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Council identifies Clongriffin as potential site for a new cultural and artistic centre
A 2021 cultural infrastructure audit found that there was a big swathe of the northeast of the city that did not have any cultural buildings nearby.
Under council’s "5% policy", developers are delivering arts spaces – but who will pay for the fit-outs?
The new four-storey Juno Building on Upper Sheriff Street is built, but it’ll cost millions to finish the interior so arts organisations can put it to use.
How much would it cost the council to revive the Rupert Guinness Theatre in the Liberties?
The Diageo-owned theatre on Watling Street has been left unused for many years.
In Ballymun, locals rally to save Axis café, but the figures look grim
With large losses last year, the Axis centre’s reserves will be gone by the middle of next year, says its voluntary chair Declan Dunne – unless something changes.
Stalwarts of Dublin's free-music scene are launching their latest album
It's a reminder not just of the power of letting go, but also of listening. “I kind of genuinely think that listening is an ethical act,” says Damien Lennon, of Zeropunkt.
Council resurrects its right to demand cultural spaces in big developments
In July, the Department of Housing published new guidelines that appeared to have axed this council policy – but it apparently has risen from the dead.
Government has floated idea of moving The Complex to the Liberties
They haven’t involved The Complex themselves in these discussions.
Council pushes forward plan for 20 new artist studios and a revived theatre on Merchant’s Quay
If it gets planning permission for the €9.5 million project on schedule, construction could start next September, according to a council official.
A “neglected” studio window in the Liberties becomes a galaxy of artists’ eyes
In recent years, artists’ studios have been encouraged to be more public-facing in their set-ups.
Council drops plans for art studios at Meeting House Square – but has an alternative
The old Eden Restaurant, in the heart of Temple Bar, had been earmarked for renovation and a new cultural use but it would be too expensive, a councillor.
After years of work by council, government abruptly spiked policy meant to deliver arts spaces in the city
“It was hugely dispiriting,” says Labour Councillor Darragh Moriarty, who chairs Dublin City Council’s arts committee.
New city arts plan aims to provide more arts spaces, and more money for artists
It also includes plans for broadening out who gets to decide what public art the council will commission and install around the city.