Louise Byrne

Prime Time

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Gardaí made 183 seizures of fireworks last year compared to 132 in 2016

Rise in illegal fireworks impacting emergency services

New figures suggest there has been a spike in the illegal trade in fireworks with a knock-on impact on emergency services.

Ireland • 22 Oct 18

Under HAP the local authority commits to pay up to 87% of the rent to the landlord on behalf of the State

DCC seeks to rent from private landlord

Dublin City Council has approached Ireland's largest private landlord seeking to rent apartments for social housing tenants despite accepting that such moves will add to rent inflation.

Housing • 21 Sep 18

Facility at Dublin's Docklands is not being fully used by coach operators

Coach operators snub Dublin parking facility

A parking facility for coaches visiting Dublin provided by the National Transport Authority at a cost of €1.7m, is being snubbed by some coach operators who say it is not meeting their needs.

Ireland • 14 Sep 18

Liam Lambert (and Judge) in the workshop of the Lambert Puppet Theatre

Lambert Puppet Theatre to close its doors

The Lambert Puppet Theatre, home of iconic children's TV programmes Wanderly Wagon and Bosco, has confirmed it is to close its Dublin premises after more than four decades.

Ireland • 05 Sep 18

Last year, just 4% of the company's properties were rented to State-funded tenants

Increase in State-funded social tenancies at I-RES REIT

Ìreland's largest private landlord, I-RES REIT, has almost trebled the number of State-funded social tenancies on its books.

Housing • 09 Aug 18

Barnardos says 'children have a right to genuinely free education, and Ireland can easily afford it'

School costs forcing parents into debt - survey

Children's charity Barnardos has said that an increasing number of parents are being forced into debt to cover the cost of sending their children to school.

Education • 02 Aug 18

The Gate Theatre, in addition to the Abbey and Druid Theatres, have all signed up to the policy

Theatres agree policy boosting opportunities for women

Ten Irish theatre organisations have agreed policies to enhance opportunities for women, including in some circumstances, a commitment to gender balance in programming and gender blind casting.

Ireland • 09 Jul 18

Dublin City Council is set to fine itself €2m

6% of council land on Dublin's vacant site register

Just a fraction of the undeveloped land owned by Dublin's local authorities has been included on the new vacant sites register designed to crack down on land-hoarding in the city.

Dublin • 02 Jul 18

The original national target was to approve 1,000 loans over three years

First-time buyer mortgage scheme to be extended

A Government-backed mortgage scheme for first-time buyers is to be extended following a significant volume of applications in the first three months.

Mortgages • 03 May 18

Large murals like this require planning permission

Brush with bureaucracy: Street artists criticise rules

Twenty-five pieces of street art are going up around Dublin as part of the 'Grey Area' campaign; which argues that Dublin City Council's regulations on the medium are unnecessarily complex.

News Lens • 18 Apr 18