“It’s giving colonialism”: Ireland still owes rent to dukes and earls
Although, even though the OPW lists these rents as payable, some of the named beneficiaries say they haven't been getting them.
“It’s giving colonialism”: Ireland still owes rent to dukes and earls
Although, even though the OPW lists these rents as payable, some of the named beneficiaries say they haven't been getting them.
Robert Watt's not going to be Tsar of Dublin, city councillors say
They're set to back the creation of a special purpose vehicle he's been picked to head, which is meant to play a major role in regenerating the city centre – but how major is in dispute.
Fingal councillors approve revised plan for new Dunsink town
Changes include a buffer aimed at reducing the project's impact on neighbouring Finglas – and density reductions expected to shave off thousands of homes.
Councillors continue to push back against segregation in apartment complexes
Social tenants who live in the private Liberties complex Grand Canal Harbour say they're not allowed to use many of the common facilities there.
In Crumlin, a hip-hop collective makes grievance and gratitude rhyme
Gone is the hardman shtick, the macho bravado once associated with hip hop, rapper and producer Michael Ward, who goes by Mickzart. “We’re after something true.”
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A council plan to revamp area around Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market is out for public consultation
It doesn't propose really major changes, but quite a few small improvements: more pedestrianisation, more greening, better lighting.
Long-vacant church could soon be back in use
Fáilte Ireland, which controls St Andrew's Church, says the necessary conservation has been done, and it is negotiating terms with a prospective tenant.
Things To Do: Take a deep breath, process the end of the world, experience time travel in a Cornish harbour
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Maybe people shouldn't be able to collect social welfare at GPO, Arnotts lobbies
The company behind the Henry Street department store raised the idea with the man in charge of the regeneration of the city centre, returns show.
In marathon meetings, Fingal councillors seek to fine-tune plans for new town in Dunsink
The council's chief executive said their changes would slow down delivery of thousands of homes.
NTA's new bus-tracking system appears to reduce ghost buses, in a way
It's been in place on buses in Waterford since July, and is due to be rolled out now nationwide – including on Go Ahead's Naas-based Dublin commuter services this past weekend.
As government pours more money into childcare sector, could it leak out?
“The Minister for Children needs to decide if this sector is a public service for the public good, or an investment opportunity,” said Darragh O’Connor, head of strategic organising and campaigns at SIPTU.
Facing delays renewing his residence permit, a hospital doctor is stuck unable to work
"His inability to work will have a direct impact on the provision of the medical services and our ability to maintain adequate staffing and patient care,” reads a letter from the Rotunda to the Department of Justice.
Frustrated with the service from Dublin Bus, one man took them to the Small Claims Court
"Please note, I am only looking for the restitution of €2.75 – the fare cost."
As communities grapple with kids at loose ends messing, government disappoints youth-work sector with budget offering
“It's extremely disappointing to hear once again that the children have been left short, and it's disappointing given the incredible work that the youth workers in the country do for us.”
With more flights on the horizon, communities around Dublin Airport push for changes to air-quality monitoring
There are questions about who's doing the monitoring, what they're checking for, and whether all the monitors are even working.
Planned new Coolock skatepark needs lights for dark winter evenings, skaters say
But the planning application for the Oscar Traynor Woods development, where it's to be located, envisioned the "minimisation of night-time lighting" to avoid disrupting local wildlife too much.
Homeless hostel closed earlier this year had fire-safety deficiencies since 2018
But until earlier this year, people had been sleeping in the 125-bed hostel.
A stronger definition of dereliction looks set to accompany the new 7 percent tax
In the future, councils will consider whether a building is disused, boarded up, or damaged when deciding whether to add it to the Derelict Sites Register, says a tax policy document.
Things To Do: Embrace ambiguity, admire the creative process, visit many buildings, read about them
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More than half of Dublin City Council's senior managers live outside the city
Would the senior management team be more attuned to the city's needs if more of them lived in it – and would it be fair to require them to?
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AI is not just coming to newsrooms in Ireland, it’s already here
“I'd be amazed if it’s not used in some form everywhere now,” says Michael Marsh, the editor in chief for Reach Plc in Ireland.
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.
In radio in Ireland, the “accent ceiling” persists
On volunteer-run community radio, there’s room for people with all kinds of accents – but it’s rare to move beyond that.
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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.
Introducing: A Tracker Where You Can Check How Your Councillors Have Voted
We’re very pleased to be launching Counciltracker.ie today, which will let you quickly and easily see what issues your local councillors have been voting on, and how.