The council would transfer the site to the OPW, which would build a memorial to commemorate all those who were confined to institutions.

Faced with the prospect of rent rises, council tenants banded together to resist. CATU wants to hear from anyone who was involved back then.

Not everybody is in a position to resume normality, artist Aine O’Hara says, and with “Sick Cards”, she hopes those overlooked have a chance to be seen.

Kids can’t get Irish residence permits or re-entry visas, and it’s a long road to citizenship. Without Irish documents, crossing the border can be tricky.

A report from Codema combined a map showing home energy ratings with one showing levels of deprivation, to identify 17 energy-poor areas in the city.

These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at recent meetings of their South East, Central, and North Central area committees.