Isabel O'Connor - Dublin InQuirer

Could Dublin councillors be cut out of major plans for city centre – as councillors have been in Limerick?

Dublin councillors were looking at Limerick as a model for regeneration. But there’s disquiet there now, with concerns about transparency, oversight, and control over development.

Laoise Neylon Aug 14, 2025

renting

Renters in retirement villages should have unambiguous access to RTB, say charities for older people

“We don’t appear to have any regulations to cover people in that situation,” says Camille Loftus, head of advocacy for Age Action.

Laoise Neylon Aug 14, 2025

Community Safety

Should social workers patrol Dublin’s public transport alongside transport police?

As government looks more into the practicalities of a transport security force, it’s one of the ideas being floated.

Eoin Glackin Aug 14, 2025

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Culture Desk

Unsettled, Reviewed

This book of essays by playwright, performer, columnist and member of Aosdána Rosaleen McDonagh about her life as a disabled Traveller woman is “honest and beautifully written”.

Isabel O'Connor Aug 18, 2021

Culture Desk

Sitting Pretty, Reviewed

“Get this book. Engage with Rebekah Taussig’s ideas. Let yourself see the view from her ordinary resilient disabled body.”

Isabel O'Connor Oct 8, 2020