As government moves to give Gardaí facial-recognition tech, it’s already available to public to use – and misuse
Online tools allow people to identify others from photos – opening the way for targeted ridicule, doxxing, or worse.
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With Coolock Swimming Pool closed indefinitely, is putting a pop-up pool nearby feasible?
Dublin City Council says it’s not, but other councils have managed it elsewhere.
In Phibsborough Tower, artist Oisín Tozer prepares a fleeting exhibition
“The work isn't fully satisfying. There's a kind of contingent element, or an element that you know is only going to exist in a certain way at a certain time.”
In Clontarf, a gathering to celebrate a traditional Thai new year festival
“When you see Songkran in Thailand, it’s like a big water fight,” Chanthima Ostijn says. Not so much here in Ireland, though. “It’s just too cold.”
In Kilmore West, residents want Beaumont Hospital to do something about its staff parking everywhere
“We’re held to ransom Monday to Friday, from early morning to night,” says Dolores Kinsella. “I tell people all the time, I live in a car park.”
The closure of Coolock swimming pool has had a wide-reaching impact on the community
Storm Darragh damaged the roof in December. The council has said the “closure will be lengthy” – and pointed to plans for a new pool nearby.
From the corner of Holywell Road: the nearly forgotten spiritual sites of north Dublin
Some local residents want to see the old St Donagh’s holy well in Donaghmede memorialised in some way. Damien Dempsey is one of them.
In the Liberties, Solas Project is piloting a new peer-to-peer approach to their youth outreach work
“Most high-quality studies exploring mentoring in criminal justice suggest that it reduces crime,” says Ian Marder, at Maynooth University.
Council Briefs: More waiting for pedestrian crossing in Clontarf, refurbishing St Anne’s Suzhou Gardens, and more
These were among the issues councillors discussed at recent meetings of their North West Area and North Central Area committee meetings.