Echoing the Trump administration, some Dublin politicians push campaign against Somali immigrants
"To be honest, it is really disappointing," says Abdi Farhan Hassan.
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?
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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.
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"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
Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
Luke: In new anti-Christmas comedy, father goes on one-man crusade against most commercial time of year
Here we are in early July, and "Murphy Vs Christmas" is set to premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh, followed by a wide release.
Keep fences and gates around Liberties apartment complex for now, council tells owner
The owner of Grand Canal Harbour shouldn't have installed the barriers, the council had said. But it decided they could have them for three years.
Land Development Agency publishes plans for more than 560 homes in the abandoned heart of Ballymun
It's running a public consultation on the scheme at the moment, with a drop-in event at Axis Ballymun on 15 July.
Why are car parks, with planning for 1,500 homes, exempt from tax meant to accelerate building?
With their eyes on three sites, Fingal County Councillors agreed to write to the Minister for Housing to ask him to change the rules.
Fingal County Council hasn’t had an integration strategy in nearly two years
It, like Dublin City Council, has been waiting years for a new national policy, before it renews its local integration policy.
Waterways Ireland is starting to plot what, exactly, should be built on its lands at Grand Canal Basin
It is in the process of procuring "preliminary property development advice" for City Block 19, said John Tolan, its marketing and development controller.
Greater use of red-light cameras on Dublin roads inches closer
On Monday, the National Transport Authority published a tender looking for someone to help it plan and oversee the roll-out of red-light and speed cameras.
After first try goes wrong, council to re-run planning process for Mountjoy Square Park
The council plans to restore the historic park in line with its Georgian heritage, but an attempt to hurry it has sent it back to the drawing board.
Why's it so hard to find a bottle bank in the city centre?
The council only has one in all of Dublin 1.
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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.