# Dublin InQuirer
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## Posts
- [Eight years ago, government made it easier to turn old shops and offices into homes. How's it panning out?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/eight-years-ago-government-made-it-easier-to-turn-old-shops-and-offices-into-homes-hows-it-panning-out.md) - More than 10 percent of the notified homes turned into, it seems, holiday lets.
- [Current Ranelagh post office is set to close, but there's no replacement lined up](https://www.dublininquirer.com/current-ranelagh-post-office-is-set-to-close-but-theres-no-replacement-lined-up.md) - An Post has been struggling to find a new contractor in the area, said its spokesperson on Monday. “Even finding a suitable premises has been a huge issue.”
- [Tusla reported seven companies that run children’s homes to Gardaí over Garda-vetting concerns](https://www.dublininquirer.com/tusla-reported-seven-companies-that-run-childrens-homes-to-gardai-over-garda-vetting-concerns.md) - “Any organisation that does not rigorously enforce Garda vetting for every adult working with children is failing in its fundamental duty of care," says Terry Dignan, of the Children's Residential and Aftercare Voluntary Association.
- [Council looks to host pop-up uses in one of its vacant buildings on Capel Street](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-looks-to-host-pop-up-uses-in-one-of-its-vacant-buildings-on-capel-street.md) - Reviving 114 to 116 Capel Street is part of the council’s wider effort to meet recommendations around tackling vacancy made by the Dublin City Taskforce, a council spokesperson said.
- [Council publishes data on nationalities on social-housing list](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-publishes-data-on-nationalities-on-social-housing-list.md) - "We shouldn't be having a shit fight about who is getting the scraps of our housing system," says one researcher.
- [Questions loom over Department of Justice’s account of long-held policy on citizenship rights of temporary asylum stamps](https://www.dublininquirer.com/questions-loom-over-department-of-justices-account-of-long-held-policy-on-citizenship-rights-of-temporary-asylum-stamps.md) - What actually differs between those fleeing the wars on the edge of Europe in the 1990s, and today?
- [Dean: The low hiss of Sorcha Richardson’s rustic sound](https://www.dublininquirer.com/dean-the-low-hiss-of-sorcha-richardsons-rustic-sound.md) - The musician says her new album, Draw the Outline, brought her “great solace and peace in writing it. I hope it can do the same for whoever needs it.”
- [Years after whitewater rafting flop, council gives itself until 2030 to make new plan for George's Dock](https://www.dublininquirer.com/years-after-whitewater-rafting-plan-flop-council-gives-itself-until-2030-to-make-new-plan-for-georges-dock.md) - It'll fill it with water, and decorate it with lights this winter, a council manager said at a recent meeting. But it'll take years to come up with long-term vision.
- [Waiting list has grown by almost 80% for addiction treatment at Mountjoy since last year](https://www.dublininquirer.com/waiting-list-has-grown-by-almost-80-for-addiction-treatment-at-mountjoy-since-last-year.md) - "I think the public do understand that prison isn't addressing the underlying issues for those people who are committing minor offences but can't get the help that they need to stop that cycle."
- [Council working on new plan for homes at Portland Row, after proposal that would have eliminated pitch overturned](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-working-on-new-plan-for-homes-at-portland-row-after-proposal-that-would-have-eliminated-pitch-overturned.md) - At a recent meeting, councillors tabled three motions calling on the council to renovate the pitch, but council managers said there is no plan to do that at the moment.
- [A new astroturf pitch is nearly ready in Coolock, but something's missing](https://www.dublininquirer.com/a-new-astroturf-pitch-is-nearly-ready-in-coolock-but-somethings-missing.md) - "So, unfortunately there was no goals ordered," Derek Farrell, a council manager, told councillors at a meeting this week.
- [Luke: “Magilligan” is an uneasy prison documentary, with no sign of escape](https://www.dublininquirer.com/luke-magilligan-is-an-uneasy-prison-documentary-with-no-sign-of-escape.md) - Ross McClean’s new documentary is playing on Saturday as part of the Irish Film Institute’s Documentary Festival 2026.
- [Clontarf rugby honours members who fell in the Great War, on the club's 150th anniversary](https://www.dublininquirer.com/clontarf-rugby-honours-members-who-fell-in-the-great-war-on-the-clubs-150th-anniversary.md) - About 38 percent of the club’s adult membership saw active service during that war, and 18 were killed in it, club president Brendan Smith said at an event Wednesday night.
- [Things To Do: Question the constitution, listen to a hoover constantly running, debate the merits of autofiction](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-question-the-constitution-listen-to-a-hoover-constantly-running-debate-the-merits-of-autofiction.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Start of construction at Guinness Quarter is near, says developer – as it seeks tweaks to planning permission](https://www.dublininquirer.com/construction-is-near-on-start-of-guinness-quarter-says-developer-as-it-seeks-tweaks-to-planning-permission.md) - Proposed changes include dropping three-bedroom homes, in favour of more smaller ones in the block of future social housing.
