From the 14 March 2018 issue

Caught in the barbed wire wrapped around the convent’s front gate, a woman was trying to escape. As the couple passed by, she called for help.

Moving ahead with plans for the birthplace of George Bernard Shaw, and “moral dilemmas” around housing. Here’s some of what has been discussed at recent council meetings.

Labour Councillor Mary Freehill wants to try a pilot in the south-east of the city.

In the 1990s, the Irish Youth Hostel Association took charge of the chapel, and made a change.

Some critics of Direct Provision highlight the potential economic contribution that is being wasted, but that is not the main reason the system is wrong, writes UCD lecturer Andy Storey.

His all-you-can-eat meet-up is a chance for many in Dublin’s Spanish community to get a taste of home.

The hidden histories of Tailors’ Hall.

T his month’s cover was inspired by the lack of accessible creative spaces in Dublin, and the decline of small retail in the city.

With help from Dubliners and the Space Engagers app, the Peter McVerry Trust hopes to identify and bring back into use 45 vacant homes by 2020.

It might depend who you ask.

The plan cost the council nearly €140,000 to draw up before the crash.

Here’s some of what the EU has been doing recently that affects Dublin, from our correspondent in Brussels.

This week’s cartoon by Sarah Woods.