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Dublin City Council

Ballyboggan
Road signs to be updated to reflect the proper Irish name for Dublin's new 'Town of Softies'
9 hrs ago
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Last week
6th April 2025 - 19th April 2025
Dublin city centre
'I'm dreading summer': Crowds of people drinking and no toilets are hitting Drury Street businesses
12 Apr
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Sandymount
Court rules Dublin City Council can construct Strand Road cycle lane without planning permission
Updated 11 Apr
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luigi malones
Prolonged street works ‘straw that broke camel’s back’ as Dublin restaurant closes after 28 years
11 Apr
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The Morning Lead
The government is quietly scrapping local committees charged with holding gardaí accountable
The government is rolling out a new initiative: Local Community Safety Partnerships. Not everyone is convinced.
Only a minority of those involved in the government pilot believed it actually improved community safety, The Journal can reveal.
10 Apr
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not for sitting
'Please don't sit on the curb' signs appear on Dublin's Drury Street
10 Apr
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Seamus McEnaney
Dublin house where James Joyce's The Dead was set is to be converted into apartments
8 Apr
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rapid build housing
Report into Dublin rapid-build homes finds defects and lack of oversight
6 Apr
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This month
April 2025
Dublin City Council
Harris says FG councillor who said US economy ‘ruled by Jews’ received 'significant sanction'
4 Apr
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Dublin City Council
Fine Gael suspends councillor from party for 18 months for saying US economy ‘ruled by the Jews’
2 Apr
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Shrewsbury Road
DCC stalls plan for D4 superhome that would be 12 times bigger than the average three-bed semi-d
2 Apr
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not an april fool
Molly Malone to get stewards to patrol 'groping' of the statue
1 Apr
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Last month
March 2025
On Yer Bike
Parents banned from driving kids to four schools' gates in new Dublin initiative
31 Mar
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Capital Idea
Two Dublin councils form coalition in favour of tourist tax - and urge others to come on board
20 Mar
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clean up operation
Over 440 waste management staff on hand to keep Dublin clean over busy St Patrick’s weekend
18 Mar
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The Daily Poll
What should be developed at George's Dock in Dublin?
10 Mar
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65
George's Dock
Outdoor pool back in the frame at Dublin city site of rejected whitewater rafting project
Local politicians and Dublin City Council have been trying to figure out what they want to do with the site for years.
Updated 10 Mar
15.4k
30
Mater Hospital
Taxis are being repeatedly fined while helping dialysis patients at Dublin's Mater Hospital
9 Mar
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Dublin
There's a new type of zebra crossing coming to some Dublin streets
6 Mar
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short-term rentals
Airbnb-style lock boxes to be banned from public spaces in Dublin after mid-April
4 Mar
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February
February 2025
Dublin
What exactly is 'affordable' housing ... and how much should it cost?
22 Feb
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Drumcondra
Land earmarked for apartments beside iconic Quinn's pub to be listed on derelict sites register
21 Feb
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FactCheck
Debunked: Old reports circulating about plans for a huge mosque in Dublin that never went ahead
20 Feb
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parkgate st
Dublin City Council greenlights 13-storey block of apartments near Heuston Station
17 Feb
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71
Rubbish
Lack of bins in Dublin's parks is down to 'turf war' between Council and other agencies
16 Feb
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56
Dublin City
DCC proposes policy to ‘remove and destroy’ Airbnb-style lock boxes from public spaces
Updated 11 Feb
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De Verdon Place
Residents 'trapped' as new Dublin housing development is 'destroyed' by drug use and vandalism
“Teenagers are threatening residents, kicking apartment doors, and engaging in theft and vandalism.”
Órla Ryan
10 Feb
66.3k
ad nauseum
Dublin City Council moved trees and signs blocking billboards because an ad firm asked it to
10 Feb
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51
Dublin written in our hearts
Roddy Doyle and Anne Enright among writers featured in anthology for One Dublin One Book initiative
5 Feb
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January
January 2025
Chapelizod
Seven council-owned homes beside the Phoenix Park to remain derelict for now
31 Jan
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Dublin City Council
Council orders removal of Dublin pub's pro-Palestinian mural, against owner’s wishes
21 Jan
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The Morning Lead
Dublin City Council's costs overran by almost €40 million on four housing projects
‘These were the rapid-builds that weren’t so rapid and cost a fortune,’ one local councillor told The Journal..
Eoghan Dalton
16 Jan
23.4k
o'connell st
GPO ‘totally unsuitable’ for use as a soup kitchen says An Post, amid calls to open its doors
Updated 14 Jan
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Dublin City Council
Warning of increased attacks on council staff following assault on caretaker in north Dublin
14 Jan
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52
Inchicore
Work begins on Dublin home at risk of collapse into River Camac
10 Jan
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nothing compares
Dublin councillor seeking statue of Sinéad O'Connor to redress 'lack of female representation'
10 Jan
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Dublin City Council
Buskers fear for livelihoods as Grafton Street apartments given green light
7 Jan
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119
coffee shops
Independent Dublin baristas may get leg up as councillors call out dominance of coffee chains
7 Jan
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40
Oscar Traynor Housing
Inspections find problems at site of major Dublin City Council housing project
7 Jan
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25
Dublin City
Council wants tighter regulation of soup runs but says it's 'not the intention' to ban them
Updated 6 Jan
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