- [Some locals push for beach-side bypass at Sutton – but it would cut through a Special Preservation Area](https://www.dublininquirer.com/some-locals-push-for-beach-bypass-at-sutton-but-it-would-cut-through-a-special-preservation-area.md) - It would be a bypass to the Station Road, and consist of a road, cycleway and footpath, according to a petition that was launched by the campaign on 27 July.
- [Councillors question whether new Fingal gas plant would serve households, or data centres](https://www.dublininquirer.com/councillors-question-whether-new-fingal-gas-plant-would-serve-households-or-data-centres.md) - Peaking plants such as these are needed to replace dirtier coal, gas and peat – and balance out the fluctuating supply from renewables on the grid, says Ireland's climate action plan.
- [A new network seeks to encourage Black and immigrant workers to join trade unions](https://www.dublininquirer.com/a-new-network-seeks-to-encourage-black-and-immigrant-workers-to-join-trade-unions.md) - One of the most pressing issues continues to be the impact of Ireland's work-permit regime, which make it risky for employees to speak out if exploited.
- [Council gives nod to new apart-hotel in Blackpitts, to add to the 9,600 hotel beds within walking distance](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-gives-nod-to-new-apart-hotel-in-blackpitts-to-add-to-the-9-600-hotel-beds-within-walking-distance.md) - "There is just a ridiculous overconcentration of short-term accommodation," in the Blackpitts and Newmarket Square area, says Sinn Féin Councillor Ciaran Ó Meachair.
- [Council tenants struggle with poor conditions, while watching modern social housing built next door](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-tenants-struggle-with-poor-conditions-while-watching-modern-social-housing-built-next-door.md) - “They’ve no money for windows, but they’ve how much to fill this field with even more apartments and houses?” says Charlene Paget, in Darndale.
- [Delay to Finglas improvement scheme, as officials scratch around for top-up funding](https://www.dublininquirer.com/delay-to-finglas-improvement-scheme-as-officials-scratch-around-for-top-up-funding.md) - Changes to the timeline are particularly sensitive because of wider concerns about a lack of council investment in the north-west of the city.
- [In the west of the city, pushes for small traffic changes are stymied by hazy timeline for  BusConnects works](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-the-west-of-the-city-pushes-for-small-traffic-changes-are-stymied-by-hazy-timeline-for-busconnects-works.md) - "If you ask, you'll be told this is part of the BusConnects project, we can't touch it until then," says Ray Cunningham, a Green Party councillor.
- [With new city bikeshare scheme on the horizon, attention turns to the future of the associated big billboards](https://www.dublininquirer.com/with-new-city-bikeshare-scheme-on-the-horizon-attention-turns-to-the-future-of-the-associated-big-billboards.md) - Will they be gone? Should they be kept?
- [Council contemplates demolition of largely vacant homeless hostel, a decade after activists tried to rescue it](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-contemplates-demolition-of-largely-vacant-homeless-hostel-a-decade-after-activists-tried-to-rescue-it.md) - Once known as "Bolton House", and later the "Bolt Hostel", the building has a troubled history.
- [After  a lifetime of scribbling on scraps of paper destined for the bin, poet Debbie Byrne went viral](https://www.dublininquirer.com/after-a-lifetime-of-scribbling-on-scraps-of-paper-destined-for-the-bin-poet-debbie-byrne-went-viral.md) - She didn’t expect to become "Facebook famous" at 61. “It's gas. I don’t like front-of-house,” she says, “keep the head down.”
- [Things To Do: Celebrate Culture Night, take the long road to Parnell Street, dance in Phibsboro Tower](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-celebrate-culture-night-take-the-long-road-to-parnell-street-dance-in-phibsboro-tower.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Residents near D15's "Chemical Hill" want better information about emergency alerts](https://www.dublininquirer.com/residents-near-d15s-chemical-hill-want-better-information-about-emergency-alerts.md) - A false alarm from the Barclay Crop Protection plant near Mulhuddart in July confused some locals, who didn't know what it was, what it meant, or how to get more information.
- [The government wants to add “integration” conditions to the citizenship process. Will it up its own game, too?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/the-government-wants-to-add-integration-conditions-to-the-citizenship-process-will-it-up-its-own-game-too.md) - People on low incomes, with unstable housing, are bound to be most affected by more stringent policies for citizenship, says Lucky Khambule of the Movement of Asylum Seekers Ireland (MASI).
- [No on-street parking permits for city apartment-dwellers, council managers say](https://www.dublininquirer.com/no-on-street-parking-permits-for-city-apartment-dwellers-council-managers-say.md) - On the contrary, apartments have limited parking to nudge people away from cars – and the council should hold the line on that, and introduce other nudges too, some transport committee members suggested.
- [Fingal councillors say they want a stronger role in setting how the council's money is spent](https://www.dublininquirer.com/fingal-councillors-say-they-want-a-stronger-role-in-setting-how-the-councils-money-is-spent.md) - This is something the government's local democracy taskforce recommended in its report, published in March.
- [Fingal councillors approve €9 million infrastructure plan for new employment zone](https://www.dublininquirer.com/fingal-councillors-approve-eur9-million-infrastructure-plan-for-new-employment-zone.md) - Two townlands west of Balbriggan – Stephenstown and Folsktown Little – could provide up to 1,200 jobs in the future, according to the council's plans for them.
