In radio in Ireland, the “accent ceiling” persists
On volunteer-run community radio, there’s room for people with all kinds of accents – but it’s rare to move beyond that.
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Works to begin in August to make pedestrianisation of Malahide’s New Street permanent, council engineer says
The expected timeline is the 18 months plus the breaks over the summer and winter months, said Shane McMorrow, at a recent council committee meeting.
In Howth, an artist looks to blur the lines between the gallery and the sights on its doorstep
Róise McGagh’s exhibition “sticks and mountains and huge lone birds” is on now at the College Lane Gallery.
Fearing effort to build social homes in Howth will stall, council prepares backup plan
Fingal has been working for years towards building a small number of apartments on a long-vacant site at Tuckett’s Lane.
Things To Do: Take the road to god knows where, fear the mainland, dig the new newsletters
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Fingal councillors rezone enough land for 5,000 homes, eating into greenbelt
“I feel like, if I don’t vote [for it], I’m voting against housing. If I do vote, I’m voting against greenbelt.”
Portmarnock pool closed indefinitely due to problems with its roof
“Obviously swimming is a life-saving skill, so unless it is reopened, I don’t know where all those schools are gonna go.”
Things To Do: Follow your dream, hear crows tell their tales, go back to the 60s by way of Amien Street
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When the council’s Markievicz leisure centre moves to Irishtown, it’ll leave a pool-sized hole in town
In a council survey, only 62 percent of centre members said they’d travel to its new location.
Works planned to upgrade Grand Canal Harbour, council report says
The area is in need of a lot of maintenance, says Michael Ingle of the Grand Canal Residents Association.
Things To Do: Take a dive in Meeting House Square, go on an artistic walkabout, pick up an urban field guide, find poetry in plastic
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In Ringsend, 176 new social homes sit empty due to funding paperwork delays
There are over 1,000 households on the council’s social housing lists for the area.
Council looks to trial moves to make Balrothery friendlier for cyclists and pedestrians
The new active travel plan for the village, which sits about 2.5km south of Balbriggan's town centre, includes a one-way system, among other measures.