Podcasts about Dublin City Council

Littering caused by people raiding public bins for plastic bottles and aluminum cans is costing Dublin City Council almost €1,000 a day. This is since the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme. We get reaction to these figures with Daryl Barron the Lord Mayor of Dublin.

Littering caused by people raiding public bins for plastic bottles and aluminum cans is costing Dublin City Council almost €1,000 a day. This is since the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme. We get reaction to these figures with Daryl Barron the Lord Mayor of Dublin.

This episode was originally published in June 2026. For the past 18 months, Dublin City Council has been keeping track of a worrying trend: an increase in the number of vacant council houses being targeted in racist attacks.The criminal damage, which happens just before the council moves a new tenant in, ranges from racist graffiti to making the house uninhabitable.So where is this happening? And what can be done to stop it?Irish Times crime and security editor Conor Lally explains what's behind the recent surge in these attacks, and the reaction from local communities.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie Blackwood, Historian-in-residence with Dublin City Council

Should our streets be renamed to remove any links with colonialism?A group called Lasair Dhearg, a socialist republican organisation, has claimed responsibility for putting makeshift white placards on street signs which are connected to colonialism. However, Dublin City Council are set to remove them.But, should they consider changing the names?Joining Andrea to discuss is Independent Councillor Nial Ring, Architect Róisín Murphy, Architectural Historian Emma Gileece and listeners.

Dublin City Council should consider creating a council-owned childcare delivery company. That's according to a new draft plan published by Dublin City Council's Childcare Provision and Infrastructure Working Group. Speaking to Jonathan with more on this was Working Group Member and Social Democrats Councillor Cian Farrell.

Dublin City Council should consider creating a council-owned childcare delivery company. That's according to a new draft plan published by Dublin City Council's Childcare Provision and Infrastructure Working Group. Speaking to Jonathan with more on this was Working Group Member and Social Democrats Councillor Cian Farrell.

A new scheme to push parents to ditch disposable nappies in favour of reusable cloth has been launched by Dublin City Council.The cloth nappy incentive scheme aims to reduce household waste by encouraging the uptake of reusable nappies…Joining Ciara to discuss is Director of Policy for environmental charity Voice Ireland, Abigail O'Callaghan Platt and Aideen Finnegan, Audio Producer at The Irish Times.

We all know of Molly Malone and the Anna Livia, but where are the monuments honouring the women of the revolution?From over 200 statues dotted across Dublin's city centre, only a handful of them are of women.Dublin City Council is launching a plan with the aim of addressing the lack of women represented in the city's public spaces.Do we need more monuments to women?Joining Andrea to discuss is Emma Gileece, Architectural Historian, Sinead McCoole, Historian and author specialising on women in Irish History and listeners.

Dublin City Council has given the green light to plans for the refurbishment and extension of Phibsborough Tower and its change of use to become a nine-storey 150-bedroom hotel.Joining Shane to discuss this is Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon and Tom Phillips, Managing Director of Tom Phillips and Associates.Image: Archiseek

Dublin City Council has suggested limiting access to the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) to people with are registered with a domestic waste collection company contract as a means of dealing with “opportunistic” bin scavenging.The Council also suggest that with the DRS, there had been “no significant difference” in total street sweepings collected in the city.Janet Horner is a Councilor for Dublin North Inner City and Cathaoirleach for The Green Party. She joined Shane and Ciara to discuss the current issues the Deposit Return Scheme is bringing to the city.

Derek Kelly, Executive Manager with Dublin City Council

For the past 18 months, Dublin City Council has been keeping track of a worrying trend: an increase in the number of vacant council houses being targeted in racist attacks. The criminal damage, which happens just before the council moves a new tenant in, ranges from racist graffiti to making the house uninhabitable.So where is this happening? And what can be done to stop it?Irish Times crime and security editor Conor Lally explains what's behind the recent surge in these attacks, and the reaction from local communities.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Pope Leo XIV used the first major teaching document of his papacy to warn about the threat of artificial intelligence.Dublin City Council said 'bin interference' by people looking for bottles and cans has cost it €500,000 and is leading to more rubbish on city streets. And, a popular statue of Dublin folk legend Luke Kelly is undergoing extensive repair after visitors repeatedly broke off strands of its distinctive copper hair to take as souvenirs.Dave Hanratty and Lise Hand join The Last Word to discuss the week's trending stories.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Ray O'Donoghue, Night-Time Economy Advisor with Dublin City Council, discusses the new 'Dublin by Dusk' initiative.