- [Dublin City Council, again, bans poster to spare US president's feelings](https://www.dublininquirer.com/dublin-city-council-again-bans-poster-to-spare-us-presidents-feelings.md) - Even a version which made no direct reference to Trump and removed his image, and simply read: “No welcome for warmongers” was turned down.
- [Despite angry row at City Hall, local councillors all back proposed Finglas boxing club move](https://www.dublininquirer.com/despite-angry-row-at-city-hall-local-councillors-all-back-proposed-finglas-boxing-club-move.md) - Councillors traded insults at their monthly meeting Monday. The reason is rooted in council procedures, which most councillors want changed.
- [Council's effort to install bike bunkers is facing pushback from car owners](https://www.dublininquirer.com/councils-effort-to-install-bike-bunkers-is-facing-pushback-from-car-owners.md) - "As you can imagine, you've got 20 parking spaces, and we come along and say we're going to take out two of them or something like that to give spaces for people on bikes, it doesn't go down particularly well."
- [It's time to commemorate the 14th-century Bruce campaign in Castleknock, councillor says](https://www.dublininquirer.com/its-time-to-commemorate-the-14th-century-bruce-campaign-in-castleknock-councillor-says.md) - But exactly how significant the events at Castleknock were in this curious interlude in medieval history is debatable, said Christine Baker, Fingal's heritage officer.
- [Luke: Everybody Digs Bill Evans is “a fascinating, beautiful and impressive feat of filmmaking”](https://www.dublininquirer.com/luke-everybody-digs-bill-evans-is-a-fascinating-beautiful-and-impressive-feat-of-filmmaking.md) - But viewers seeking a beat-by-beat summation of jazz musician Bill Evans’ career will be disappointed by Grant Gee’s film, which is not meant to be a biopic.
- [Time for new planning controls on vape shops, council says](https://www.dublininquirer.com/time-for-new-planning-controls-on-vape-shops-council-says.md) - Louth County Council passed a motion calling for other local authorities – including Dublin City Council – to join it in pressuring the government to change national planning regulations.
- [Buying homes to turn them into social housing, the council displaced eight tenants in recent years](https://www.dublininquirer.com/buying-homes-to-turn-them-into-social-housing-the-council-displaced-eight-tenants-in-recent-years.md) - “I don’t think we do have a policy on displacement,” says Labour Councillor Darragh Moriarty. “But there probably should be something in light of the private rental market being so volatile and so precarious.”
- [Things To Do: See a gothic circus, celebrate a catastrophic avant-garde holiday, read a frustrated writer](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-see-a-gothic-circus-celebrate-a-catastrophic-avant-garde-holiday-read-a-frustrated-writer.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Public transport drivers tease out how to respond to a future of automated trains and buses](https://www.dublininquirer.com/public-transport-drivers-tease-out-how-to-respond-to-a-future-of-automated-trains-and-buses.md) - "There are no current plans or active discussions taking place for automation ... of Luas, heavy rail, DART or buses in Dublin," according to a Department of Transport spokesperson. But these kinds of changes are creeping across the world.
- [On an inner-city walking tour, an artist scatters fragments of history](https://www.dublininquirer.com/on-an-inner-city-walking-tour-an-artist-scatters-fragments-of-history.md) - “I wanted to note these important places and this idea of what comes up when things rupture," says Nina FitzGerald Graham.
- [Brushing Up: The geometric petlife stuck up around the city](https://www.dublininquirer.com/brushing-up-the-geometric-petlife-stuck-up-around-the-city.md) - In these times, it's something to give people a “nice little pep” as they set out to overcome a new day, said Magnus Mudrack.
- [What's the plan for squeezing more library into Howth? asks a councillor](https://www.dublininquirer.com/whats-the-plan-for-squeezing-more-library-into-howth-asks-a-councillor.md) - About €700,000 has been allocated by the council for improvements, but there's no concrete proposal for how to spend it.
- [Council hit with tax bill of millions, for failing to develop residentially zoned land](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-hit-with-tax-bill-of-millions-for-failing-to-develop-residentially-zoned-land.md) - But councillors wonder whether the new-ish Residential Zoned Land Tax will prompt Dublin City Council to build more homes – or just push it into selling off its lands.
- [Councillors vote down motion to prune back plan to develop housing in Dunsink](https://www.dublininquirer.com/councillors-vote-down-motion-to-prune-plan-to-develop-housing-in-dunsink.md) - Opposing the motion, Fine Gael Councillor Ted Leddy said he'd urge people to keep in the front of their thoughts people who are in danger of homelessness, who are homeless, or who are living at home with their parents in their 30s.
- [Amidst housing crisis, employers push unusual ways to house their staff](https://www.dublininquirer.com/amidst-housing-crisis-employers-look-for-solutions-to-house-their-staff.md) - In Kilmainham and Santry, planning applications show a couple of the different approaches being taken by employers navigating the affordable-housing crunch in the city, and its impact on staffing.
