louis O’Flaherty,
Santry,
Dublin 9.

FIGHT!

College Green traffic management plan (Irish Times)

Pic: Dublin City Council

Pro-Choice And Live In Dublin?

Admin at 12:08 pm September 7, 2015

Tonight.

Dublin City Council will vote on a motion calling for the repeal of the 8th Amendment, in a motion proposed by Anti-Austerity Alliance Councillor Michael O’Brien.

Further to this, the Abortion Rights Campaign writes:

ARC is asking you today to write/email/ring/text your local Councillors urging them to support this motion to hold a referendum to repeal the 8th.

A sample email is below, though we encourage you to personalize your message and include your address so that your Councillor knows they are hearing from a local constituent.

Dear Councillor ______________, I’m writing to urge you to vote in support of the motion proposed to hold a referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment of the Constitution. Though the motion is non-binding, it is an important statement of consensus from our capital city. The 8th Amendment poses a direct risk to the health and lives of women and girls in Ireland and must be repealed as a matter of urgency. One opinion poll after another shows that the Irish people are calling for a referendum to repeal the 8th. We are asking you to represent our voices at the council meeting tonight. Regards,

Find a list of Dublin councillors here

Call to action: contact your councillor (ARC)

PLC tackles ‘lamentable’ council vote on abortion (The Irish Catholic)

Blissfully Unaware

Admin at 10:08 am August 24, 2015

Pantibar on Capel Street, Dublin 1 with its newly erected sign in March

The Herald reports:

“…the Herald can reveal that a warning letter was issued by Dublin City Council (DCC) at the end of March following complaints to the city’s planning department suggesting that the sign contravened planning permission. A spokesperson confirmed that a warning was issued under Section 152 of the Planning Act and that the matter was being “actively pursued”.”

“When contacted by the Herald, Mr O’Neill declined to comment on the matter. The performer will now have a chance to argue his case with city planners but, if DCC rules that it does breach the bar’s planning permission, it is likely that it will have to be taken down. The costs incurred by DCC, if an enforcement order is issued, may also have to be covered by the Irish gay community’s icon.”

Las Vegas-style neon sign lands Panti Bliss in hot water with city officials (The Herald)

Previously: You Can’t ‘Miss’ It