Donal Corrigan is a city reporter for Dublin Inquirer. He covers transport, and the southside. To get in contact with him, you can email him on donal@dublininquirer.com
Questions remain as to when journalists will once again have access to Dublin City Council meetings, some of which have been held in private during Covid-19.
With Covid-19 restrictions banning outsiders entering Dublin prisons, outreach groups such as the Solas Project and Release are writing letters to inmates as a way to stay in touch.
The council and the NTA are planning more changes to footpaths and roads across the city to help people to get where they are going while observing social distancing.
In Newmarket, a developer has sought permission for 413 build-to-rent apartments, councillors discuss a proposed cycling and walking bridge, and Merrion Strand fails another water test.
Drought is “the most overlooked weather phenomenon in Ireland”, but some researchers say they expect them to become more frequent in the future with climate change.
In Britain, the government has rushed through legislation to allow the use of e-scooters on the road. Some say it’s time to look at doing similar in Ireland in light of Covid-19.
