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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In Mountjoy Square, Disparate Visions for a Park’s Future
While one residents’ group pushes to have the park restored to its Georgian-era state, others like it better the way it is today, football pitch and all.
In Harold’s Cross, Singer-Songwriter Finds Inspiration in Antique Shop
“I thought, what a cool place to do a song. It was cluttered with all little nice antiques and paintings,” says Pearse McGloughlin.
Scattered About the City, Reminders of a Revolutionary Woman
How did an English nurse from a Protestant family end up an ardent republican in Rathmines, arrested for vandalising a cinema with a pot of ink?
On the Edge of Dublin Port, a Photographer Captures a Parade of Trucks
At least once a week for 20 years, Francis Dempsey has photographed trucks and drivers as they roll into Dublin Port. He’s worried about their future.
Councillors Agree Motion to Get Rid of Bench Next to Grand Canal in Portobello
Some local residents say the bench needs to go, to end regular disturbances in the early hours. Others say they’d prefer if the bench stayed.
An Exhibition Maps the Mind of an Unconventional Architect
Architect Marion Mahony Griffin “thought very deeply about things” – from the human relationship with nature, to community planning.
Council Briefs: On Selling Council Land, and the Future of DublinBikes
Some councillors want to put the sale of a small plot of council land back on the agenda. They talked about that, and more, at Monday’s south-east area meeting.
People Seeking Asylum Say They’re Funnelled Into Low-Paid Temp Work, Unable to Use Their Skills
Restrictions on jobs asylum seekers can hold, and a need to renew their permission to work every six months, mean it’s hard to get a permanent, high-skilled job, some job seekers say.
Councillors Vote Against Using Site at Mount Anville for Traveller Homes
The patch of land had been taken out of the new Traveller Accommodation Programme. Some councillors put forward motions to get it back in.
Old Maquettes Offer a Rare Window onto Dublin’s 1940s Alternative Theatre
Helen Hooker O’Malley mocked up mini set designs called “maquettes” for the Players Theatre. Some have found their way back to the city.
A Closer Look at How Dublin City Councillors Plan to Turn Promises into Progress
The recently released “Dublin Agreement” sets out a lengthy list of aspirations for the city, but how will it be implemented? And how will it be paid for?
A Family Business Offers Romanian Pastries and Cakes – and Mini-Breakfasts, Too
“We were thinking of a name for them in English,” says Laura Amariei, of their lángosok. “So we call them ‘crazy doughnuts’.”