Skeletal remains found during construction at Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market
The bones are thought to come from the major medieval monastery at St Mary’s Abbey, and further excavation works are ongoing.
The rent’s up and Ranelagh Arts can’t pay, so it’s out 8 October and hasn’t found a new home yet. This is one more change in a changing neighbourhood, and one more lost arts space in the city.
Dublin City Council is trying foam, flames, vinegar and old-fashioned weeding as it tries to roll back the use of herbicides in the city. But some are asking why weeds have to be weeded out, anyway.
Fianna Fáil politicians have proposed a development authority for the area, which, they say, would put promises made in recent years on a firmer footing.
A survey funded by our readers and conducted by Amárach Research asked about issues including how often people call the freephone and can’t get a bed for the night, and the conditions in the hostels when they do get in.
“A great start would be for a developer to talk to the community,” says Tony McDonnell.
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Across the city in recent times, residents have complained of construction noise in the early morning, or late at night.
For years the council has been saying they will be made into apartments for people who are homeless. But that still hasn’t happened.
Within the first six months of this year, the RTB spent more on hiring rooms for hearings than it did for all of last year.
Michelle Boyle’s show “Outside the Urban” is on at Axis Ballymun until 24 August.
People who are homeless because they’ve fallen out with family are being asked to get sworn statements to prove this, to access homeless services.