- [In new city-centre apartment complexes, thieves target "secure" bike storage within car parks](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-new-city-centre-apartment-complexes-thieves-target-secure-bike-storage-within-car-parks.md) - Montpelier in Dublin 7 was hit this week. Grand Canal Harbour in Dublin 8 was hit recently too.
- [In third attempt to revamp Mountjoy Square, council adds "play zone" and second half-basketball court](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-third-attempt-to-revamp-mountjoy-square-council-adds-play-zone-and-second-half-basketball-court.md) - The new plan is currently out to public consultation.
- [Theft and drug crimes dominate re-offending as research points to addiction link](https://www.dublininquirer.com/theft-and-drug-crimes-dominate-re-offending-as-research-points-to-addiction-link.md) - The Irish Prison Service has estimated that upwards of 70 percent of people committed to prison have a drug and/or alcohol addiction.
- [Darndale FC juniors left out of youth football league](https://www.dublininquirer.com/darndale-fc-juniors-left-out-of-youth-football-league.md) - The importance for young people to play for a club that has their own community's name on it can’t be underestimated, said club chair John Lyons.
- [Things To Do: Celebrate 11 red cards, cheer on the masters of honey, discover the enduring language of spirals](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-celebrate-11-red-cards-cheer-on-the-masters-of-honey-discover-the-enduring-language-of-spirals.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Competing visions for Dublin's bikeshare emerge ahead of new contract](https://www.dublininquirer.com/competing-visions-for-dublins-bikeshare-emerge-ahead-of-new-contract.md) - Where, and how, should the council spend its money?
- [On his new record, Robbie Stickland grapples with an adulthood that hasn't gone to plan](https://www.dublininquirer.com/on-his-new-record-robbie-stickland-grapples-with-an-adulthood-that-hasnt-gone-to-plan.md) - “If I’m delving into something difficult, I don’t mind going into the shadow canyon, but I do like to come out of it as well."
- [A collective of immigrants from Jordan delve into shared history in their new home](https://www.dublininquirer.com/a-collective-of-immigrants-from-jordan-delve-into-shared-history-in-their-new-home.md) - Exploring common threads, sharing meals and just being kind, are some of the ways that they are looking to take on anti-immigrant narratives about who they are, they say.
- [The mystery of the man, the black stuff, and the chimney stack](https://www.dublininquirer.com/the-mystery-of-the-man-the-black-stuff-and-the-chimney-stack.md) - "To be honest I have not encountered a case like this in seventeen years."
- [In a north-inner city complex, parents push back on strict rules for kids playing in the courtyard](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-a-north-inner-city-complex-parents-push-back-on-strict-rules-for-kids-playing-in-the-courtyard.md) - Some of the other residents in the complex just off Hill Street – and a neighbouring one – complain about the noise of the playing children.
- [Young people in prison 50% more likely to spend their days confined to their cells](https://www.dublininquirer.com/young-people-in-prison-50-more-likely-to-spend-their-days-confined-to-their-cells.md) - Staying there 19 to 23 hours a day does psychological harm, and also means they miss out on opportunities for education and work.
- [Council okays plan for a new sports pitch at, but not solely for, a school in the Liberties](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-okays-plan-for-a-new-sports-pitch-at-but-not-solely-for-a-school-in-the-liberties.md) - Plans show the play area at St James's National School on Basin View converted into an all-weather pitch, with floodlights, that can be used by local teams and community groups seven days a week.
- [Dean: On Blimp’s neon-lit electric wonderland](https://www.dublininquirer.com/dean-on-blimps-neon-lit-electric-wonderland.md) - The Dublin DJ and producer’s new album “Our Wires”, is “likely to be my Irish electronica release of the year”.
- [Things To Do: Things to eat, find out if you're normal, Maud Gonne's rebel picnic, and Sunday afternoon poetry](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-things-to-eat-find-out-if-youre-normal-maud-gonnes-rebel-picnic-and-sunday-afternoon-poetry.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [How Brazilian cuts of meat found a place in Dublin butcher shops](https://www.dublininquirer.com/how-brazilian-cuts-of-meat-found-a-place-in-dublin-butcher-shops.md) - "They're saying, 'No, this part!' And we're like, 'Oh yeah, we can do that for you!'"
- [They're not undocumented. But they can't prove it right now.](https://www.dublininquirer.com/theyre-not-undocumented-but-they-cant-prove-it-right-now.md) - There are delays with asylum-card renewals, which "are currently taking longer than normal to process”, said a spokesperson with the Department of Justice. They did not say how big the backlog was.
- [In Blanchardstown, another data centre looks to pipe hot water to heat nearby buildings](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-blanchardstown-another-data-centre-looks-to-pipe-hot-water-to-heat-nearby-buildings.md) - It's the latest district heating project to be proposed in the Dublin area. This one is focused on plugging in neighbouring industrial buildings.
- [Join us for a family table quiz](https://www.dublininquirer.com/join-us-for-a-family-table-quiz.md) - Gather up to six players – at least one of whom should be 12 or under – and join us for an afternoon of low-impact, high-fun quizzing.
