Cónal Thomas, Author at Dublin Inquirer

Passengers on the Last Ferry Wonder How to Get into the City

by Cónal Thomas August 1, 2018September 13, 2019

Late at night, some passengers emerge onto the tarmac to find there are no taxis or buses to get them home or to a hotel.

City Desk

Gardaí Need Better Training on How to Handle Kids in the Inner-City, Some Say

by Cónal Thomas August 1, 2018September 13, 2019

Years back, the Rialto Youth Project worked up training modules for gardaí to help improve their relations with younger local residents. But they’re yet to be included on the curriculum.

City Desk

Council Continues to Press Clontarf Baths to Open to the Public

by Cónal Thomas August 1, 2018February 18, 2020

In mid-July, council officials wrote to Clontarf Baths to query how it planned to resolve the issue of public access. It gave it two weeks to respond.

The Dish

An 1892 Map Shows Dublin’s “Greatest Evil”

by Cónal Thomas July 25, 2018April 14, 2019

Last month, staff at the Guinness archive discovered this 19th-century map of the city’s drinking establishments.

City Desk

A Group of Young Men Push for a Stables in Cherry Orchard

by Cónal Thomas July 25, 2018September 13, 2019

Those involved in the Horse Power project have been working to repair the relationship between Gardaí and local young men. An equine centre would help a lot, they say.

City Desk

Homeless? South Dublin Council Might Ask for an Affidavit as Proof

by Cónal Thomas and Lois Kapila July 25, 2018September 13, 2019

People who are homeless because they’ve fallen out with family are being asked to get sworn statements to prove this, to access homeless services.

City Desk

Council Briefs: The New City Library, Affordable Homes in O’Devaney, and More

by Cónal Thomas July 18, 2018September 11, 2019

Councillors want more clarity on fundraising for the new city library, the council says planned “affordable” homes at O’Devaney will be for sale (not for rent), and more.