Planning go-ahead for soccer pitches and much more at Alfie Byrne Road
“It started out as a football project and it's turned into a game changer for the area and surrounding areas,” says John Hayden, the chairman of Belvedere Football Club.
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In Skerries, a debate about where to run a link in Fingal’s coastal greenway
The council has asked residents in an old part of town to weigh in on the current proposal.
In Dartry, councillors ponder new uses for a toilet under a waterfall
“Buildings like this deserve a second chance at being useful to people,” said one local councillor.
Having learned from trials, council is now planning a long-term bike-share scheme for Fingal
During a pilot, at one point a fifth of users were parking Tier Mobility’s e-bikes in places they shouldn’t have, after using them.
Brushing Up: A statue of Biddy Mulligan decaying along with the Iveagh Markets
“The worse that she gets, the more it exposes what’s going on inside,” says the sculptor.
Council revises plans to redevelop Corduff Park near Blanchardstown
An early version of the plan ran a new footpath through a field used for football, but the council has changed course to preserve this informal pitch.
Outside Lusk, road changes and a new cycle lane trigger debate around safety and space
A council spokesperson said that Fingal County Council has reached out to representatives of recent protests “so that a solution can be found”.
Fingal network of community groups has been struggling to function due to a shortage of staff and volunteers
The Fingal Public Participation Network (PPN) has at times in recent months been unable to process new members, or even email existing members.
“Never Kill a Femboy on the First Date” set to premiere in Smithfield
It’s a tense and chaotic 17-minute erotic thriller about a Gaelic football player hooking up with a crossdresser in a dark, secluded car park.
From ambient electronic music to 70s and 80s Japanese pop, DJ Emmy Shigeta brings the sound of Tokyo to Smithfield
It’s music you’d be unlikely to hear anywhere else in the city, says musician Robbie Stickland, who often goes to her six-hour weekly slot at Fidelity on Queen Street.
Swords residents not told that a text service to report issues directly to Gardaí was shut down more than a year ago
“So people are still using it, which is unfortunate,” says Sinn Féin Councillor Ann Graves.
In Naul, parents plead for better footpaths and slower traffic so their kids can walk to school
As the school has grown and the morning drop-off has become more crowded and chaotic, the issue’s gotten more urgent, they say.
On Arran Street East, two artists use bronze-cast bananas and worm hotels to dissect local history
Their exhibition, Banana Accelerationism, is on at The Complex, off Capel Street, until 25 January.