- [Drug-policy book club, anyone?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/drug-policy-book-club-anyone.md) - We'll read and discuss the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs Use's report, which recommends decriminalisation of possession of drugs for personal use.
- [Now that he can do it, DAA has formally written to the minister asking him to lift the Dublin Airport passenger cap](https://www.dublininquirer.com/now-that-he-can-do-it-daa-has-formally-written-to-the-minister-asking-him-to-lift-the-dublin-airport-passenger-cap.md) - The company's application includes preliminary results of its assessments of the environmental impacts of raising the cap from 32 million to 40 million passengers per year.
- [Solar farm big enough to power 25,000 homes planned for fields in north county Dublin](https://www.dublininquirer.com/solar-farm-big-enough-to-power-25-000-homes-planned-for-fields-in-north-county-dublin.md) - The roll-out of renewable energy generation needs to be accelerated to hit Climate Action Plan targets, according to a report from the Climate Change Advisory Council.
- [Court judgment clears way for Dublin City Council to proceed with new parking-enforcement contract – for now](https://www.dublininquirer.com/court-judgment-clears-way-for-dublin-city-council-to-proceed-with-new-parking-enforcement-contract-for-now.md) - Longtime city clampers DSPS, after losing a competition for the council's new contract to rival APCOA, had challenged that decision in court. It's not over yet.
- [New play unfolds in a playground, decades after a Dublin housing estate riot](https://www.dublininquirer.com/new-play-unfolds-in-a-playground-decades-after-a-dublin-housing-estate-riot.md) - "Thérèse" is a story about grief, classism, womanhood, generational trauma, and the weight of a life watching injustices stack up on top of each other.
- [As Tusla struggles with shortage of places for kids, a mostly-empty home had to stop taking children because of staffing problems](https://www.dublininquirer.com/as-tusla-struggles-with-shortage-of-places-for-kids-a-mostly-empty-home-had-to-stop-taking-children-because-of-staffing-problems.md) - “There was not sufficient experience or stability among the team to provide safe and effective care,” says the Tusla inspection report.
- [Things To Do: Celebrate the horse, hold frame, reminisce about a chipper](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-celebrate-the-horse-hold-frame-reminisce-about-a-chipper.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Council to look at plugging community facilities in Ringsend into district heating system early in roll-out](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-to-look-at-plugging-community-facilities-in-ringsend-into-district-heating-system-early-in-roll-out.md) - The focus of talk to date has been of the need for the big private and public-sector anchor tenants in the Docklands, to support viability.
- [Above Merrion Square, two artists are hoarding the Revenue Commissioners' archive](https://www.dublininquirer.com/above-merrion-square-two-artists-are-hoarding-the-revenue-commissioners-archive.md) - Their exhibition, Only Handle It Once runs, in the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland until 30 August.
- [Frustrated with Dublin's glitchy app for public transport, a guy opts to build his own](https://www.dublininquirer.com/frustrated-with-dublins-glitchy-app-for-public-transport-a-guy-opts-to-build-his-own.md) - A spokesperson for the National Transport Authority said that they are considering ways to improve their own tool.
- [An online, and unfunded, encyclopaedia of Dublin's architectural history celebrates 30 years](https://www.dublininquirer.com/an-online-and-unfunded-encyclopaedia-of-dublins-architectural-history-celebrates-30-years.md) - Started in 1996, the site – now known as Archiseek – specialises in "unbuilt Irish architectural proposals and lost buildings, giving the public a rare look at 'the Ireland that almost was'", says founder Paul Clerkin.
- [Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #125](https://www.dublininquirer.com/cover-image-for-dublin-inquirer-print-edition-125.md) - "My illustration features a bird watcher at Bull Island."
- [In the north inner-city, tenants of 15 years evicted so council can buy their home](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-the-north-inner-city-tenants-of-15-years-evicted-so-council-can-buy-their-home.md) - Dublin City Council is buying 40 homes in the Northbank apartments. It is not clear how many tenants have been evicted for the deal to proceed.
- [Even as more legislation looms, the rise of "candy and vape" shops continues](https://www.dublininquirer.com/even-as-more-legislation-looms-the-rise-of-candy-and-vape-shops-continues.md) - Is it okay to sell the two together?
- [You won't have to trek from Crumlin to Lucan to pick up your parcels, An Post says](https://www.dublininquirer.com/you-wont-have-to-trek-from-crumlin-to-lucan-to-pick-up-your-parcels-an-post-says.md) - It's planning a new system where missed packages will be held for pickup at a local post office, rather than at the depot, a spokesperson said.
- [Government plans to introduce standardised national social-housing rents](https://www.dublininquirer.com/government-plans-to-introduce-standardised-national-social-housing-rents.md) - At the moment councils set their own rents for their tenants, and there's a lot of variation.
