Dublin councils are to look at buying or building homeless hostels
“We have an over-reliance on the private sector, it is expensive, it is poor value for money,” says Mary Hayes, director of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive.
Dublin councils are to look at buying or building homeless hostels
“We have an over-reliance on the private sector, it is expensive, it is poor value for money,” says Mary Hayes, director of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive.
Council on track to deliver about 2,000 new social homes this year, says housing manager
“It was a slow start, but I think the ship is moving,” said council housing manager, Mick Mulhern, at a housing committee meeting.
Survivors excluded from planning of memorial centre on former Magdalene Laundry site, councillors warn
“I don't know how many times we have to ask to be included.”
Residents of Basin Street flats fear their long-promised redevelopment is now in limbo
Many of the social housing projects paused recently were on vacant sites but this one is different, says a local councillor.
Planning applications begin to file in for homes on industrial estate in Finglas
Two applications have gone in in recent months for plots on the edges of the big Jamestown Business Park.
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In an Inchicore industrial estate, a members’ club invites people to mingle and jam
“The biggest thing that happens here and the most fantastic thing to see is people feel they own it,” says organiser Kamil Che.
Councils plan to clear paths through weirs on the Liffey to help revive fish
The barriers “block migratory fish species from accessing most of the river and degrade/impound the habitat they need to complete their life cycles”.
Despite past visions for change, Dublin city’s motto still calls for obedient citizens
Have an idea for a better one? Let us know.
Two dads are on a mission to make it easier for Dubliners to open up city streets for their kids to play on
Over the years, the idea’s got support from councillors, TDs, the Minister for Transport – but there’s still no simple, official way to do it in Dublin city.
In Garristown, two students campaign for better bus service
Limited, infrequent service to and from this rural Fingal village stifles their school, work, and socialising opportunities, they say.
The decay of council housing becomes a photography exhibition
“Homes not Hazards” is set for Tailors’ Hall in the Liberties on 28 June.
In Ringsend, the historical society is building an archive of photos and more
First, they’re working on putting the materials online. But later, maybe a place where people can drop in to look at some of them.
Culture Desk
In an Inchicore industrial estate, a members’ club invites people to mingle and jam
“The biggest thing that happens here and the most fantastic thing to see is people feel they own it,” says organiser Kamil Che.
The decay of council housing becomes a photography exhibition
“Homes not Hazards” is set for Tailors’ Hall in the Liberties on 28 June.
New book documents queer lives in newly independent Ireland
“Love in the Lav: A Social Biography of Same-Sex Desire in Ireland, 1922-1972” is by historian Averill Earls.
An art exhibition’s “queer ecology” draws inspiration from tales told by Irish children almost a century ago
“When you look at the archive, these stories had a more fluid relationship with nature,” says artist Niamh Coffey.
Fingal
In Garristown, two students campaign for better bus service
Limited, infrequent service to and from this rural Fingal village stifles their school, work, and socialising opportunities, they say.
LDA says it's moving swiftly to improve access to Clongriffin Dart station via Dirty Old Tower
The Land Development Agency bought the 125-acre site on the eastern side of the Dart station from developer Richmond Homes back in March
Why has Fingal County Council issued so few fines for littering so far this year?
In 2017, the council issued 1,001 fines for littering. In 2022, the number was 443. So far this year? Well under 100.
In Donabate, Ballisk House is to go ahead as a library, councillors vote
The decision comes after weeks of tension on Fingal County Council, stemming back to an effort by DP Crossroads to push for a community and arts centre on the peninsula.
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Dublin Inquirer Summer School 2025 tickets are on sale now
On 28–29 June, we’re running five two-hour sessions aiming to offer skills and knowledge useful to journalists, and others trying to make the city a better place.
Waited for a bus in Dublin and it never showed up? Please tell us.
We’ve built a No-Show Bus Tracker to help document the scale and details of the problems of ghost buses and cancelled buses.
Here it is: our new cycle collision tracker
We hope you’ll use it to report hazards, near collisions, and collisions. Hopefully, over the long-term, this will help make cycling safer – and get more people out of cars and onto bikes.
Will You Draw Your Dublin Neighbourhood for Us?
This online tool lets you map your area’s boundaries, save your version, and see what others have drawn for the same area.
The Dish
In the Liberties, an Argentine bakery is multiplying with a new café they plan to keep open in the evenings
“The area does get quieter in the evening. But we hope the new place will draw people,” says Florencia Pugliese.
In Whitehall, a GAA car park is used to grow potatoes and mint
“People come in, take some spuds, some onions, whatever it is. It all keeps ticking along.”
Street Feast, Ireland’s biggest street party, is back on 24 and 25 May
The mission is to connect people, and “get people to realise that they have a lot more in common than they have differences”, says CEO Sam Bishop.
City Desk
Councils plan to clear paths through weirs on the Liffey to help revive fish
The barriers “block migratory fish species from accessing most of the river and degrade/impound the habitat they need to complete their life cycles”.
Despite past visions for change, Dublin city’s motto still calls for obedient citizens
Have an idea for a better one? Let us know.
Two dads are on a mission to make it easier for Dubliners to open up city streets for their kids to play on
Over the years, the idea’s got support from councillors, TDs, the Minister for Transport – but there’s still no simple, official way to do it in Dublin city.
In Ringsend, the historical society is building an archive of photos and more
First, they’re working on putting the materials online. But later, maybe a place where people can drop in to look at some of them.