Why can’t a survivor of domestic violence stay in their social home, rather than the perpetrator?
The Department of Housing says it plans to issue new guidance. But a solicitor says that for progress, the law has to change.
Why can’t a survivor of domestic violence stay in their social home, rather than the perpetrator?
The Department of Housing says it plans to issue new guidance. But a solicitor says that for progress, the law has to change.
Changing of the guard in Ballyfermot Rock School as two of the originals stand down
Both Francie Conway and Hugh Buckley have been teaching at the legendary institute since its opening chords in 1989.
Department’s counter-proposal for Oliver Bond flats has major flaws, residents and councillors say
The Department of Housing recently batted back the council’s plan, devised alongside residents, for how to bring part of the aged complex up to modern standards.
Developer argues for building five apartments on derelict Grotto House site in Inchicore, without planning permission
But even if its appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála is successful, one of its owners has other, bigger problems: Cathal O’Connor has been sentenced to prison.
In Belmayne, challenges with parking complicate efforts to take in charge an estate
Residents have assigned parking at the moment – but Dublin City Council may look to end that.
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Things To Do: Subvert Pokémon Go, observe a 40-hour work week, prepare for a weekend of festivals
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A new film carefully explores the interpersonal toll of falling for hate
“What I tried to do was that two different people could watch this movie, and have two different reactions,” said director Alan Hopkins.
Residents leave council “consultation” on fire-damaged community centre wondering what just happened
Several said they were very unhappy with the quality and comprehensiveness of information provided at the meeting about the Donore Avenue centre.
Exhibition showcases works by Liberties painter Valerie Gannon
Portraits, self-portraits, highly abstract renderings of cityscapes, recollections of sights at Dublin Airport, and much more.
Community fund opens for Inchicore and Kilmainham groups
A pot of €185,000 is available, with €15,000 already allocated.
Would knocking Wood Quay for housing be complicated by the site’s Viking history?
Archaeologist Patrick Wallace, who led the 1970s excavation of the site, said he would love to see the area fully excavated – but he doesn’t support the demolition plans.
Council tenants ask why it can find money for a new HQ, but not to fix up their homes properly
“People are going ballistic,” says Gayle Cullen Doyle, on Tuesday on the phone. “It's really after rattling them.”
A new Bohemians initiative looks to help more Dubliners own where they work
It’ll take some cash but the aim is, little by little, to carve out a different local economy.
Stalwarts of Dublin's free-music scene are launching their latest album
It's a reminder not just of the power of letting go, but also of listening. “I kind of genuinely think that listening is an ethical act,” says Damien Lennon, of Zeropunkt.
In Hartstown Park, councillors sound alarm over growing number of scramblers
At the start of April, gardaí got greater powers to seize the vehicles.
Across the city, people with disabilities have ad-hoc access to private car parking
Is a blanket policy possible?
Things To Do: Dissect Bunreacht na hÉireann, observe an Imaginationist, celebrate the Tolka River, buy a ticket for Capitalism
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Waterways Ireland cools on plan for sauna at Grand Canal Basin graving docks, considers working dry docks instead
Opened in the 18th century, the graving docks are part of Ringsend’s Georgian maritime heritage, says Rachel Lopez of the Ringsend and District Historical Society.
Do Gardaí have the power to inspect ICE deportation flights that stop in Shannon?
People in Ireland have been calling the guards and asking them to search these flights from the US to see if everyone on board is being treated okay.
LDA details revised plans for nearly 2,000 homes near Clongriffin Dart station
Last week the Land Development Agency published a document laying out its vision for the 18-hectare Stapolin Square development.
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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.
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Brushing up: a misunderstood spiderweb sculpture
It’s nothing to do with Marvel’s Spider-Man, says artist Kathleen O’Brien. Its meaning is rooted in the history of its north inner-city neighbourhood.
With sea levels set to rise, should the council allow new homes and offices along the coast?
Dublin City Council is in the midst of writing its new development plan, for 2022–2028, which will include what kind of building should be allowed where.
In Rialto, a romance writer pens her 50th book
Romance writer Daisy Cummins works from her home office in Rialto, where she’s just completed her 50th book for the Mills & Boon publishing franchise.
In Deansgrange Cemetery, a historian excavates the stories of Irishmen who served the Raj
Shabnam Vasisht has sought out and researched the graves and stories of Irishmen buried in a corner of Dublin, who served in the British Army and administration while it governed India.