Call for Council to cut ‘outdated’ car clamping - ‘it’s from last century’
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Call for Council to cut ‘outdated’ car clamping - ‘it’s from last century’
• Aontú Peadar Tóibín has called on Dublin City Council to end car clamping and called it an "archaic and unnecessarily punitive system" from "last century"
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 | Dublin Live - What's Ontoday 'Summer in Dublin' returns with family-friendly events through July and August• Dublin City Council has announced the return of 'Summer in Dublin,' which features everything from beekeeping to circus acrobats at family-friendly events throughout July and August |
 | RTE News - Dublin (regional topic)today Bid to tackle lack of women represented in public spaces• Dublin City Council is launching a plan aimed at addressing the deficit of women represented in the city's public spaces. |
Wicklow consultations pagetoday Draft Wicklow County Development Plan 2021-2027• Official Wicklow consultation portal for open and upcoming consultations; replaces redirect-broken council hub route. |
Wicklow consultations pagetoday Proposed Amendments to the Draft Wicklow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028• Official Wicklow consultation portal for open and upcoming consultations; replaces redirect-broken council hub route. |
 | RTE News - Health (HSE proxy)today Beaumont Hospital apologises over governance failures• Beaumont Hospital in Dublin has apologised for governance and control failures identified in its 2024 accounts. |
 | Dublin Livetoday Metallica donates €80,000 to Dublin charities after Aviva Stadium concerts• Metallica has donated €80,000 to two Dublin charities - the Dublin Simon Community and Women's Aid - following their M72 World Tour concerts at the Aviva Stadium, with €40,000 going to each organisation through the band's nonprofit All Within My Hands |
 | Dublin Live - Dublin Newstoday 'We stayed in Dublin's Wetherspoons hotel and discovered pub chain's nicest meal'• Two YouTubers visited one of the two Wetherspoons hotel's in Dublin and popped downstairs to try a hugely popular Irish dish for the first time as it was "fitting" to try during their stay |
 | Dublin Live - What's Ontoday Man finds 'Ireland's friendliest locals' during Guinness pub crawl – it wasn't Dublin• A Belfast man drove two-and-a-half hours to what he called Ireland's "forgotten county" for a Guinness pub crawl — and says he was blown away by the hospitality he received from the locals |
Meath consultations pagetoday Proposed works on the Skreen Road (L1003) from Obertstown Cross to Skreen GFC, Co. Meath• Official Meath online consultation portal for open and upcoming consultations. |
 | Dublin Live - What's Ontoday 'I took on Dublin's Carolina Reaper challenge and won free Dave's for a year'• Those looking to take on Dave's Hot Chicken infamous Carolina Reaper Roulette Challenge must signed a waiver warning of heart attacks and strokes |
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