- [Things To Do: Liberate objects by hoarding them, have a Really Good Time, go to the opera with the council](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-liberate-objects-by-hoarding-them-have-a-really-good-time-go-to-the-opera-with-the-council.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [As council plans new town for Dunsink, how does the old landfill there fit in?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/as-council-plans-new-town-for-dunsink-how-does-the-old-landfill-there-fit-in.md) - The plans envision it as a park, not a site for housing. Environmental monitoring reports detail its impacts on surface water and ground water, as well as the gases it is emitting.
- [After challenge from petrol station, planning body to reconsider a bit of a BusConnects route](https://www.dublininquirer.com/after-challenge-from-petrol-station-planning-body-to-reconsider-a-bit-of-a-busconnects-route.md) - The High Court decided An Coimisiún Pleanála has to look again at the impact of one stretch of Blanchardstown to City Centre route, which runs by the Go service station on the Old Cabra Road.
- [A youth-led uprising in India stirs hopes of greater solidarity among Indian Dubliners](https://www.dublininquirer.com/a-youth-led-uprising-in-india-stirs-hopes-of-greater-solidarity-among-indian-dubliners.md) - Late last month, a small group gathered on O'Connell Street to support the "cockroaches" movement that had taken to the streets in their country of birth.
- [As costs to fit-out Dublin's new arts spaces come into focus, who should pay?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/as-costs-to-fit-out-dublins-new-arts-spaces-come-into-focus-who-should-pay.md) - In one case, it may take about €60,000. In another, €5 million.
- [Dean: In Search of Lecs Luther’s “Fish & Chips”](https://www.dublininquirer.com/dean-in-search-of-lecs-luthers-fish-chips.md) - Before Luther repackaged himself as Rejjie Snow, he announced but never released the EP – but someone else pieced it together.
- [Too many people are kept in their cells between 19 and 24 hours a day, says chief prison inspector](https://www.dublininquirer.com/too-many-prisoners-are-kept-in-their-cells-between-19-and-24-hours-a-day-says-chief-prison-inspector.md) - "It really is an absolutely critical issue," says Mark Kelly.
- [In need of €439 million to reduce carbon emissions, the council got €70,500](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-need-of-eur439-million-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-the-council-got-eur70-500.md) - "It seems very very small indeed," said Fine Gael Councillor Declan Flanagan, chair of Dublin City Council's climate action committee.
- [Should the council have to pay taxes on city properties it owns and leaves vacant or derelict?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/should-the-council-have-to-pay-taxes-on-city-properties-it-owns-and-leaves-vacant-or-derelict.md) - The recently published report from the government's Local Democracy Taskforce recommended that if it does, it should get the money back.
- [The council plans to crack down on people who leave their bins on footpaths all the time](https://www.dublininquirer.com/the-council-plans-to-crack-down-on-people-who-leave-their-bins-on-footpaths-all-the-time.md) - As the council bans putting out rubbish in bags in more and more bits of the city – part of its drive to clean up streets – some residents say they don't have room in their homes for wheelie bins.
- [The council is pushing ahead with plans to make the Tenters an architectural conservation area](https://www.dublininquirer.com/the-council-is-pushing-ahead-with-plans-to-make-the-tenters-an-architectural-conservation-area.md) - “The original character of the area is quite special,” says Tenters resident Marie O’Reilly, who recalls spotting unique design features on neighbouring houses as a young child.
- [Years on, danger spots for cyclists along Rathmines to city centre corridor persist](https://www.dublininquirer.com/years-on-danger-spots-for-cyclists-along-rathmines-to-city-centre-corridor-persist.md) - There's a plan to reduce motor vehicle traffic along the route, and install kerb-segregated cycle lanes along most of it – but moving very, very slowly.
- [Things To Do: Haul a boat, let the past speak, choose a song about Sligo for karaoke](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-haul-a-boat-let-the-past-speak-choose-a-song-about-sligo-for-karaoke.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [As locals wrestle with details of big plan for Dunsink, city councillors call for more time to consult](https://www.dublininquirer.com/as-locals-wrestle-with-detail-of-big-plan-for-dunsink-city-councillors-call-for-more-time-to-consult.md) - Dublin city councillors say outreach about the major project has been to residents in the Fingal County Council area – leaving locals in affected city neighbourhoods, such as Finglas, without a proper voice.
- [In Merrion Square, park-goers are frustrated as construction on tearoom enters its third summer](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-merrion-square-park-goers-are-frustrated-as-construction-on-tearoom-enters-its-third-summer.md) - Earlier this year, the council had said it would be done about now. But that's been pushed back again.
- [Luke: In new Irish-language film, a chance encounter leads woman down dark road of revenge](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-new-irish-language-film-a-chance-encounter-leads-woman-down-dark-road-of-revenge.md) - The dread and discomfort build gradually in “An Mháthair”, from its mundane starting point to its clever reveal.
- [Dozens of people from Gaza seeking visas to study in Ireland are denied entry](https://www.dublininquirer.com/dozens-of-people-from-gaza-seeking-visas-to-study-in-ireland-are-denied-entry.md) - It was Haneen Eshraim's only “realistic opportunity at this stage to leave Gaza safely and continue my education”, she said.
