Things To Do: Hear some early music, solve a riddle, use fiction as a verb
Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
Things To Do: Hear some early music, solve a riddle, use fiction as a verb
Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
Priorswood Deis Plus school set to lose teacher and face larger class sizes for want of one student
Local residents and TDs are calling on the Department of Education to intervene.
Under council’s "5% policy", developers are delivering arts spaces – but who will pay for the fit-outs?
The new four-storey Juno Building on Upper Sheriff Street is built, but it’ll cost millions to finish the interior so arts organisations can put it to use.
A woman sees herself through a lengthy stay in immigration limbo with help from open mics, group therapy
“Most men process their feelings faster,” Jaishree Malik said, on stage, of her eight-month-long wait. The joke met with peals of laughter.
What ever became of the planned mill museum in Islandbridge?
Though promised as part of the Bellevue apartment complex, it was never opened – and then the owner applied for permission to turn it into more apartments instead.
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How much would it cost the council to revive the Rupert Guinness Theatre in the Liberties?
The Diageo-owned theatre on Watling Street has been left unused for many years.
Concerns about continuity of care as Tusla changes 3,000 children’s social workers
“If you read any research with care-experienced voices – every piece of research talks about the importance of continuity of care.”
Corporate landlord dinged for breaching rent-setting laws in four properties
Vestry Limited Partnership owns more than 1,000 homes across Ireland.
Fingal refuses Manna permission to continue flying drones from base in Coolmine
“In the absence of sufficient evidence, the aerial delivery hub by virtue of its operation results in serious noise pollution,” the council found.
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.
A new coalition tries to lay out what a “health-led” drug policy could actually mean
“We're actually at a pivotal moment in Ireland with regard to our drug policy,” said one speaker, at the inaugural event of the Irish Coalition for Drug Reform.
Council says it does intend to reopen long-closed playground and coffee kiosk at Bridgefoot Street Park
Residents say that organising more events in the hard-won green space could also help it to thrive.
Short-term contracts and low pay are making careers in animation unsustainable, says union
“It's basically impossible to buy a house and start a family.”
Things To Do: Unpack the Fingal seaweed war, debate the golden age of the Irish short story, swim operatically
Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
Still hurt by Bertie Ahern singling out Congolese people, loss of a community member opened a fresh wound, they say
“It’s literally George Floyd on the streets of Dublin. I can’t believe that scene and that guy with his knee on his neck.”
Council has been paying €285,000 a year for three empty warehouse units, plus parking
Now councillors are considering a plan for the council to pay another €859,000 to break the leases on them, pay for “dilapidations”, and walk away.
Bit of land chosen for Balbriggan swimming platform has been swept away in storms
“I suppose now we are at a little bit of an impasse,” said Declan Ryan, a senior executive officer at Fingal County Council.
In Drimnagh, Bosco youth centre looks for ways to expand to meet growing needs
The council has agreed to support a feasibility study to look at the centre's future, a spokesperson said.
In Ballymun, locals rally to save Axis café, but the figures look grim
With large losses last year, the Axis centre’s reserves will be gone by the middle of next year, says its voluntary chair Declan Dunne – unless something changes.
Council shoots down proposal for emergency solar panels on council homes before winter
Officials point to money, government grant rules – and GDPR.
In Beaumont, a branch of woodturners invites others in to learn the craft
Woodturners share what they know, says Cathal Ryan, chair of the East Central Chapter of the Irish Woodturner’s Guild. It’s why the guild exists.
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.