Bin-raiding by people looking for bottles and cans to put through the Deposit Return Scheme cost Dublin City Council €857,000 over the past two years in collecting, and trying to prevent, rubbish being strewn on the streets. Anton discusses this further with Colin O'Byrne, Project manager at VOICE Ireland.

It has recently emerged that Dublin City Council spent over €500,000 last year cleaning up rubbish after bins were raided by people hoping to collect bottles for the Deposit Return scheme. But, how is it affecting the city?Joining Shane to discuss is Richard Guiney, the CEO of Dublin Town, and Cork City Councilor and former Lord Mayor and TD Dan Boyle.

Dublin City Council has today launched the results of a new report examining ways to unlock investment for housing through adaptive re-use. The report responds to a central policy challenge: how to finance urgently needed housing while meeting statutory climate targets, in a context where the built environment is a major source of emissions and existing delivery models are not achieving outcomes at the required scale or pace. Adaptive re-use for housing FACE Dublin was delivered by the Centre for Public Impact (CPI) and the TransCap Initiative through a strategic research partnership commissioned by Dublin City Council and supported by the Dublin Metropolitan Climate Action Regional Office (CARO). FACE Dublin builds on work undertaken by the council over the last few years to embed circular economy and whole life carbon principles into our work. A key challenge we face as local government is investment to meet our ambition. FACE Dublin has interrogated the system that shapes the capacity of local government to deliver on housing and climate targets in a manner that is just and efficient. The recommendations emerging from FACE Dublin to enable acceleration are: Near term: Establish clear ownership for delivery and secure more flexible public funding Medium term: Work with national government to unlock scale and crowd in private and philanthropic capital Longer term: Explore new financing mechanisms to transform how adaptive reuse is funded Our built environment tells the story of the city, and we are part of its living history. Investment in regeneration is an investment in the social and cultural life of our city. The Lord Mayor of Dublin Ray McAdam said, "Addressing dereliction through regeneration is one of the most important priorities for Dublin City Council. If we are serious about meeting our housing and climate ambitions, we must unlock the potential of vacant and underused buildings across our city. FACE Dublin is a timely and welcome initiative because Dubliners want their city to be vibrant, lived in, cared for and full of possibility. My mayoral theme is Celebrating Dublin, and part of that means celebrating the buildings, streets and neighbourhoods that tell the story of who we are. We are proud of Dublin. We are proud of its past, ambitious for its present and determined about its future. By working together, we can breathe new life into buildings that hold the memories of previous generations and transform them into places of opportunity for generations yet to come." Richard Shakespeare, Chief Executive, Dublin City Council said, "The recommendations that have emerged from FACE Dublin, offer a credible route for local government in Ireland to lead on circular, low?carbon urban regeneration – demonstrating how housing delivery, climate action and place?making can reinforce one another when approached systemically." Dennis Keeley, Assistant Chief Executive, Dublin City Council said, "FACE Dublin brings a fresh and necessary perspective to rethinking how we address the dual housing and climate challenges we face as a city and a country. Applying systems innovation and systemic finance lens to understand how policies, planning, funding flows, organisational structures and incentives interact – and how they can be reshaped to unlock progress and catalyse implementation, FACE Dublin has provided a clear practical and phased approach to help make Dublin a leader in tackling vacancy and dereliction, maximising return on public and private investment to enhance Dublin's resilience as a liveable city." Gabrielle Beran, Programme Director, Centre for Public Impact said, "FACE Dublin demonstrates what is possible when a city tackles complex challenges with fresh thinking and genuine collaboration. Through engagement with more than 90 stakeholders, this work has shown the strength of Dublin's commitment to delivering housing while meeting climate goals. At the Centre for Public Impact, we work with governments around the w...

