More than half of Dublin City Council's senior managers live outside the city
Would the senior management team be more attuned to the city's needs if more of them lived in it – and would it be fair to require them to?
More than half of Dublin City Council's senior managers live outside the city
Would the senior management team be more attuned to the city's needs if more of them lived in it – and would it be fair to require them to?
At Dublin summit, two translators tell how AI re-shaped their craft
These days, a growing cohort of clients see the translator's job as just cleaning up after the machine, they said.
Fingal County Councillors hold local property tax at same rate as last year
Chief Executive AnnMarie Farrelly had suggested nudging it up a bit.
Upgrades for Swords, and more, in Fingal's latest capital programme
Councillors were brought through the council's capital programme for 2027 to 2029 at the meeting on Monday.
Under new rules, what might become of two apartments on South William Street, rented for years as short-term lets?
It depends, in part, on whether the owners can prove they've been holiday lets for more than seven years – and whether planning enforcement noticed.
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Council takes another run at building Clontarf flood defences, launching tender for design team
The tender document for the design says the framework has a maximum estimated value of €7.5 million. It also gives a tentative construction estimate of €25 million.
Should council tenants take seats on their apartment complexes' owners' management companies, when council staff don't?
Social tenants, including children, are often locked out of communal areas in their complexes. Would it help if they were represented at the OMCs' meetings?
Vacancy Watch: The Players Lounge might be set for redevelopment after 15 years lying empty
The current owner recently got planning permission to knock the old pub, and build 10 homes on the site.
Recommendations to reduce deaths of homeless people, and support bereaved families, yet to be acted on years later
At least 46 people died last year while homeless in Dublin.
Things To Do: Read all about Vincent Browne, enjoy some avant-garde Japanese tap dancing, discover a 1970s underground queer helpline, visit Rush in 1926
Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
To counter AI, an illustrator in Balbriggan offers to draw posters for barter
Lauren Fernandes noticed menus and flyers all over with the same sterile look, and thought: what if she could help out small businesses which can't afford creative work, usually?
Projected cost of Dublin District Heating Project rises to more than €130 million
It would use extra heat from the Poolbeg rubbish incinerator to warm water and send it through pipes underground, into buildings in the city, to keep homes and offices cosy without burning additional fossil fuels.
Councillors back proposal to honour "legendary footballer" Ciarán Kilkenny in Dublin 15
"He's a local lad here from Carpenterstown, he's a local schoolteacher," said Fine Gael Councillor Ted Leddy, who proposed the motion. "A mural or something like that would be very appropriate."
Budget for tearoom in Merrion Square shot up, reaching €7.5 million
The council says it'll be open late this year, or early next.
In Herzog Park, councillors want to take another look at letting those who really need drive up to the astroturf
A local GAA club works with children with additional needs, said one councillor. “They have children with needs that need to be met and the closer they can be dropped off to the pitch, the better.”
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #126
"In the illustration, we can see Micheál Martin and Simon Harris bow before the behemoth that is Big Tech."
What to do with the horses of Darndale?
Grazing in public parks means other uses are being pushed out, and adding momentum to calls for an equine centre and stable club to properly support horse culture in the area.
Time to iron out details for how to allow EV charging across footpaths, councillors agree
Like, what'll be the route to dig up the footpath and lay down a wire?
Irish National Opera buys old church on Abbey Street, to turn it into a performing arts space
The chapel on the ground floor is too small for a theatre “but it's the kind of place where you could have recitals, a piano player or string quartet”, says Diego Fasciati, the executive director.
To tackle dereliction, the council is pushing to broaden what it includes
Dublin City Council's planning committee backed a motion on Monday to call on the Minister for Housing to broaden the legal definition to include long-term vacancy.
New barriers for some people to access homeless accommodation set to take effect in coming months
Some experts worry about the impact of the new rules, especially on more vulnerable households, as they await guidance on the details of how they will be implemented.
From the Archive
AI is not just coming to newsrooms in Ireland, it’s already here
“I'd be amazed if it’s not used in some form everywhere now,” says Michael Marsh, the editor in chief for Reach Plc in Ireland.
Exhibition showcases works by Liberties painter Valerie Gannon
Portraits, self-portraits, highly abstract renderings of cityscapes, recollections of sights at Dublin Airport, and much more.
In radio in Ireland, the “accent ceiling” persists
On volunteer-run community radio, there’s room for people with all kinds of accents – but it’s rare to move beyond that.
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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.
Introducing: A Tracker Where You Can Check How Your Councillors Have Voted
We’re very pleased to be launching Counciltracker.ie today, which will let you quickly and easily see what issues your local councillors have been voting on, and how.