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The housing minister says Dublin City Council needs to get on with building, after a row over plans to develop 850 homes in north Dublin.
Councillors say the original proposal for Oscar Traynor Road didn’t have enough social and affordable homes.
The original plan to build homes at the Oscar Traynor site in Santry was voted down by councillors in November.
They said too many of the homes would be sold privately and would be unaffordable.
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Dublin City Council head of housing Brendan Kenny says it has asked the government if the deal can be adjusted: We ve been having discussions to see if the deal that was on the table could be enhanced in some way, if the affordable housing could be made more affordable.
Strong Clare Contingent As Treaty United Count Down To Season Opener
March 5, 2021
There may not be any action for fans of Clare soccer to look forward to for some time yet on the local scene, but there is sure to be plenty Banner interest when this season’s Airtricity League action gets underway.
March 26 will see Limerick based Treaty United begin their First Division campaign with a trip to Bray Wanderers, with five Clare players being part of the squad.
Sixmilebridge resident and former Limerick FC manager Tommy Barrett takes charge of the side, with the club assembling their squad for the season ahead in a matter of just a few days following late notification of their acceptance into the league. Treaty United, which was only formed this year, will replace the Shamrock Rovers second string in the First Division.
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Oscar Traynor not only took part in the Easter Rising, joining the anti-Treaty side in the Civil War but also claimed soccer was not a foreign sport, “a Celtic game, pure and simple, having its roots in the Highlands of Scotland”. One hundred years on, even wilder claims are being made and with the same spirit of principle over pragmatism.
The decision by Dublin city councillors in November to delay the Oscar Traynor Road development epitomises the muddled ideological battle lines and bloody-minded politicking that have delayed Ireland’s response to the housing crisis.
Having approved the project in 2017, councillors have now decided to start from scratch objecting to the role of a private developer. Construction on new cross-party alternative plans is unlikely to begin before 2024 whereas the original plan for 850 homes could have seen building commence this year.
Homeownership will remain a pipe dream for Generation Rent
While a State Land Development Agency is much needed, there are major problems in the current legislation that if not changed could lead to the continuation of disastrous housing approaches
The currently constituted Land Development Agency has the potential to be a Trojan horse that will see public land used to build tens of thousands of unaffordable market homes. Picture: PA
Mon, 22 Feb, 2021 - 17:30
Rory Hearne
The housing crisis continues to affect Generation Rent and Generation Stuck at Home, the homeless, and many other groups within the Covid-19 pandemic.
And while the pandemic-related recession has meant increased saving for some high-earners, for many, particularly those in the hardest-hit sectors, their dream of getting a secure home has been pushed further out of reach.