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.
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The Harm Done: Community and Drugs in Dublin, reviewed
A Dublin social worker “reveals the challenges, failures, and conflict in the effort to build a community model to manage and address drug problems in under-resourced communities”.
Dean: Mandalus makes electronic music with Grand Theft Auto cool
The Dublin producer, also known as Des Foley, remixed a version of the Genesis song “That’s All” for the forthcoming GTA 6. Sort of.
Historian puts out call for kids to join monthly history book club
On Saturday, Amelia McCarthy said she liked the current pick to read but wanted to know why there are no seagulls in it, since it’s based in Dublin city centre.
At TU Dublin’s recital hall, a group of artists performs the city’s housing crisis as music
“Housing Data ~ Sonified” is a work in two parts. An introductory overture, and the main composition which is spread across 10 short movements.
Photo of the Month: April 2024
“Penny doesn’t have a soother like Heidi’s, but she does her best imitation for her in the photo!”
It’s time to get moving on building an arts venue in the northern suburbs, area councillors say
“The potential for a venue for the arts should be looked at,” City Arts Officer Ray Yeates said. But it could take a decade to get it off the ground, he warned.
Brushing up: A monument to “Demolition” Dave Conway, who helped clear the way for the Luas’s Red Line
Conway, a crane operator, died in a motorcycle crash in 2001, at age 38.
A performer brings Brazilian rock to the north inner-city
“I am not the same when I am on stage, I am another, I am the superhero that I would like to be,” says Dafne Kontoya, who says she’s normally a very shy person.
In Rialto, a community meets for creative sessions
“It is like meditation, you are just doing things like cutting, painting and you get a bit of flow and relax,” says Marina Marinina.
Unsure of its future, an inner-city arts space has been letting staff go
How Dublin City Council – which is D-Light Studio’s landlord – has handled the art space is baffling, says Labour Senator Marie Sherlock.
Council looks to take over running Smock Alley Theatre
The company currently running it has struggled on and off with its finances, including paying its rent, according to a council report.
Photo of the Month: March 2024
“Seeing this runner doing his thing as the country ran for cover had me thinking to ‘Keep going until something stops you’.”