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# Dublin City Council

Last week
29th January 2023 - 4th February 2023
# Dublin heritage
Work to begin on preserving Iveagh Markets roof after years-long wait
The once-lively indoor marketplace in Dublin 8 has been left vacant.
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# Gardaí
Calls for protest 'exclusion zones' following sharp rise in number of Dublin demonstrations
64 protests have been policed in Dublin so far this month compared to 307 protests in all of last year.
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Jan 30th 2023, 6:55 PM
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January 2023
# Parnell Square Project
Design team appointed for Dublin's Parnell Square Project but first phase won't be completed until 2027
The project includes a new Dublin City Library, as well as redesign works to the Hugh Lane Gallery and a number of Georgian houses.
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Jan 27th 2023, 1:41 PM
# temple bar
Planning permission refused for controversial change to building at Merchant's Arch in Dublin
Dublin City Council said the plans would negatively impact and further erode the variety and diversity of shops within Temple Bar’s cultural and artistic quarter.
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Jan 23rd 2023, 1:22 PM
# build to rent
Dublin City Council refuses permission to Noel Smyth's 159 unit rental scheme above Arnotts
The council stated that the proposed scheme would be contrary to their aim of encouraging sustainable residential communities
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Jan 11th 2023, 10:13 PM
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2022
# Dublin 8
Plans submitted for over 540 social and cost-rental homes on site of former St Teresa's Gardens, Dublin
The site is located off Donore Avenue in the Dolphin’s Barn area of Dublin 8.
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Dec 11th 2022, 3:25 PM
# Dublin City
Council puts security in place at Iveagh Markets as calls grow for building to be restored
A Dáil debate on the derelict site took place last week.
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Dec 9th 2022, 10:23 PM
# Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council canteen closed after food inspectors find live rodent and greasy walls
An inspecting officer noted a rodent through a hole in the wall of the main kitchen.
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Dec 9th 2022, 11:56 AM
# tathony house
Renters protest outside Dublin’s City Hall over June eviction
A small group of protesters chanted ‘Dublin city council, stop mass evictions’ as councillors met.
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Dec 5th 2022, 10:59 PM
# Litter
'Gull-proof' bags trial could lead to plastic bags ban for waste collection in Dublin
There are approximately 950 streets across the city where customers are allowed to use single-use plastic bags for their waste including most parts of the city centre.
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Nov 25th 2022, 5:33 PM
# winter lights
Dublin's Winter Lights to be partly powered by batteries to reduce strain on energy grid
Sixteen locations around the capital have been lit up with colourful projections and lighting displays,
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Nov 15th 2022, 12:17 PM
# Capel Street
Dublin City Council committee votes to make Capel Street permanently closed to cars
Dublin City Council made the street traffic free in May of this year.
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Nov 8th 2022, 1:09 PM
# live crib
Lord Mayor says Mansion House will have crib this Christmas but will not include live animals
Caroline Conroy said the council is aiming to “make the experience better this Christmas”.
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Nov 7th 2022, 9:58 PM
# Raheny
Councillors block future housing plans for contentious site near St Anne's Park in Dublin
Councillors voted to zone the 16.5 acre site on lands to the east of St Paul’s College at Sybil Hill as Z9 open space.
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Nov 3rd 2022, 8:29 AM
# live crib
Scrapping of Mansion House live crib a 'progressive step', says animal rights group
Councillors and TDs from across the political spectrum have criticised the move by Dublin’s Lord Mayor.
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Oct 31st 2022, 2:01 PM
# Dublin City Council
Concerns over Brent geese halt contentious 580 apartment scheme near St Anne's Park
Planning permission was refused on the sole grounds concerning the Brent Goose, which usually migrates here for the winter months.
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Oct 28th 2022, 8:01 PM
# digital signage
LED billboard in Rathmines still impacting local residents in the area
A local resident told The Journal that she is still sleeping in the back bedroom in her home due to how bright the billboard is at night.
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Oct 28th 2022, 7:31 PM
# Dublin
Capel Street shop owners claim more council effort needed to make pedestrianisation a success
‘The street will rot if there isn’t a full development to pedestrianisation or a reversal,’ one business owner said
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Oct 20th 2022, 12:01 AM
# Housing
DCC 'confident' of meeting target to deliver 895 new builds this year, Committee to hear
Dublin City Council CEO Owen Keegan will appear before an Oireachtas Committee later today.
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Oct 11th 2022, 6:15 AM
# Dublin City Council
City Council refuses planning permission for hotel and office plan in Heuston South Quarter
The Council said the scheme’s scale, bulk and height would impact on the setting and character of the adjoining Royal Hospital Kilmainham.
