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Dublin councillors were looking at Limerick as a model for regeneration. But there’s disquiet there now, with concerns about transparency, oversight, and control over development.

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Could Dublin councillors be cut out of major plans for city centre – as councillors have been in Limerick? ↗

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Things To Do: Read the Evening Herald’s letters section, mail order a drama, and rejoice as Smithfield Square gets used for a whole weekend ↗

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The Irish Prison Service had asked the government to revisit the policy, given more serious high-risk offenders had to be released early to make the space.

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Despite overcrowding, prison officials told to exclude immigration detainees from temporary release ↗

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No decision has been made on whether that will happen, a Dublin City Council spokesperson has said. But it hasn’t been ruled out.

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Look at converting some social homes in city-centre flats into cost-rentals, says Taoiseach’s group ↗

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The plaza needs help, says Sean Mullan, owner of the Third Space cafe. “Someone with the imagination that we could make this a vibrant space that belongs to the city.”

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Things To Do: Go to school or listen to a lot of new music. A lot. ↗

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The plaza needs help, says Sean Mullan, owner of the Third Space cafe. “Someone with the imagination that we could make this a vibrant space that belongs to the city.”

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Council forfeits €600,000 for Smithfield Square, as deadline for drawdown passes ↗

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Even as the government casts around for new land to zone for homes, it is unclear when this plot will be built out.

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Vacancy Watch: a big site near Fatima Luas stop ↗

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One man who’s been involved has been trying to organise a social event on a nearby council football pitch, something the council says it’s “monitoring”.

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Things To Do: Prepare for the harvest, support a doctor, celebrate rejection ↗

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