“It’s giving colonialism”: Ireland still owes rent to dukes and earls
Although, even though the OPW lists these rents as payable, some of the named beneficiaries say they haven't been getting them.
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In Phibsboro, an artist looks a little differently at her family
Lauren Conway started with a project on her mother, then did one on her brother, and now has an exhibition soon on her chemistry and crystal-loving sister.
Council briefs: Enthusiasm for a Valentine’s Quarter, permeable paving at Herzog Park, and Dodder flood defences
Here’s what councillors for the south-east of the city turned their attention to at a meeting on Monday.
On O’Connell Street, a shop offers Japanese fruit sandwiches
They’re sliced fruit – kiwi, strawberry, grapes or mango – immersed in whipped cream, pressed between two slices of chiffon cake.
Maybe it’s time for council to sell its derelict cottages in Chapelizod, councillor says
Seven of the Mulberry Cottages are on the derelict sites register, and there’s been little progress towards bringing them back into use.
In Fingal, council plans roll-out of 14 EV-charging points this spring
They’ll mostly be up and down the coastal side of the county, with just four planned for spots inland.
In Ranelagh, community groups longingly watch long-empty restaurant space
The spot under the Luas, which once hosted Pinocchio, is owned by Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
In Swords, councillors attempt revolt against traffic lights outside supermarkets on Rathbeale Road
But in the face of stiff resistance from council managers, they backed down – for now, at least.
Council briefs: A new plan for Flemington, pushing for orchards, and more
Here’s some of what Fingal councillors have been proposing at recent council meetings.
More for housing, libraries, and events, in Fingal County Council’s budget for 2025
The new budget, approved by councillors at a meeting on 3 December, is up 7.5 percent from this year, to €389 million.
Council plans to green Dublin 8’s Golden Lane, to help it sop up rain better
Tree pits, rain gardens, and swales would help absorb rain, to reduce the flow into the sewers when it’s really tipping it down.
Time for measures to get drivers to slow down on the Porterstown Road, council says
The council is now looking to lower the speed limit and – eventually, maybe, install speed ramps.
Annual Sculpture In Context exhibition in the Botanic Gardens on hold until organisers can find funding
“We couldn’t continue. It’s become a full-time unpaid job,” says chairperson Jackie Ball.