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Oct 7th 2022, 9:15 PM
# digital signage
Dublin City Council carrying out investigations after complaints over LED billboard in Rathmines
The council has received multiple complaints about the sign.
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Sep 15th 2022, 4:48 PM
# Dublin City Council
Planning application for Oscar Traynor Road site to be submitted in the 'coming months'
Development on the site was officially agreed last November, with 35 councillors voting in favour.
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Sep 8th 2022, 5:35 PM
# Trips and falls
Close to €50 million paid out by DCC for claims from trips and falls since 2017
Almost €5.7 million has been paid out so far this year by DCC.
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Sep 6th 2022, 11:15 AM
# Milltown
South Dublin residents concerned over 'ghettoised population' from 'build to rent' scheme
Twenty objections have been lodged against the proposed 63 unit scheme.
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Sep 1st 2022, 6:16 PM
# Dublin
Planning refused for 364 unit build-to-rent apartment on Terenure College lands
Dublin City Council has refused planning permission due to transportation issues connected to the scheme.
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Aug 15th 2022, 5:05 PM
# Clonshaugh
Amazon secures planning permission for two new data centres in north Dublin
The US multinational has estimated that between 15 and 58 staff will work at the site while up to 400 will be employed during construction.
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Aug 14th 2022, 2:19 PM
# kilmainham mill
Last remaining textile mill in Ireland to be restored by Dublin City Council
The restoration of Kilmainham Mill is expected to cost €1.7 million.
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Aug 11th 2022, 5:33 PM
# Change Of Plan
Dublin City Council look to scale back Dalymount Park project amid rising cost concerns
An estimated cost of €52 million has been deemed “potentially unviable for any benefit it will return over its life cycle”.
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Jul 28th 2022, 8:23 AM
# pedestrianisation
Dublin's Parliament St to be pedestrianised three evenings a week until the end of August
The street will be closed to traffic between 6:30pm and 11pm every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until the end of next month.
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Jul 20th 2022, 2:25 PM
# traffic-free sunday
Dame Street and College Green going 'traffic-free' to host summer event next month
Bus stops and taxi ranks will move to accommodate the traffic-free area.
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Jul 18th 2022, 9:46 AM
# Belcamp
DCC advises against €1.15bn housing project for north Dublin due to traffic concerns
The city council recommended that An Bord Pleanála refuse planning permission for the ambitious housing scheme.
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Jul 8th 2022, 5:23 PM
# Dublin
Lifeguard headbutted and council staff spat on while working for Dublin's local authorities
Dozens of assaults on council staff have been reported in recent years.
Staff at the four councils were subjected to dozens of instances of verbal abuse and physical assaults since 2018.
Reports include sexual harassment and attempts by members of the public to damage workers' vehicles.
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Jul 4th 2022, 12:05 AM
# I've got the power
Dublin City Council to ramp up night-time power washing of streets
Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland said that the power-washing schedule has not always been fully met since footfall in the city centre increased.
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Jun 24th 2022, 3:05 PM
# Last Orders
Beer garden off O'Connell Street used by three pubs faces closure due to hotel development
The beer garden, shared by Fibber Magee’s, The Living Room and Murray’s, has been described as a ‘unique cultural centre’.
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Jun 20th 2022, 11:35 AM
# plaque
Plaque unveiled to commemorate Dr Kathleen Lynn and Madeleine ffrench-Mullen
The women founded Ireland’s first hospital for children in 1919.
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Jun 19th 2022, 2:15 PM
# kevin street lower
Flats dubbed 'poor quality architecture' defended by senator in submission against LED billboard
The digital display would have an ‘adverse impact’ on residents, Dublin City Council said.
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Jun 18th 2022, 8:00 PM
# Pride
Dublin declared an 'LGBTIQ+ Freedom Zone' by city council
It follows the European Parliament’s declaration last year that the EU was to be an LGBTIQ+ Freedom Zone.
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Jun 13th 2022, 8:38 PM
# Aldi
New Aldi supermarket for Finglas blocked over interference with Luas Green Line extension
The plans would have doubled the size of the existing supermarket and reduced the number of parking spaces.
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Jun 12th 2022, 2:56 PM
# Eblana Theatre
Dublin's Eblana Theatre to be converted into training centre for Bus Éireann staff
The proposed change of use of the facility is part of Bus Éireann’s plans to move its headquarters from Broadstone to Busáras.
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May 30th 2022, 8:43 AM
# Planning law
Street artists to make documentary about court battle with Dublin City Council
The group has been in a five-year court dispute over three murals around the city.
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May 27th 2022, 7:05 PM
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