Dublin City Council is to ask the Government fund its social housing budget following the collapse of plans to build thousands of units in partnership with one of the State's biggest builders.
Developer Bernard McNamara has pulled out of five public-private partnership schemes, worth a total of €900 million.
One of the abandoned schemes is the regeneration of the Dominick Street flats.
The badly built complex was knocked some months ago and is now a hoarding site.
This is in a parish 'managed' by the Irish Dominicans. Will there be a word from the Irish Dominicans about this housing plan collapse? Hardly.
Some months ago when the Stringfellow lap-dancing club was opened at the end of the street, Dominican habits were seen objecting. All fine and well.
Where will the habits be to object to this terrible social problem?
"Where will the habits be to object to this terrible social problem ?"
ReplyDeleteIndeed ! By the use of the term "habits" I presume you mean Dominican friars? I actually applaud those "habits" / friars who had the conviction and courage to protest outside the Stringfellows nightclub. I only wish the same friars had the same conviction and courage to protest outside the Dail re the homeless in our society !
Well spoken.
ReplyDeleteYes, 'habits' does mean Dominican friars, but there is a nuance to the word as well!
The protest outside Stringfellows was non-religious. The friars did not even protest, never mind wear their habits.
ReplyDeleteConfused as to what 'non-religious' means.
ReplyDeleteI saw a Dominican in his habit outside Stringfellows. I doubt he was visiting the club, hardly in his habit. Then, one never knows.
I was cycling past on my bicycle at the time.