As an anti-immigrant encampment dwindles on Basin View, its organisers try to rally
One man who’s been involved has been trying to organise a social event on a nearby council football pitch, something the council says it’s “monitoring”.
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Padel court developer says his family has successfully squatted land along Grand Canal in Inchicore
Michael Kelly wants to build two padel courts, with a café, toilets and bike parking near the Black Horse Inn, but Waterways Ireland says it owns part of the site.
In a boxing club with ties to Conor McGregor, some non-white and immigrant athletes seek to connect and belong
Crumlin Boxing Club is run by Philip Sutcliffe Snr, McGregor’s boxing coach, a Dublin city councillor who – like McGregor – has voiced anti-immigrant views.
In Ballymun, a rare plant complicates a football club’s ambitions
Its discovery is holding up an expansion, the club’s secretary says. But there should be a way it can happen, while keeping the plant safe, an ecologist says.
Council outlines plans to upgrade three sports and fitness centres
It has refurbishment projects in the works for facilities in Ballymun, Finglas, and Ballyfermot.
The long walk to new toilets in St Anne’s Park
“Your daughter going into the bushes to do a wee on a Saturday morning in the park is not ideal, at all.”
No clear road to lower insurance, or reopening, for Dublin’s motorcycle sports clubs
There’s a massive stigma around motocross and that it impacts insurance, and government support, says one councillor.
Council shares vision for upgrades to Liffey Valley Park and nearby GAA pitches
Changes would bring more routes into the green spaces, as well as natural play areas, added amenities and upgraded pitches.
There are problems with scramblers in parks – but all legal motocross tracks are shut down
“These motocross bikes are going up and down the streets outside their houses because normally they'd have somewhere to go, now they've nowhere to go.”
Fingal residents need better access to pools and pitches, new sports facilities audit says
The 200-page document recommends what facilities should be put in what areas of the county.
With Coolock Swimming Pool closed indefinitely, is putting a pop-up pool nearby feasible?
Dublin City Council says it’s not, but other councils have managed it elsewhere.
In Irishtown, plans for a new sports centre with two swimming pools are taking shape
“The plan is that the new centre in Irishtown will be fully completed before the Markievicz centre closes” in Townsend Street, a council official said.
The closure of Coolock swimming pool has had a wide-reaching impact on the community
Storm Darragh damaged the roof in December. The council has said the “closure will be lengthy” – and pointed to plans for a new pool nearby.