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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In Bridgefoot Street Park, a community of gardeners experiment with ways to increase biodiversity
They’re growing, composting, and adding a wetland to Taplin’s Field.
Salvaging a piece of Ringsend’s marine history
Earlier this week, a team was hard at work sandblasting and washing the stern of the MV Naomh Eanna – hoping to put it on show.
Campaign calls for council to remove former Israel President Chaim Herzog’s name from a Rathgar Park
On Sunday, they gathered for a marathon game of football in the park, as part of their protest.
Council policy says big new developments must include arts spaces, but some worry they’ll be left to sit unused
Arts spaces built in two Staycity aparthotels serve as cautionary tales, they say.
Weekends in Whitehall, small batches of Bengali take-away
Picachilli’s menu has just three dishes. By 2pm in Saturday, it was sold out.
Councillors push for answers from Waterways Ireland on its plans for the old graving docks
“Are they going to flip the site for even more money, or are they going to do something themselves?” asked Green Party Councillor Claire Byrne.
Council Briefs: Boycotting HP-branded products, quietening the M50, and pushing for more social housing
These were among the issues Fingal county councillors discussed at their July monthly meeting.
An artist coaxes music out of stone and metal in Balbriggan, building lithophones and metallophones
Darren Rogers “has an engineering mind, an architectural mind”, says local filmmaker Aidan Whelan.
With journalists and the public shut out of some Fingal council committee meetings, they’re left to rely on terse minutes
In the official record, 20 minutes of presentation and discussion can be reduced to just two short sentences.
In Meeting House Square, the Temple Bar Market has withered
Before Covid, there were 18 stalls, but on Saturday there were only 7 selling cuts of beef, cheeses, vegetables, and hot food.
Time to reopen Balbriggan’s council help desk, councillors say
Now, residents must travel 18km to Swords, or 37km to Blanchardstown if they need to sign forms or speak with a council official face to face.
In Fingal, developers planning more homes often argue there’s no need to add community amenities to go with them
Of 18 recent social infrastructure audits, 13 concluded no more was needed in areas such as Howth, Donabate, and Swords.