Homeless Families are Moving to Housing (Dublin City Council)
(Source: Dublin City Council) As first significant reduction is recorded. In August of this year, the net increase in families experiencing homelessness in Dublin fell to just five families. The Dublin...
View ArticleDublin Regency Hotel attack: Irish police hunt man disguised in dress and...
Irish Police are hunting four men - one possibly wearing a dress and wig - after a man was shot dead by a "police-style uniform wearing" gang that stormed the Regency Hotel in Drumcondra, Dublin. The...
View ArticleOver 200 extra beds for Dublin rough sleepers over winter
Up to 230 extra beds are to be offered to rough sleepers in Dublin this winter, the Government has said. Amid record numbers of people being forced to bed down in doorways, shop fronts and in streets...
View ArticlePyrite found in Dún Laoghaire and south Dublin homes
Pyrite, a mineral which can cause severe structural damage to buildings, has been discovered in homes in Dún Laoghaire and south Dublin. Minister of State for the Environment Paudie Coffey said details...
View ArticleDublin Regency Hotel attack: Gangland criminal David Byrne shot dead by men...
A manhunt is under way for a four-man gang who carried out a gun attack in the Regency Hotel in Dublin. Criminal David Byrne was shot dead and two others injured as two gunmen armed with AK-47s - and...
View ArticleDublin’s Lord Mayor and Peter McVerry Trust call upon protesters to stop...
(Source: Dublin City Council) If the current protest being held at the Baile na Laochra Modular Homes site in Poppintree, Ballymun continues, 22 families will remain in unsuitable accommodation in...
View ArticleDublin Regency Hotel attack: Gardai hunt man disguised in dress and blonde...
Gardai are hunting four men - one possibly wearing a dress and wig - after a man was shot dead by a 'police-style uniform wearing' gang that stormed the Regency Hotel in Drumcondra, Dublin. The victim...
View ArticleDublin Food Bank aims to meet growing demand
A new central food bank, to meet “growing demand for food assistance”, has opened in Dublin. The Dublin Food Bank, operated by Crosscare, the social support agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of...
View ArticleDublin City Council Responds to Court Ruling on Apollo House (Dublin City...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Dublin City Council notes the decision of the High Court today in relation to the occupation of Apollo house. It is important to note the details presented to the court...
View Article'We would be checking tickets but now we're just trying to help people to...
The Luas was packed to capacity this morning as the Dublin Bus strike took place throughout the city. One staff member even told Independent.ie that they had stopped checking tickets in an attempt to...
View ArticleThe reconstruction of Dublin
Thirty years ago, in February 1986, a group of us got together to stage the Dublin Crisis Conference. The city was in bits, chewed up by property speculators and road engineers, and desperately needed...
View ArticleSmall businesses in Galway, Dublin, Cavan, Sligo and Tipperary win at...
(Source: Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation of Ireland) News & Events 20th September 2016 Small businesses expected to generate sales of up to €1million at the Ploughing, according to...
View ArticleDRHE CONFIRM ALL COMPLAINTS IN HOMELESS SERVICES IN DUBLIN ARE FULLY...
(Source: Dublin City Council) The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE), on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities confirm that a total of 123 complaints were received in 2015. The complaints...
View ArticleGetting rid of your Christmas tree? Here’s where to go
The last of the turkey remnants are gone from the fridge, the extended family have finally vacated the spare room, you’re back in work and the diet began at 9am this morning. However, the most...
View ArticleNine local authority areas added to housing support scheme
Households with long-term housing needs in 28 local authority areas across the State can now apply for another form of social housing support under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme. The HAP...
View ArticlePet detectives: meet the new network helping to find lost dogs
I was curious. Online I found a Facebook page called Find Dionne (she had gone missing before) which brought me to a whole online world of lost pets. There’s Lor’s Lost Dogs page, lostandfoundpets.ie...
View ArticleLewisham Borough Council, London share their Success in Rapid-Build Family...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Dublin City Council today (Thursday 21st July), is hosting a presentation by Lewisham Borough Council to councillors from the four Dublin Local Authorities to discuss how...
View ArticleConstituency map of Ireland sees big changes since last election
Big changes in the shape and size of many Dáil constituencies have changed the electoral map of Ireland since the last general election. The number of Dáil seats has been cut from 166 to 158 and the...
View ArticleFind out what’s special about Dublin Bay – new biosphere video launches...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Today the Lord Mayor of Dublin Brendan Carr will launches a new video created to showcase what makes Dublin Bay such a special place in the Atrium, Civic Offices, Wood...
View ArticleUNESCO Biosphere Status for Dublin Bay will enhance development of ‘Green...
(Source: Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation of Ireland) 24th June, 2015 #LoveDublinBay Dublin Bay has been awarded a Biosphere designation by UNESCO in recognition of its unique ecological...
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