Vandalism to Dublin Playgrounds Cost Over 120,000 Euros in 2009

posted by on 26.04.2010, under Uncategorized
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Swings stolen, play units burnt down, slides covered in human excrement… this is just a selection of incidents of vandalism to playgrounds in the Dublin region in 2009. Freedom of information requests from Dublinbynumbers show that three Local Authorities in Dublin and the Office of Public Works paid 121186 Euros to repair damage to playgrounds by vandals in [...]

Dublin Hotels on Twitter

posted by on 21.04.2010, under Uncategorized
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I have put together a Twitter List of Dublin hotels. So far I have 41 different hotels listed, but if anyone knows of any other Dublin hotels on twitter please let me know. I thought it might be nice to have a summary of the ones I have listed to date. I user Follower Wonk and a little leg work to get the below stats.  Travelodge Ireland comes out on top,  but other exclusively Dublin based Hotels take up most of the other slots.

… view results of top Dublin hotels on Twitter

Dublin City Council Swimming Pools to Close

posted by on 12.04.2010, under Uncategorized
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Dublin City Council is due to close three public swimming pools in Dublin. Swimming pools at Coolock, Crumlin and Sean McDermott Street in the north inner city are due to close as the council says it can no longer afford to run them. In contrast the swimming pool in Rathmines has seen a substantial redevelopment [...]

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