sports A new council sports forum looks to press schools and such to share their facilities Amid a serious shortage of pitches in Dublin 8, the OPW only allows one soccer club to use its pitch at the War Memorial Gardens. Laoise Neylon Jan 23, 2026
parks Council’s plans for Mountjoy Square contested by those who want more sports facilities added In 2019, the council abandoned a previous planning permission application amid similar tensions between Georgian restoration, and sports uses. Laoise Neylon Jan 23, 2026
playgrounds Councillors and residents rail against gaps in a Kilbarrack playground fence They don’t understand how the council can be taking so long to fix the fence, they say. Eoin Glackin Jan 23, 2026
City Desk New Ice Cream, New Problems Walking the streets, licking an ice cream cone: that used to be summer. Now we have posh ice cream and it comes it comes in a tub with a spoon, creating problems. Jessica Lamb Aug 26, 2015
