Unreal Estate Council moves on plan for 5,000 homes on lands between Inchicore and Ballyfermot The changes will be gradual, said a council planner. “It’s not an overnight, you know, deployment of four or five thousand units in an area.” Lois Kapila Nov 21, 2025
Housing Government to look at the idea of merging cost-rental and social housing in future “That is really, I think, what Nirvana is for the future,” says Fiona O’Driscoll, of the Irish Council for Social Housing. “It's the dream.” Laoise Neylon Nov 21, 2025
Housing With council rents and private rents both rising, HAP tenants are squeezed from two directions “I think in some cases it could be more than half their income. I don’t see how the sums will add up.” Laoise Neylon Nov 21, 2025
City Desk What’s the best way to tell area residents about plans for a new asylum shelter nearby? The government should tell communities directly about plans for new asylum shelters, some activists and politicians say. Shamim Malekmian Apr 23, 2025
The Dish At Jervis, spreading the joy of mango season “The mangoes in the supermarkets are … not as sweet.” Lois Kapila Apr 23, 2025
Fingal Rules on installation of drone food-delivery bases in Dublin remain in dispute The current skirmish is over a Manna base at Junction 6 in Blanchardstown. Sunni Bean Apr 23, 2025
Culture Desk Council plans to turn St Werburgh’s church into 250-seat venue The idea is for this spot next to Dublin Castle to host choirs, chamber music, trad music, poetry performances, and more. Michael Lanigan Apr 23, 2025