What’s the best way to tell area residents about plans for a new asylum shelter nearby?
The government should tell communities directly about plans for new asylum shelters, some activists and politicians say.
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Developers’ Proposed Changes to Newmarket Plans Raise Alarm
New drawings for a building proposed for the site of the old Green Door Market omit the phrase “indoor market” and now call the space “retail”.
In Donnybrook, a Theatre Company Brings Local History to Life
The Beaver Row Heritage Players’ most recent project is a documentary on the history of the Donnybrook Cemetery and the people who have tended to it over the years.
“Pushed Out” of the Workforce in Middle Age, Derek Byrne Finds Inspiration for His First Play
“Shadows” tells the story of of two ex-lovers who meet in an alleyway, at a popular “cruising” spot for gay men. It’s set to premiere at the Dublin Fringe Festival next month.
On Wellington Quay, a Dublin Band Plays Not-So-Traditional Romanian Folk Music
“Fireflyes came from the desire to have something that’s not as mainstream as the rest of the Romanian music in Ireland,” says Rares Mihai Nicula, who plays guitar in the band.
A Dublin Group Sketches the City’s Nooks and Crannies
They meet every Sunday in a different spot, where they quietly contemplate and capture the details that others usually overlook.
A Historian Maps Out the Geography of the Women’s Suffrage Movement
Nowadays a co-working space, the Academy at 42 Pearse Street was once a meeting place for women demanding the right to vote.
Migrant and Minority Job Seekers Organise to Fight for Jobs They’re Qualified For
Linda Keitasha remembers the day she sent out 30 CVs, and got one response back, she says, with a laugh. “But they had meant to write back to somebody else.”
In Rathgar, Residents Want More Input into Council Plan to House Homeless Families
“I’m happy to have a well-run hub in my area to house people who are homeless. Well-run is the important part,” says Labour Councillor Mary Freehill.
“Compostela” Looks at the Comedown after Repealing the Eighth
Playwright Miriam Needham wants to tell the real story of activist burnout and the “trauma you can put someone through by putting their humanity up for a vote”.
Councils Need Strategic Committee Just for Traveller Accommodation, say Experts
Would Dublin City Council make more progress on Traveller accommodation, if it had a strategic policy committee just for that?
Union Says Workers on Trinity College Construction Site Aren’t Being Paid Legal Rates
Neither the contractor nor the subcontractor replied to our queries about the issue. Trinity has appointed the former chair of the Labour Court, Kevin Duffy, to investigate the allegations.
A New Spot Offers Coffee, a Bite to Eat, and Dancing
Mind the Step has a full schedule of dance classes: Lindy hop, salsa, Korean ballet, Tahitian dance, yoga, Brazilian zouk, and zumba.