From a Dublin base, an anti-caste influencer grows a global audience
In less than two years, Amit Wasnik has attracted tens of thousands of online followers with his posts focused on the life and ideas of BR Ambedkar.
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Part of Quaker burial grounds might be used to aid construction of social housing next door, council says
The burial ground on Cork Street near Marrowbone Lane dates back to the 17th century and hundreds of people are buried under its grassy surface.
Dublin should set up swap centres all over the city, councillors say
It’s been done in Copenhagen, where city officials have built a whole network of re-use points for neighbourhoods.
Council plans campaign to urge cyclists to be more careful when sharing spaces with pedestrians
Both the Dublin Cycling Campaign and advocates for people with disabilities say they don’t think this is the right approach.
In Drimnagh, a walk with the “evening chorus”
A group of about a dozen bird listeners spent an hour or so in Lansdowne Valley Park Thursday evening, listening to songs and identifying birds.
Danger for cyclists: Drivers turning left across your path
Of the nearly 1,000 reports of hazards, near misses and collisions, 10 percent mention a driver doing a “left hook”.
In Drumcondra, parents and children protest the planned closure of their afterschool
There needs to be a better system to try to avert creche and afterschool closures, Early Childhood Ireland, which represents creches and afterschools, has said.
Time for government to direct councils to make sure council tenants have access to amenities in private complexes, TDs say
Last year, tenants in Drimnagh and Cabra said they had been barred from communal facilities. Now, tenants in a new Liberties complex are finding the same.
Amount Dublin City Council has had to pay out to its tenants for mould and damp in their homes has doubled
Solicitor Peter Boyle said he thinks many more tenants have strong cases they could take against the council, based on the mould and damp they are living with
“Basically there was a misunderstanding in France of what is a taco”
But this dish is very popular in France, and three places in Ireland are selling it now – including one in Dublin.
Why are so many women councillors choosing not to run again?
A third of women now on Dublin City Council aren’t standing again, while only an eighth of men on the council say the same.
A new programme would help learner drivers get their practice in – legally and more safely – between lessons
At the moment, even though it’s illegal, even though they’re putting others at risk, many learners simply drive on their own.
Council Briefs: Prohibiting swimming at Sandymount, expanding street cleaning, banning single-use cups in parks
These were some of the issues discussed at the most recent meeting of the council’s environment committee.