- [Animation artists call for regulation of the industry as the AI transition looms large](https://www.dublininquirer.com/animation-artists-call-for-regulation-of-the-industry-as-the-ai-transition-looms-large.md) - “I wouldn't necessarily say we're looking at a looming full automation, but a really, really drastic shakeup is definitely on the horizon,” says Jen Wayne of the Animation Workers of Ireland.
- [Dublin City Council is grappling with how to meet new government target for delivering social and affordable homes](https://www.dublininquirer.com/dublin-city-council-is-grappling-with-how-to-meet-new-government-target-for-delivering-social-and-affordable-homes.md) - The council's current pipeline shows about 11,000 new homes in the works from 2027 to 2030 so far, well short of the target of 19,400.
- [Fighting on O’Connell Street has never been so fun](https://www.dublininquirer.com/fighting-on-oconnell-street-has-never-been-so-fun.md) - The last few weeks, beneath the statue of Father Mathew, behind the Spire, groups of capoeristas have been practising their Brazillian martial art and game.
- [Campaign to engage voters in Belmayne provides a model to learn from, says a new report](https://www.dublininquirer.com/campaign-to-engage-voters-in-belmayne-provides-a-model-to-learn-from-says-a-new-report.md) - As voting turnout declines, the Belmayne Social Inclusion Voting Campaign looks to simple tools to mend the divide.
- [What ever happened to the plan to transform Dorset Street?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/what-ever-happened-to-the-plan-to-transform-dorset-street.md) - It included designating the street as an architectural conservation area, widening footpaths, installing a cycleway, and helping businesses transform their shopfronts.
- [Irish Water scaled back tests on Balbriggan drinking water. Does it matter?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/irish-water-scaled-back-tests-on-balbriggan-drinking-water-does-it-matter.md) - It still tests the water that comes out of the treatment plant and flows to taps, but not the "raw water" in the ground that feeds it.
- [After shock closure of Axis café, Ballymun locals get a sliver of hope that it may not be the end](https://www.dublininquirer.com/after-shock-closure-of-axis-cafe-ballymun-locals-get-a-sliver-of-hope-that-it-may-not-be-the-end.md) - In June, the arts and community centre put out an expression of interest for a new operator.
- [Things To Do: Find meaning among the pigeons, visit the School of Hibernia, see the cinematic re-wilding of a farm](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-find-meaning-among-the-pigeons-visit-the-school-of-hibernia-see-the-cinematic-re-wilding-of-a-farm.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Mention of “best interests of the child” quietly dropped from Department of Justice’s new family reunification policy](https://www.dublininquirer.com/mention-of-best-interests-of-the-child-quietly-dropped-from-department-of-justices-new-family-reunification-policy.md) - A spokesperson for Ireland’s Ombudsman for Children said it is “very concerned” that the best-interests principle was not referenced in the new policy.
- [In Rathmines, the last hours of the old art-deco post office](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-rathmines-the-last-hours-of-the-old-art-deco-post-office.md) - What comes now?
- [Government opposes bill to overhaul bin-collection system in effort to keep city's streets cleaner and prices down](https://www.dublininquirer.com/government-opposes-bill-to-overhaul-bin-collection-system-in-effort-to-keep-citys-streets-cleaner-and-prices-down.md) - They're still thinking about the best way forward, and that might be improving the current system rather than replacing it, said Alan Dillon, Minister of State with responsibility for the Circular Economy.
- [Artists in the old Filmbase building, owned by the council, say it really needs some visible upkeep](https://www.dublininquirer.com/artists-in-the-old-filmbase-building-owned-by-the-council-say-it-really-needs-some-visible-upkeep.md) - It isn't that clear to passersby that the building is being used at all, relayed councillors at a recent meeting.
- [During heatwave, building manager warns Cork Street tenants not to open windows too far to cool their homes](https://www.dublininquirer.com/during-heatwave-building-manager-warns-cork-street-tenants-not-to-open-windows-too-far-to-cool-their-homes.md) - Some tenants had been disconnecting window restrictors put in to keep people from falling out windows, which are required under building regulations, an email from the building manager said.
- [Council should buy James Weir Home and pass it on to youth-services charity, councillors say](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-should-buy-james-weir-home-and-pass-it-on-to-youth-services-charity-councillors-say.md) - Consolidating operations into one main hub would be the dream, says Amy Carey, CEO of Solas Project, but they don't yet know what doing up the vacant building on Cork Street would cost.
- [If district heating is the future for Dublin, how much will it cost customers?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/if-district-heating-is-the-future-for-dublin-how-much-will-it-cost-customers.md) - The shift to a lower-carbon heating system would reduce big-picture costs, like, global costs, societal costs. But how would it affect customers' bills?
- [Things To Do: Praise public infrastructure, dwell on digital photography, talk shop](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-praise-public-infrastructure-dwell-on-digital-photography-talk-shop.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Echoing the Trump administration, some Dublin politicians push campaign against Somali immigrants](https://www.dublininquirer.com/echoing-the-trump-administration-some-dublin-politicians-push-a-campaign-against-somali-immigrants.md) - "To be honest, it is really disappointing," says Abdi Farhan Hassan.
