What kind of anointed successor bullshit is this?

(via @samtranum, from elsewhere)

"Letter from Owen Keegan asking the minister to appoint Richard Shakespeare chief executive of Dublin City Council temporarily, from 10 Sept., until a permanent one is chosen."

https://dublininquirer.com/2023/08/23/why-hasnt-owen-keegans-replacement-been-chosen-yet/

#Dublin #DublinCityCouncil #OwenKeegan #MastoDaoine #HowIrelandWorks

Last time I was in London, prepan, people were whinging about the bike lanes being empty. Lookit it now. #ThisCouldBeDublin #DublinCityCouncil
https://www.reddit.com/r/fuckcars/comments/15tit9i/london_were_gonna_need_a_bigger_lane/

Another gang attack, off the despairing James's Street, one of the most derelict streets in Dublin city and a disgrace to #DublinCityCouncil https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/shocking-video-shows-man-being-struck-by-golf-club-in-dublin-city-centre/a999815054.html

I see Dublin City Council has been using its resources wisely in the past few days, and mowing every patch of green they can get to.

#ClimateCrisis #BiodiversityCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Dublin #DublinCityCouncil #MastoDaoine

Travel diaries sound like a great idea for #DublinCityCouncil - what about spending a few quid to issue logins to a few thousand kids in schools around the city to track how they travel every day for a month, twice a year, as mentioned in Ray Delahanty's TED Talk
#TravelDiary
https://www.ted.com/talks/ray_delahanty_living_car_free_in_vegas_other_questionable_life_choices

Hang on.

I think I had a dream that our municipal authority finally started removing hundreds of unnecessary poles and clutter from Dublin'a streets.

It was so calm and lovely to look at.

Christ, I'm an utter nerd..

#StreetClutter
#Cities
#Dublin
#DublinCityCouncil
#MastoDaoine

This is a great resource from @dublininquirer - a central repository for links to upcoming and recent council meetings and consultations

#Dublin #LocalGovernment #DublinCityCouncil

https://dublininquirer.com/meetings-and-consultations/?utm_medium=email

More letters about cars, bicycles and getting around Dublin. No one, so far, is mentioning that in the very very few cases that Dublin City Council has built separated cycling infrastructure, eg the short bit of the Grand Canal and the Clontarf Greenway, it's hugely used #greenways #DublinCityCouncil
#CarsAndTheCity #Cars #Dublin #Cycling

If #DublinCityCouncil wants enough funds to build a few hundred councils, they could impose fines on all the people who've concreted over, paved, gravelled over or fake-grassed over their gardens without getting planning permission first (also raising the water table dangerously, and depriving birds and insects of grazing) #ConcreteGardens #PlanningPermission

Council Plans to Add “Rainscapes” in Five Places in the City to Sop up Heavy Rainfall | Dublin Inquirer
https://www.dublininquirer.com/2023/02/15/council-plans-to-add-rainscapes-in-five-places-in-the-city-to-sop-up-heavy-rainfall

#dublin #flooding #floodMitigation #rainGardens #dublinCityCouncil

In September, the council's CEO pledged to finally deal with a massive illegal dump in Darndale, and set out a timeline. But the plan's schedule has been drifting. For ex., CCTV was supposed to be installed in November, then January. Still no sign of it.

https://dublininquirer.com/2023/02/08/council-misses-self-imposed-deadlines-to-tackle-massive-illegal-dump-in-darndale

#Dublin #Ireland #IllegalDumping #DublinCityCouncil

The largest share of funding from developers for council projects in 2022–24 is set to go to the wealthy South East Area of the city. Meanwhile, the council’s North West Area is set to get just 4.4 percent of these development levies.

https://dublininquirer.com/2023/01/25/largest-share-of-funding-from-developers-for-council-projects-spent-in-wealthy-south-east-area-of-the-city

#Dublin #Ireland #DublinCityCouncil

*Very* interesting court case. If cyclists start routinely suing Dublin City Council whenever its dreadful mending of the roads causes them injury, the likely financial hit would make it much more sensible for the council to build the Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network at speed, giving cyclists a car-damage-free road surface
https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2023/01/20/cyclist-sues-council-alleging-serious-injuries-caused-when-bike-struck-road-defect/
#Cyclist #Lawsuit #DublinCityCouncil #Misfeasance

Dublin City Council CEO Owen Keegan’s time Is nearly up, so how will his replacement be picked? The Public Appointments Service will run an open competition this year, and councillors have to ratify the appointment by vote.

https://dublininquirer.com/2023/01/18/dublin-city-council-ceo-owen-keegan-s-time-is-nearly-up-so-how-will-his-replacement-be-picked

#Dublin #Ireland #DublinCityCouncil

In a push to get a sports pitch on a council-owned site in the Liberties, councillors recently made a move to gain leverage. To get council managers to the bargaining table, elected representatives rezoned the site to block their plans.

https://dublininquirer.com/2023/01/11/in-push-for-sports-pitch-on-council-owned-site-in-the-liberties-councillors-make-move-to-gain-leverage

#Dublin #Ireland #DublinCityCouncil #sport

Folks is there any way to declutter #Dublin streets or is this something we just have to accept? Some crossings, including new ones, have so many poles it’s laughable.

DLR and Kilkenny seem to have new crossings with less #footpath clutter - this is really actively making the city uglier and less #pedestrian friendly.

#DublinCity #DublinCityCouncil #ireland #CityQuay

#DublinCityCouncil #ChristmasTreeDisposal
https://www.dublincity.ie/residential/environment/waste-and-recycling/christmas-tree-disposal

Bizarre! Road Safety Association refuses to give council data on road collisions https://www.dublininquirer.com/2022/12/21/council-wants-better-data-on-road-traffic-collisions-to-improve-safety-of-city-streets-but-rsa-won-t-share #RSA #DublinCityCouncil #Crashes #data

This #dublincitycouncil #clusterfuck is particularly #ironic considering that the council spent millions in the 1980s to #fireproof the original #FatimaMansions flats (gorgeous flats, but turned into a #ghetto by mass #dumping of troubled people into one place by the council)

@ccferrie Maybe Cllr Cooney could ask to show this video in #DublinCityCouncil's next transport meeting, and ask for a change of policy. Not gritting footpaths is #antifeminist https://usa.streetsblog.org/2018/01/24/why-sweden-clears-walkways-before-roads/