Dublin City Council, again, bans poster to spare US president's feelings
Even a version which made no direct reference to Trump and removed his image, and simply read: “No welcome for warmongers” was turned down.
Dublin City Council, again, bans poster to spare US president's feelings
Even a version which made no direct reference to Trump and removed his image, and simply read: “No welcome for warmongers” was turned down.
Despite angry row at City Hall, local councillors all back proposed Finglas boxing club move
Councillors traded insults at their monthly meeting Monday. The reason is rooted in council procedures, which most councillors want changed.
Council's effort to install bike bunkers is facing pushback from car owners
"As you can imagine, you've got 20 parking spaces, and we come along and say we're going to take out two of them or something like that to give spaces for people on bikes, it doesn't go down particularly well."
It's time to commemorate the 14th-century Bruce campaign in Castleknock, councillor says
But exactly how significant the events at Castleknock were in this curious interlude in medieval history is debatable, said Christine Baker, Fingal's heritage officer.
Luke: Everybody Digs Bill Evans is “a fascinating, beautiful and impressive feat of filmmaking”
But viewers seeking a beat-by-beat summation of jazz musician Bill Evans’ career will be disappointed by Grant Gee’s film, which is not meant to be a biopic.
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Time for new planning controls on vape shops, council says
Louth County Council passed a motion calling for other local authorities – including Dublin City Council – to join it in pressuring the government to change national planning regulations.
Buying homes to turn them into social housing, the council displaced eight tenants in recent years
“I don’t think we do have a policy on displacement,” says Labour Councillor Darragh Moriarty. “But there probably should be something in light of the private rental market being so volatile and so precarious.”
Things To Do: See a gothic circus, celebrate a catastrophic avant-garde holiday, read a frustrated writer
Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
Public transport drivers tease out how to respond to a future of automated trains and buses
"There are no current plans or active discussions taking place for automation ... of Luas, heavy rail, DART or buses in Dublin," according to a Department of Transport spokesperson. But these kinds of changes are creeping across the world.
On an inner-city walking tour, an artist scatters fragments of history
“I wanted to note these important places and this idea of what comes up when things rupture," says Nina FitzGerald Graham.
Brushing Up: The geometric petlife stuck up around the city
In these times, it's something to give people a “nice little pep” as they set out to overcome a new day, said Magnus Mudrack.
What's the plan for squeezing more library into Howth? asks a councillor
About €700,000 has been allocated by the council for improvements, but there's no concrete proposal for how to spend it.
Council hit with tax bill of millions, for failing to develop residentially zoned land
But councillors wonder whether the new-ish Residential Zoned Land Tax will prompt Dublin City Council to build more homes – or just push it into selling off its lands.
Councillors vote down motion to prune back plan to develop housing in Dunsink
Opposing the motion, Fine Gael Councillor Ted Leddy said he'd urge people to keep in the front of their thoughts people who are in danger of homelessness, who are homeless, or who are living at home with their parents in their 30s.
Amidst housing crisis, employers push unusual ways to house their staff
In Kilmainham and Santry, planning applications show a couple of the different approaches being taken by employers navigating the affordable-housing crunch in the city, and its impact on staffing.
In new city-centre apartment complexes, thieves target "secure" bike storage within car parks
Montpelier in Dublin 7 was hit this week. Grand Canal Harbour in Dublin 8 was hit recently too.
In third attempt to revamp Mountjoy Square, council adds "play zone" and second half-basketball court
The new plan is currently out to public consultation.
Theft and drug crimes dominate re-offending as research points to addiction link
The Irish Prison Service has estimated that upwards of 70 percent of people committed to prison have a drug and/or alcohol addiction.
Darndale FC juniors left out of youth football league
The importance for young people to play for a club that has their own community's name on it can’t be underestimated, said club chair John Lyons.
Things To Do: Celebrate 11 red cards, cheer on the masters of honey, discover the enduring language of spirals
Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
Competing visions for Dublin's bikeshare emerge ahead of new contract
Where, and how, should the council spend its money?
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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.