A new report presented to Dublin City Council has found that almost forty precent of the capital's housing targets could be met by reusing vacant buildings and above the shop premises. Should these premises simply be demolished and replaced, the capital would then struggle to meet its climate targets. So how feasible would it be to convert our derelict properties? Carole Pollard is an Architect and Editor of ‘Irish Cities in Crisis' and joined Anton to discuss.

When Dubliners first saw the multi-tiered, gleaming white, iron and glass shopping centre on St Stephen's Green in the late 1980s, it was quickly nicknamed “the Mississippi showboat” and “the wedding cake”. And in a city that prides itself on its Georgian heritage and its historic buildings, it was seen by some as kitsch, an architectural pastiche and a bit embarrassing. But it grew on others. Now that plans have been approved by Dublin City Council to knock the shopping centre and replace it with a new scheme, a campaign has begun to save the centre.So what is planned to replace it? Why are objectors so against it? And why do so many people have a new appreciation for this “historic” building?Dublin editor Olivia Kelly isn't one to sit on the fence when it comes to how the city is shaping up and she explains her reservations about the plans.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dublin Street Parking Services have informed their staff they will no longer clamp and tow cars for Dublin City Council when their current contract ends. It comes as a procurement process is currently ongoing for the new contract beginning later this summer For years, councillors have called for changes to the way parking rules are enforced, and for more.Ciara Doherty was joined by Keith Connolly, Fianna Fáil Councillor for the Ballymun-Finglas LEA

Fixed penalty notices for littering are set to increase to €250 from September, an increase of €100 as part of a Government crackdown on littering and illegal dumping.Recent figures show that the number of fines for littering have reduced in parts of Dublin.In 2024, there were 397 fines issued in South Dublin County Council, compared with 517 in 2022. Figures for Dublin City Council show that 296 fines were issued in 2024 compared with 1,080 the previous year.But, are steeper fines enough to curtail littering?Aileen Browne, Fine Gael Councillor in Charleville in Cork, joins Shane to discuss.

Broadcaster & natural historian David Attenborough will celebrate his 100th birthday this week, and on Thursday's environment slot, John Gibbons paid tribute to his career.Matt also talks to John about Dublin City Council's decision to ban bin bags on a further 110 city-centre streets.Hit the ‘Play' button on this page to hear the chat.

Later this morning, Dublin City Council will unveil new on-street waste compactors in Marlborough Place, as part of its campaign to rid the city centre's streets of plastic bin bags. With more details on this we heard from Derek Kelly, Executive Manager in Climate and Urban Resilience at Dublin City Council.

“Jaded Dubliners have had enough of bland, soulless buildings” - so says Andrea Horan, Founder of Dublin nail bar Tropical Popical.This follows a recent announcement that the owners of Stephen's Green Shopping Centre had received permission from Dublin City Council to go ahead with their plans to redevelop the centre.Andrea joins Ciara to discuss…

Dublin City Council CEO, Richard Shakespeare discusses a potential move of their civic offices from Wood Quay to Kevin Street.

As part on an initiative to encourage people into the city centre in the evenings, cultural venues will open later on one evening a month. The National Library Director, Dr. Audrey Whitty spoke to our reporter Helen Donohue and for more details, Ray O'Donoghue, night-time economy advisor with Dublin City Council.

Submissions close tomorrow for people to give feedback on Dublin City Council's Litter Management Plan to help clean the capital's streets. Jonathan discusses further with Ray McAdam, Dublin's Lord Mayor, and Fine Gael candidate in Dublin Central.

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals launched its 2026-2030 strategy today.In it, they call for a ban on horse-drawn carriages in major urban areas, and the ban of sulky racing on public roads.Joining Andrea to discuss is Martina Kenny, Co-Founder of My Lovely Horse Rescue and Catriona Lowry, the Reluctant Rescuer and Deirdre Heney, Fianna Fáil Clontarf Ward Councillor and Chairperson of Dublin City Council's Animal Welfare Oversight Committee.