- [Tending to Dublin’s street cats, a Brazilian network finds sense of purpose, and home](https://www.dublininquirer.com/tending-to-dublins-street-cats-a-brazilian-network-finds-sense-of-purpose-and-home.md) - "Moving countries, I had a job, college, a place to live. But I didn't have a purpose. Now I feel like I have an impact and I know I have.”
- [After builder goes into liquidation, Crumlin social housing project stalls out](https://www.dublininquirer.com/after-builder-goes-into-liquidation-crumlin-social-housing-project-stalls-out.md) - The council should acquire the site and fast-track its development, Independents 4 Change Councillor Pat Dunne proposed a recent council committee meeting.
- [After series of city-centre laneway closures, council aims to revamp one off Dame Street](https://www.dublininquirer.com/after-series-of-city-centre-laneway-closures-council-aims-to-revamp-one-off-dame-street.md) - The council and Millimetre Design are looking to explore a spoken word and music theme for this lane, a council official said at a meeting Monday.
- [As prominent site in Kilmainham sits vacant, council liable for tens of thousands in fines](https://www.dublininquirer.com/as-prominent-site-in-kilmainham-sits-vacant-council-liable-for-tens-of-thousands-in-fines.md) - A housing charity had planning permission to build 11 apartments there, but that project fizzled out in 2024. Why?
- [If Dublin City Council had more than 3% of its staff working in housing delivery, would more homes get built in the city?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/if-dublin-city-council-had-more-than-3-of-its-staff-working-in-housing-delivery-would-more-homes-get-built-in-the-city.md) - The County and City Management Association is "preparing a business case for the Department of Housing for additional staff for Housing Delivery across all local authorities”, a council spokesperson said.
- [At kiosks across the city, only a third of the phones worked – but all the attached advertising billboards did](https://www.dublininquirer.com/at-kiosks-across-the-city-only-a-third-of-the-phones-worked-but-all-the-attached-advertising-billboards-did.md) - “You simply cannot just say you're putting out a phone when really what you're actually doing is you're putting out a massive advertising board.”
- [Vacancy Watch: Why isn't the site of the former Ormond Hotel on the derelict sites register?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/vacancy-watch-why-isnt-the-site-of-the-former-ormond-hotel-on-the-derelict-sites-register.md) - The site "is in the direct eye line of the [Dublin City Council] chief executive’s office”, says Green Party Councillor Janet Horner.
- [Donnycarney remembers a trad music legend and the workshop that helped save uilleann piping](https://www.dublininquirer.com/donnycarney-remembers-a-trad-music-legend-and-the-workshop-that-helped-save-uilleann-piping.md) - A crowd of about 40 people gathered on Saturday for the unveiling of a plaque honouring Leo Rowsome.
- [Councillors back motion for sections of big parks to be set aside to let dogs run free](https://www.dublininquirer.com/councillors-back-motion-for-sections-of-big-parks-to-be-set-aside-to-let-dogs-run-free.md) - Next step: a workshop in September to try to discuss the nuts and bolts of the proposal.
- [Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #124](https://www.dublininquirer.com/cover-image-for-dublin-inquirer-print-edition-124.md) - "Stephen’s Green, overlooked by the shopping centre, is an iconic symbol of summer in Dublin to me."
- [Things To Do: Await the Leaving Cert results, celebrate the hairstylists, touch everything in a gallery](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-await-the-leaving-cert-results-celebrate-the-hairstylists-touch-everything-in-a-gallery.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Luke: In new anti-Christmas comedy, father goes on one-man crusade against most commercial time of year](https://www.dublininquirer.com/luke-in-new-anti-christmas-comedy-father-goes-on-one-man-crusade-against-most-commercial-time-of-year.md) - Here we are in early July, and "Murphy Vs Christmas" is set to premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh, followed by a wide release.
- [Keep fences and gates around Liberties apartment complex for now, council tells owner](https://www.dublininquirer.com/keep-fences-and-gates-around-liberties-apartment-complex-for-now-council-tells-owner.md) - The owner of Grand Canal Harbour shouldn't have installed the barriers, the council had said. But it decided they could have them for three years.
- [Land Development Agency publishes plans for more than 560 homes in the abandoned heart of Ballymun](https://www.dublininquirer.com/land-development-agency-publishes-plans-for-more-than-560-homes-in-the-abandoned-heart-of-ballymun.md) - It's running a public consultation on the scheme at the moment, with a drop-in event at Axis Ballymun on 15 July.
- [Why are car parks, with planning for 1,500 homes, exempt from tax meant to accelerate building?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/why-are-car-parks-with-planning-for-1-500-homes-exempt-from-tax-meant-to-accelerate-building.md) - With their eyes on three sites, Fingal County Councillors agreed to write to the Minister for Housing to ask him to change the rules.
- [Fingal County Council hasn’t had an integration strategy in nearly two years](https://www.dublininquirer.com/fingal-county-council-hasnt-had-an-integration-strategy-in-nearly-two-years.md) - It, like Dublin City Council, has been waiting years for a new national policy, before it renews its local integration policy.

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