Caroline West - Dublin InQuirer

In Priorswood, the council has finally begun clearing an industrial-scale illegal dump in a residential neighbourhood

“I was lying in my hospital bed and I just kept thinking, ‘God, please don’t let me die. I want to live to see the dump gone,’” says resident Annette Flanagan.

Eoin Glackin May 2, 2025

textile waste

Council moves to tighten oversight of how old clothes are disposed of in the city

Provisions in a recent tender are a small step, but part of an EU-wide and national effort to do a better job of reusing and recycling textile waste.

Lois Kapila May 2, 2025

Advocates are pushing for survivors of industrial schools to get priority for social housing

Councillors face tough decisions as vulnerable and desperate groups make their cases for priority amid a shortage of social homes.

Laoise Neylon May 2, 2025

Caroline: Upcoming Review of Sexual Offences Act Must Be Sex Worker-Led

During lockdown, we discussed the right to a safe environment for frontline workers during Covid-19. It is time we include sex workers in this conversation, a lecturer in sexuality studies writes.