The government announced new plans for rent controls, but where are the plans to enforce them?
In a letter earlier this year, the director of the Residential Tenancies Board flagged issues with its current ability to enforce the law.
“This month’s cover is inspired by Dublin’s ‘Fortress Grand Canal’, perhaps the most striking example of hostile architecture, of designing against humanity, in the city in recent years.”
“The image for this month’s cover is inspired by the excellent Active Travel Collision Tracker. The Dubliner, with her child in tow, looks on at the colour-coded, hazardous incidents recorded by fellow cyclists around the city.”
“I wanted to pick out a few heads I see braving the icy waters if the Irish Sea on a daily basis.”
A survey funded by our readers and conducted by Amárach Research asked about issues including how often people call the freephone and can’t get a bed for the night, and the conditions in the hostels when they do get in.
Coming soon from the government’s Strategic Communications Unit, perhaps? Cartoonist Harry Burton imagines.
Here’s cartoonist Harry Burton’s take on the fizzle and bangs of fireworks season.