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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New Cafe Aims to Offer Best Breakfast Roll in Dublin 8
“Like, as in a really savage, decent breakfast sandwich,” says Kristin Rowe. No sourdough or avocados involved.
Vacancy Watch: Cleared of Local Businesses, a Site off South Richmond Street Lies Empty for Years
Slievecourt DAC got planning permission in 2019 for a 9-storey office building – and another one in August this year.
An Artist Finds Meaning in Moss
Anthony Freeman’s moss art, which can be seen around the Oliver Bond flats, is inspired by growth. “People grow, people evolve and this represents them.”
Council Briefs: Plans for Former TUD Site on Kevin Street, Herbert Park Site, and Changes to Homeless System Since Covid-19
At Monday’s South East Area Committee, councillors were presented with plans for developments at Kevin Street and Herbert Park, and more.
Iveagh Gardens to Temporarily Extend Opening Hours During Covid-19
As of 2 June, the Iveagh Gardens will temporarily extend its opening hours to 7.30pm due to the Covid-19 pandemic, says a spokesperson for the OPW.
As the South Inner-City Changes, Some Community Organisations Are Struggling to Find Space
Solas, a youth project in the Liberties, is currently scattered across three different buildings that aren’t suitable, says CEO Eddie D’Arcy.
Some Worry the City’s Drugs Task Forces Are Withering Away
An HSE spokerson said it is committed to funding the drugs task forces and is not moving away from funding prevention work.
On Suffolk Street, Council Plans to Pilot Small “Rain Gardens” to Help with Drainage
It’s going to rain more in Dublin in the future, says Adrian Conway, Dublin City Council’s senior environmental engineer. But the city’s drainage system isn’t ready for that yet.
On Nassau Street, Out Come the Freaks
There’s the Ear Fairy, who cleans people’s ears while they sleep, Banana Boy, whose fingers turn into bananas when he does something bad, and the Crabbit – half crab, half rabbit.
Tomorrow, We Start Again
Amid the grandeur of Baggot Street, Ismael Yildiz’s kebab shack has been sat for 36 years like a leftover piece of a movie set.
As “SOBO” Develops, Some City Quay Locals Worry About Future
Construction is underway in the area that some developers have renamed “SOBO”, or South of Beckett O’Casey. But long-time local residents aren’t completely happy with how it’s all going.