Lower social welfare payments for people aged 18–24 mean it’s even more of a struggle for them to gather the resources to move out of a hostel and into a home.

Raheny News, first established in 1975, is still put together by volunteers, and still printed on the same green foolscap it always has been.

Details of the “Covid mobility requests” were released under the Freedom of Information Act.

At a recent meeting of councillors for the North Central Area, a Dublin City Council official outlined the latest progress in trying to get the suburb the facilities it needs.

If space on newly widened footpaths and pedestrianised streets is given over to private businesses, it might be hard to reclaim, one councillor worries.

The south County Dublin local authority has launched dlrBETA Projects, an initiative based on a Dublin City Council programme.