Dublin city councillor proposes reducing contacts with US government, given its crimes
Although it’s unclear exactly what the council could do on this front.
Dublin city councillor proposes reducing contacts with US government, given its crimes
Although it’s unclear exactly what the council could do on this front.
As workload gets heavier, councillors eye up AI assistants
“You could get 500 emails, and I do recall my friend saying ‘God, why don’t you get Copilot?’”
Is Dublin Port on track to tamp down on pollution from idling ships?
It has until 2030 to roll out points for ships to plug into the electricity grid, if it is to meet an EU deadline.
Documenting one man’s unravelling before a deportation flight to Nigeria, observer had to rely on second-hand accounts
“I was advised that one deportee had been restrained in order to have him escorted through airport security.”
Conor Clarke McGrath plays all nine characters in his upcoming show
“I'm having to be the guy telling the audience about it,” he said referring to a sex scene, “While acting it out. While playing the man and the woman.”
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In Balbriggan, an effort to bring anti-beach grass campaigners into the fold
For years now, the group Save Our Sands has been asking the council to remove lyme grass that’s helping to stem erosion on the beach.
In Fingal, councillors ponder expanding the Community Car scheme
Through it, volunteers give lifts – and company – to people who need to get to hospital appointments, mass, or wherever they're going.
Skeletal remains found during construction at Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market
The bones are thought to come from the major medieval monastery at St Mary’s Abbey, and further excavation works are ongoing.
Where is the push for greater use of ASBOs coming from?
There is a bill moving through the Oireachtas to loosen which rank of Garda can apply to the courts for “anti-social behaviour orders” – also known as ASBOs.
Dublin city facing decade of disruption from construction of big – and long-awaited – transport projects
Work on two bus corridors – Liffey Valley to the city centre, and Ballymun and Finglas to the city centre – is due to kick off this year. And that’s just the start.
Vacancy Watch: While neighbours sounded the alarm, a 19th-century villa in Sandymount slid into dereliction
“I think it's so sad that a beautiful little house was destroyed,” says Rosita Sweetman. “It seems we are incredibly bad at managing our housing stock.”
Councillors in Fingal reach for CCTV as tool to combat anti-social behaviour
They agreed to move the discussion over to the new local community safety partnership.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #119
"Space for kids, just like affordable housing and culture, should be a fundamental part of Dublin’s planning."
Things To Do: Walk the M50, attempt to understand Jean-Luc Godard, be crowned King of the Birds
Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
To pay for amenities, Dublin City Council proposes levy on development of affordable housing
The change would make it more costly to deliver cost-rental and affordable-purchase homes for middle-income earners in Dublin.
Government has floated idea of moving The Complex to the Liberties
They haven’t involved The Complex themselves in these discussions.
Refugees waiting on citizenship decisions find the rules have quietly changed
While they heard about harsher policies brought in last year, this change wasn't announced, and affects people who applied before then.
At a clown rave in Glasnevin, performers strut their stuff
The event was part of a growing clown culture in Dublin, said performer Francis Breen.
Despite objections, Fingal councillors approve Fortlawn housing redevelopment
The council’s plan includes demolishing four homes in the D15 housing estate, and building 21 new ones. It’s the planned demolitions that have drawn protests.
Trips along the Howth Summit walk have almost quadrupled, data suggests
Meanwhile, councillors for Dublin 15 are looking for ways to maybe draw more visitors to their part of the county.
Council still undecided on how to strengthen Sandymount flood defences
“We’d be very lucky to get it all completed in 2030.”
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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.