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From audio tours to pop-up nightclubs, an artist teases out the pleasures of the city
“He’s telling you to look at where we live, to look at what is possible,” says artist and photographer Brian Teeling, about Bill Harris’s work.
Loss of Donabate’s only 24-hour outdoor ATM leaves some residents short of cash at awkward moments
There are no rules now to prevent providers from stripping out ATMs and leaving communities without access to cash. But there might be soon.
In Balbriggan, a street party encourages conversations about a lower-carbon future for the town
The council has been considering options such as pedestrianisation to reduce carbon emissions in the seaside town.
Locals push for full ecological survey before development of Balbriggan’s Mill Pond Park
The park is part of a planned “green corridor”, with landscaping, walk- and cycle-ways, a meadow and a managed wetland.
An artist goes in search of the Jervis Shopping Centre lighthouse
All over the city, there are unexplained features like this one, and Carmen Quigley loves to try to fill in the gaps around what they are, she says.
Councillors call for more ambitious plan for housing on St Ita’s Hospital site in Portrane
The HSE is working with the Land Development Agency and Fingal County Council on a plan for how best to use extra land and buildings there.
Despite plan that Balbriggan swimming pool would come before surrounding housing, it looks unlikely
While the Land Development Agency is expected to start work on the site next year, Fingal County Council is trailing with the pool.
In Howth, a pipe band with no place to rehearse hopes to build a new community hall
“We’re really stuck for community facilities here. Not just in Howth, but in Sutton and Baldoyle.”
For decades, residents in Loughshinny have been asking for a footpath so they can walk home safely
The road between the coastal village of Loughshinny and Baldungan is a long and straight route that does not invite
On Moore Street, a new restaurant offers Georgian delicacies
Khinkali dumplings, cheese-stuffed khachapuri bread, lobio bean stew and more from the Caucasus.
As Fingal drivers shift to electric vehicles, some say it’s hard to find places to charge them
Dublin’s charging strategy relies heavily on drivers in Fingal being able to park and charge their cars in driveways. But that’s not an option for everyone.
Council looks at softer, nature-based ways to protect Fingal’s beaches and sand dunes
Managing seaweed differently was one suggestion from a councillor.