Simon Auffret and Others

The council plans to spend €917 million in 2018 on services for the city. Explore what it plans to spend it on, and how that differs from 2017.

Even in the midst of a housing shortage, the city is dotted with vacant and derelict properties. We’ve mapped 389 of them and we’re open to more suggestions.

Explore how Dublin City Council plans to spend its €862.5 million budget in the coming year with this handy data visualisation.

Dublin may get a directly elected mayor with real power. On 2 Nov., Dublin Inquirer invited five “candidates” to share their visions for the role.

Meals are under €10, and are usually served in less than 10 minutes. “I would find the same flavour back home,” says Hector Romero, who is from the Mexican state of Sinaloa.

On a strip on James’ Street where cyclists and the Luas are supposed to share the road, many on bikes opt to take to the pavement instead.

Which Dublin city councillors went to the most meetings in the first half of this year? An update on councillor attendance.