Things To Do: Find meaning among the pigeons, visit the School of Hibernia, see the cinematic re-wilding of a farm
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Things To Do: Find meaning among the pigeons, visit the School of Hibernia, see the cinematic re-wilding of a farm
Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
Mention of “best interests of the child” quietly dropped from Department of Justice’s new family reunification policy
A spokesperson for Ireland’s Ombudsman for Children said it is “very concerned” that the best-interests principle was not referenced in the new policy.
Government opposes bill to overhaul bin-collection system in effort to keep city's streets cleaner and prices down
They're still thinking about the best way forward, and that might be improving the current system rather than replacing it, said Alan Dillon, Minister of State with responsibility for the Circular Economy.
Artists in the old Filmbase building, owned by the council, say it really needs some visible upkeep
It isn't that clear to passersby that the building is being used at all, relayed councillors at a recent meeting.
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During heatwave, building manager warns Cork Street tenants not to open windows too far to cool their homes
Some tenants had been disconnecting window restrictors put in to keep people from falling out windows, which are required under building regulations, an email from the building manager said.
Council should buy James Weir Home and pass it on to youth-services charity, councillors say
Consolidating operations into one main hub would be the dream, says Amy Carey, CEO of Solas Project, but they don't yet know what doing up the vacant building on Cork Street would cost.
If district heating is the future for Dublin, how much will it cost customers?
The shift to a lower-carbon heating system would reduce big-picture costs, like, global costs, societal costs. But how would it affect customers' bills?
Things To Do: Praise public infrastructure, dwell on digital photography, talk shop
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Echoing the Trump administration, some Dublin politicians push campaign against Somali immigrants
"To be honest, it is really disappointing," says Abdi Farhan Hassan.
Tending to Dublin’s street cats, a Brazilian network finds sense of purpose, and home
"Moving countries, I had a job, college, a place to live. But I didn't have a purpose. Now I feel like I have an impact and I know I have.”
After builder goes into liquidation, Crumlin social housing project stalls out
The council should acquire the site and fast-track its development, Independents 4 Change Councillor Pat Dunne proposed a recent council committee meeting.
After series of city-centre laneway closures, council aims to revamp one off Dame Street
The council and Millimetre Design are looking to explore a spoken word and music theme for this lane, a council official said at a meeting Monday.
As prominent site in Kilmainham sits vacant, council liable for tens of thousands in fines
A housing charity had planning permission to build 11 apartments there, but that project fizzled out in 2024. Why?
If Dublin City Council had more than 3% of its staff working in housing delivery, would more homes get built in the city?
The County and City Management Association is "preparing a business case for the Department of Housing for additional staff for Housing Delivery across all local authorities”, a council spokesperson said.
At kiosks across the city, only a third of the phones worked – but all the attached advertising billboards did
“You simply cannot just say you're putting out a phone when really what you're actually doing is you're putting out a massive advertising board.”
Vacancy Watch: Why isn't the site of the former Ormond Hotel on the derelict sites register?
The site "is in the direct eye line of the [Dublin City Council] chief executive’s office”, says Green Party Councillor Janet Horner.
Donnycarney remembers a trad music legend and the workshop that helped save uilleann piping
A crowd of about 40 people gathered on Saturday for the unveiling of a plaque honouring Leo Rowsome.
Councillors back motion for sections of big parks to be set aside to let dogs run free
Next step: a workshop in September to try to discuss the nuts and bolts of the proposal.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #124
"Stephen’s Green, overlooked by the shopping centre, is an iconic symbol of summer in Dublin to me."
Things To Do: Await the Leaving Cert results, celebrate the hairstylists, touch everything in a gallery
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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.