A Palestinian flag has been attached to the Spire for the last seven months and would require a 300-tonne crane to remove it. This would be carried out during the night to minimize disruption to businesses and traffic. Mannix Flynn, Independent Councillor for Dublin City Council joined Anton Savage on the show to discuss.

Dublin City Council's Central Area Committee were told last week that the council is constrained by the definition of what a derelict house is. So, what is the definition, and how can it be changed to address vacancies across Ireland? Claire McManus, Director of Dublin-based JFOC architects joined Anton Savage on the show to discuss.

Dublin City Council CEO, Richard Shakespeare, joins Pat in studio as the council confirms it has completed a €581 million purchase of the former DIT site on Kevin Street. The landmark deal will see a new 14-storey civic headquarters for thousands of staff and hundreds of apartments developed by the end of the decade.

Samantha Libreri, RTE Correspondent, reports on Dublin City Council granting planning permission for the redevelopment of Stephen's Green Shopping Centre.

The decision has attracted some criticism because it will remove its distinctive curved facade and glass dome. Our reporter Áine Goulding has been asking people in Stephen's Green what they think of the plan to redevelop the site.

Dublin City Council has set aside more than €10 million to refurbish its Wood Quay office building, despite planning to move to a new location in 2029…Mannix Flynn, Independent Councillor and Candidate in the upcoming by-election for Dublin Centre joins Shane to discuss.

The redevelopment of St Stephens Green Shopping Centre has been approved by Dublin City Council. The plans will see the façade of the Dublin shopping centre removed as it currently is with its Mississippi Steamboat design in favour of a glass and red brick façade. But are we erasing an important part of the architecture of our capital city or just something that didn't look so great anyway? Shane Coleman was joined by Carole Pollard, Architect and Editor of the book Irish Cities in Crisis, and Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin's Spokesperson on Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

A city can add miles of trails, a world-class rec center, and recruit global companies, yet still miss the simplest ingredient of public health: belonging.  Lindsay and Bruce sit down with Dr. Greg Lam, a cardiologist and new Dublin City Council member.They talk candidly about why he chose local government after years in statewide health policy and nonprofit leadership, and what he learned by knocking on more than 1,600 doors in Ward 3. Dr. Lam shares why being the first Asian American elected to Council matters to the AAPI community, and why diversity and cultural inclusion are essential to Dublin's identity as a connected, sustainable, resilient global city of choice. Then we zoom in on the research: strong social relationships can dramatically improve longevity, while social isolation raises risks for heart disease, stroke, dementia, depression, and anxiety. That brings us back to City Hall, where parks, walkable districts, and intergenerational programming are powerful public health tools. The episode closes with a fun first for Link Ahead as his 16-year-old son Ryan joins to share a teen perspective on Dublin, social media, and what younger residents want leaders to understand.If you care about Dublin, City Council, community wellness, and how local policy shapes everyday life - subscribe, share, and leave a review.

Dublin City Council is proposing to remove the exemption on development levies on social, affordable and cost rental homes. The Irish Council for Social housing, a representative body for approved housing bodies, has said the removal of these exemptions with pose significant challenges and extra costs to theses charities. Speaking with Anton was Lyndsey Anderson, Housing Policy Specialist, Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH).

Dublin Festival of Books presents one of a series of presentations on this year's One City One Book—John Banville's Christine Falls. While most of the action takes place in the gloomy streets of 1950s Dublin, it intersects with a parallel storyline set in Boston. What does that tell us about the post-war Irish-American experience? What were Irish-American perceptions of the ‘old country'—and vice versa? Join Tommy Graham (History Ireland) in discussion with Dan Mulhall (former Irish Ambassador to the US), Bernadette Whelan (University of Limerick) and Michael Kennedy (Documents on Irish Foreign Policy).One City One Book is an annual Dublin City Council festival, led by Dublin City Libraries and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, and supported by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.

