What would become of the Civic Offices on Wood Quay if the council relocates?
After The Currency reported the idea of the council moving its HQ, councillors were talking about and thinking through the pros and cons and implications.
What would become of the Civic Offices on Wood Quay if the council relocates?
After The Currency reported the idea of the council moving its HQ, councillors were talking about and thinking through the pros and cons and implications.
For some in Dublin, Christmas dinner still has to mean carp
“When you read the Bible, Jesus wasn’t eating chorizo, or goulash. He was eating fish,” says Rastislav Blazek.
Ooh, how do we get a council Christmas tree? some neighbourhoods ask
The council has put more up this year than ever, say councillors. The trick, though, is to ask early.
Despite repeated complaints, a stretch of James’s Street remains hazardous for cyclists
They are shunted into a bumpy sliver of gutter between the kerb and the Luas tracks.
Dean: Flynn Johnson’s debut album basks in beautiful nostalgia
“And Johnson is a good rapper, fluid and multifaceted, ‘fresh like a two back and sides’.”
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Things To Do: Do a panto, lecture the kids on igloo building, view the Netherlands as a metaphor for life
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Long-time campaigners bristle at politicians' back-patting over new lift at Clongriffin Dart Station
“They were actually trying to take credit for the extremely hard work that we have put in."
In Mulhuddart, 43 council-owned homes sitting vacant
Homes in Parnell Estate have pyrite and fire-safety problems – and for years, auditors and councillors have been pushing the council to sort them.
DFA argued that releasing feedback on plan to label Algeria as “safe” would hurt diplomatic relations
“It’s probably fair to assume that if the DFA said anything positive about Algeria’s human rights record, they wouldn’t be so determined to withhold it.”
Walkers should continue to have access through Howth Castle Estate, councillors say
The estate is very open and will remain so, says Eoin Quinlan, the general manager, but the owners also need to keep it safe.
In Donabate, a closed pub may soon be revived
Cairn Homes bought Smyth’s Bridge House, along with the housing development Corballis East, and has applied for permission to fix it up.
Nobody caught illegally dumping yet by new north inner-city CCTV
But the scheme is a success, said a council official's report, as that shows the cameras are a deterrent.
From his North Lotts base, a martial artist and stunt performer makes his mark on Chinese action cinema
Black belt Philip Condron has just landed a dream role in the latest Ip Man film, in Beijing.
Plans progress for social housing on long, long-vacant site in Dolphins Barn
It’s one of two prominent sites in Dolphins Barn that the Iveagh Trust has been prepping to build out.
Invitations to gamble shouldn’t be projected on city footpaths, say councillors
New gambling advertising rules are set to come into effect very soon, and are likely to curb on-street advertising.
Confusion over whether survivors of mother and baby homes face hiked rents after redress payouts
Survivors have started to say that they wish they'd never applied for their redress, says Social Democrats Councillor Noelle Brown. “Which is appalling.”
Things To Do: Discuss the future of the arts, acquire merch, study the ethnographer’s gaze
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In Dublin 15, councillors want to name a park for a local cycling legend
They agreed a motion, recently, to ask Fingal’s naming committee to honour Bertie Donnelly. But are park renamings even possible these days?
Under orders from government, Fingal plans to rezone even more land for housing
Council managers are on the hunt now for sites.
Fingal increases levy on developers, and directs more income from it toward parks
On Monday, councillors agreed a new development contribution scheme for the county, for 2026–2030.
In Drimnagh, council rolls on with plans to remake Suir Road junction
The plan is to start construction next summer on work to make the junction safer for pedestrians and cyclists, and less congested for buses, Luases, and private-vehicle drivers.
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For some Chinese immigrants, Mandarin nicknames for Dublin streets still bring comfort and familiarity
These include Widow Street, Mao Street, Meat Street and Something Stupid Street.
Brushing up: a misunderstood spiderweb sculpture
It’s nothing to do with Marvel’s Spider-Man, says artist Kathleen O’Brien. Its meaning is rooted in the history of its north inner-city neighbourhood.
A Dublin church reflects on how it benefited from slavery
The Unitarian Church on St Stephen’s Green was built on land bought with money from Thomas Wilson, who owned hundreds of enslaved people in Trinidad.
How one young couple helped women escape from the last Magdalene Laundry
Caught in the barbed wire wrapped around the convent’s front gate, a woman was trying to escape. As the couple passed by, she called for help.
Seasonal tales
In Ringsend, a Winter Wonderland Goes Pro
In past years, kids kept for some reason thinking Santa was someone they knew, say organisers. (Parent advisory)
In Chapelizod, an Annual Extravagance of Christmas Lights
Each year about now, the calls start. For locals and those from further afield, a visit to the Strawberry Hall pub has become an annual Christmas tradition.
At St James’s Gate, changing the date is a family affair
At midnight on New Year’s Eve each year, family and friends gather to watch the date change on the arch at St James’s Gate.
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Waited for a bus in Dublin and it never showed up? Please tell us.
We’ve built a No-Show Bus Tracker to help document the scale and details of the problems of ghost buses and cancelled buses.
Here it is: our new cycle collision tracker
We hope you’ll use it to report hazards, near collisions, and collisions. Hopefully, over the long-term, this will help make cycling safer – and get more people out of cars and onto bikes.
Will You Draw Your Dublin Neighbourhood for Us?
This online tool lets you map your area’s boundaries, save your version, and see what others have drawn for the same area.