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In April An Bord Pleanála surprisingly granted permission to Crekav Trading for 104 houses and 432 apartments on playing fields east of St Paul’s College on Sybil Hill Road in Raheny, despite receiving more than 1,000 objections, and a recommendation for refusal from Dublin City Council. The site was originally part of the St Anne’s estate, […]
The State has spent €5.5bn on rent supports since 2002 – with the money, it could have built 30,000 new local authority homes.
“Should I Stay or Should I Go?” – so sang The Clash in their classic hit of the 1980s. According to two contributors to the December edition of Village, it is a question being asked by many members of City and County Councils, particularly in the Dublin area. In the December issue, former Councillor Mick […]
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Maureen O’Sullivan succeeded to Tony Gregory’s seat on Dublin City Council after his death in January 2009. Here, his long term political colleague offers reflections on Gregory’s life and career.