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An Architect Reimagines a University Campus, Making It Autism Friendly
Magda Mostafa’s ideas for Dublin City University, drawn up with the help of students, include a quiet area near the canteen, and swings where people can find a moment of calm.
Visitors Turned Away at Dublin Airport Find No Simple Route for Appeal
Officers can search travellers’ phones and laptops, judge their stories, and tell them they’re not welcome in Ireland. Should there be more oversight?
Businesses Are (Still) Booking Up and Selling Appointments at the Burgh Quay Immigration Office
The Department of Justice says it has a new appointment-booking system in the works, which should be up in the coming months.
Forced to Move from Their “Home” Direct Provision Centre to Another, Some Say They Aren’t Listened To
A spokesperson for the Department of Children and Equality said there are both governmental and independent routes for submitting such complaints.
With Burgh Quay Office Still Closed, Many Immigrants in Dublin Remain in Limbo
Immigrants can register for Irish Residence Permit (IRP) cards at Garda stations across the country, but in Dublin that’s not an option.
With More Gardaí on Streets, Minority Dubliners Worry about Uptick in Stop-and-Searches
“If I say I’m concerned, that’s an understatement,” says Grace Ogunsanya, a Blanchardstown mother of three.
Dublin City Council Starts to Draw up New Integration Strategy
The council didn’t respond to a query about whether it had done an evaluation of the last one.
A Vietnamese Comic Mines His Culture, and Misunderstandings of It, for Laughs
For Nghai Mai, what matters most is letting his audience know there’s more to Vietnam than American vets getting “flashbacks of Nam” in Hollywood films.
A Tenant Faces Eviction Because of Her Dog
The agency “confirmed that pets are okay, so I went ahead and adopted my Ziggy”, says Laura Loos. A few months later though, they warned she would have to leave.
As Deliveroo Workers Push for Better Work Conditions, There’s Debate About How to Organise
Deliveroo riders have differing demands around what would make their job better and different views on the paths to advocate for that.
A Woman Welder from Cameroon Finds the Industry Unwelcoming
Vivian Agwe thought there’d be more women welders in Ireland, but more than 90 percent of those working in skilled trades here are men.
How Influencers are Miseducating Newcomers to the City About the “K-Word”
Paul McKeon says online English language teachers are one vector spreading the word among Brazilian students, who have created a Portuguese version of the slur.