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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Fingal increases levy on developers, and directs more income from it toward parks
On Monday, councillors agreed a new development contribution scheme for the county, for 2026–2030.
In Drimnagh, council rolls on with plans to remake Suir Road junction
The plan is to start construction next summer on work to make the junction safer for pedestrians and cyclists, and less congested for buses, Luases, and private-vehicle drivers.
Things To Do: Celebrate a gym, save the arts, and play cards with a couple of ghosts
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Things To Do: Ponder a move to Wexford, celebrate independent publishers, reflect on failure, prepare for a busy Friday
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Council pushes forward plan for 20 new artist studios and a revived theatre on Merchant’s Quay
If it gets planning permission for the €9.5 million project on schedule, construction could start next September, according to a council official.
Fingal councillors raise rents for tenants in social housing
The council’s draft 2026 budget proposed increasing rents from 12 percent of a tenant’s income to 17 percent – in the end, councillors went with 14.5 percent.
Things To Do: Become an avant-garde performer, contemplate a pilot, consider getting a tattoo
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Dublin City Council moves towards deploying AI tools to “increase staff productivity”
If this will have any material impact on workers, or jobs, the council’s management will be held to account, says a representative for the union Fórsa.
In Swords, expected impact of MetroLink spotlights a shortage of pitches
Fingallians GAA club say they'll need somewhere to play temporarily while future works are underway.
Things To Do: Discover a lost dream maker, welcome a bit of brain fog, find out the mystery of life, appreciate a bat
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Councillors complain, again, of hotel-spreading in Portobello
In mid-October, a new fence went up, connected to the NYX hotel, blocking off a stretch of gravel and grass by the Grand Canal.
In Donnybrook, developer lodges new plans for housing on site of former Magdalene Laundry
But how will the site’s history be handled? asks a councillor. “We need to be sensitive of this particular legacy.”