Leigh McGowran - 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

Housing

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

Leigh McGowran is a freelance journalist who studied in DCU, with interests in the environment, film, and radio. He strives to be a "jack of all trades" in journalism, with a focus on long-form writin

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City Desk

The City Has Fewer Fatbergs These Days – But Can Still Improve

The largest Dublin fatberg council engineer Colin Fitzpatrick says he’s heard about was under South Great George’s Street about eight years ago.

Leigh McGowran Feb 6, 2019