Laoise Neylon

1 day ago | dublininquirer.com | Laoise Neylon

Last October, People Before Profit Councillor Conor Reddy filed complaints with Dublin City Council about another councillor. He alleged that his constituency colleague in the North West Area, independent Councillor Gavin Pepper, had breached the council’s code of conduct. Dublin City Council is investigating the complaints, says Reddy, but – eight months later – has yet to issue any findings.

1 day ago | dublininquirer.com | Laoise Neylon

Unions representing construction workers and apprentices say the apprenticeship system isn’t able to meet existing demand for training college spots – let alone handle more. “In the midst of a housing crisis, it is unacceptable that the apprenticeships, which are so critical to the construction sector, are being under-resourced,” said Unite regional officer James McCabe on Wednesday. There is a shortage of funding for apprenticeships, he said. Indeed, says Karl Byrne, a sector organiser in SIPTU.

1 week ago | dublininquirer.com | Laoise Neylon

Councils in the Dublin region are looking at whether they should change tack, and buy or build facilities for homeless accommodation rather than rent them as they often do at the moment. “This is not a plan to end homelessness in Dublin, regrettably,” said Mary Hayes, director of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) on Tuesday, as she presented the new draft homeless action plan to councillors.

1 week ago | dublininquirer.com | Laoise Neylon

Dublin City Council is on track to meet its social housing target for this year, said Mick Mulhern, the council’s housing manager on Tuesday. The council was tasked, under “Housing for All”, the government’s housing strategy, with “delivering” almost 9,090 new social homes from 2022 to 2026. That figure includes its own direct builds, those built or bought by housing charities and the Land Development Agency, and those “Part V” homes it buys as slices of big private developments.

2 weeks ago | dublininquirer.com | Laoise Neylon

City Desk No extra money yet for council to roll out actions put forward by Taoiseach’s Taskforce for Dublin Councillors said that they feel the city was just used as the backdrop for a pre-election PR campaign. Laoise Neylon Jun 12, 2025 O'Connell Street. Photo by Sam Tranum. June 12 2025 10:29 PM 4 min read Share Author Laoise Neylon is a reporter at Dublin Inquirer. You can reach her at [email protected].