The ESRI have published a report saying that Ireland officially has the highest energy prices in the European Union. They found that energy prices could rise by €106 per year for the next four years. Meanwhile, figures from Wind Energy Ireland show that 41% of our energy in March came from wind. What should we be looking at to help alleviate pressures on our energy supply?To discuss, Shane is joined by Fianna Fail Councillor in Meath Stephen McKee and Green Party Councillor in Dublin City Council, Janet Horner.

Dublin City Council's Dublin Nights Mapped has reached over a quarter of a million interactions in under three months. Highlighting a growing shift in how people are experiencing the city after dark. All to chat about with Ray O'Donoghue Dublin's Night-time Economy Advisor, or Night Mayor.

After the death of cyclist Johnny Santos on Dublin's Abbey Street, Dublin City Council has backed an emergency motion to impose better safety standards on Heavy Goods Vehicles or HGVs.This motion would require all vehicles to adhere to a scoring system for safety. Joining Shane to discuss is the proposer of the emergency motion, Green Party Councillor Ray Cunningham.

Bull Island is one of the most protected biospheres in the country. In order to protect it, Dublin City Council implemented a new visitor access management plan three years ago. Our reporter Eithne Dodd went to Bull Island to find out how it's been working out.

Dublin City Council has approved a monument to be placed on O'Connell Street to honour Irish women of the revolutionary period. The monument will be erected between the Spire and the James Larkin statue in front of the GPO. Donna Cooney is chair of the Commemmorations & Naming Committee of Dublin City Council and Green Party Councillor.

Dublin City Council is keeping up the pressure on the Government to legislate for a tourist tax administered by local authorities.The level of the tax, also called a bed levy, city tax or accommodation tax, has not been pinned down but €5 per room, per night has been mooted. There could be a sliding scale depending on the standard of accommodation.With 21 out of 27 EU member states having such a tax, why is Ireland stubbornly resistant to what would be a boost to local authority coffers?Dublin editor Olivia Kelly explains the background to the tax.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Booker Prize-winner John Banville's crime novel ‘Christine Falls' has been chosen as Dublin City Council's One Dublin One Book choice for 2026, 20 years after first being published. He joined Brendan to talk about love, relationships, grief, ageing and his five favourite crime thrillers

A follow-up to yesterday's Ballymun row — and this time, the “proof” has landed. Adrian and Jeremy confirm they've seen the video showing a family (believed to be Roma) being brought to view the boarded-up council house in Shangan Green… and they ask the uncomfortable question: if they move in, will they be safe? From “house the Irish first” to EU rights and the housing list, callers go at it from every angle — including homelessness, long waiting times, and whether Dublin City Council has a duty of care to rehouse families where they won't be targeted. Plus: another Opinions Matter travel mug giveaway question at the end.

A boarded-up Dublin City Council house in Shangan Green, Ballymun has become the centre of a major row after “Only Irish house our own” was spray-painted across the front — and a protest followed, fuelled by rumours about who might be moved in.Adrian and Jeremy dig into where the story actually came from, why nobody can produce proof (or a video) of a family being “shown around”, and whether local residents have any right to object to new neighbours.Plus: another Opinions Matter travel mug giveaway question at the end.

In 1997, David Bowie released Earthling, an album deeply influenced by the sound of drum and bass and industrial electronic music. Spending time in Dublin city, Bowie befriended the Quadraphonic collective, who brought the drum and bass sound to the city at venues like The Globe and The Kitchen. This led to a secret concert at The Factory venue in Ringsend. My guest Ray O'Donoghue is now the Night Time Economy Advisor to Dublin City Council, but was then part of Quadraphonic and opened for Bowie on the night.Contributions also come from John Brereton, Director of the DublinBowie Festival. This episode contains bad language. Support TCB: www.patreon.com/threecastlesburning    

Samantha Libreri, Eastern Correspondent, reports on the dumping of horse manure in the Liberties area of Dublin since Dublin City Council stopped taking the product at its waste facilities last year.