What’s the best way to tell area residents about plans for a new asylum shelter nearby?
The government should tell communities directly about plans for new asylum shelters, some activists and politicians say.
“Walking by the Spire countless times I’ve always wondered what if it was a beacon that takes you from one world to another.”
“As a fixture in the city’s identity, and a living part of its history, I felt that the current situation that carriage drivers are facing was worth documenting.”
This month’s cover, “Where We Meet”, documents the Royal Canal as a Northside hub.
“A friend’s dad told him as a child that the Poolbeg chimneys were cloud makers and that has always stuck in my head. This illustration is a nod to that lovely white lie.”
Though Halloween won’t be the same this year, I think we can make the best of the situation and take the opportunity to have fun with our kids at home.
“Lockdown was clear cut, but I feel unsure of how to behave now that things are open again. And maybe I’m not alone?”
“The cover this month was inspired by Dubliners adapting and struggling with the ‘new normal’ of living in quarantine.”
This month’s cover “looks toward a more hopeful future, where our solidarity will be our strength”, writes the illustrator.
“This illustration represents that feeling you get after seeing your friend in the park for the first time after months of video calls and voice messages.”
“I was inspired to create this illustration after seeing the effects the Covid-19 lockdown has had on the local music industry, and the response of musicians and fans alike.”
This month’s cover celebrates the “can-do attitude” of those working in the city’s supermarkets right now.
F or many decades now Traveller accommodation has needed attention, but up until recently it has been widely ignored and brushed under the carpet by those with the power and ability to make changes, writes artist Leanne McDonagh.