Amid attacks from the right on “NGOs”, trust in Ireland’s charities has been declining
Scandals in some charities have also harmed the reputation of the sector as a whole, which is unfair, people working for other nonprofits say.
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Council bigwigs Owen Keegan and Coilín O’Reilly head for the exit
Monday’s monthly meeting of Dublin City Council was the last for the outgoing chief executive and the outgoing head of housing.
Apocalypse Clown, Reviewed
This “bemusing but often amusing comedy” won Best Irish Film at the Galway Film Fleadh this year.
Are data centres reliable sources of heat for Dublin’s planned district heating systems?
Waste heat from a data centre is already helping warm buildings in Tallaght. There’s a similar plan for Blanchardstown.
Toilets closed four days a week in Eamonn Ceannt Park in Crumlin, again raising questions about council’s grand strategy for public loos
“Why is it beyond the capability of Dublin City Council to put in public toilets?” says Deirdre Nichol, chairperson of the Clontarf Residents Association.
On a quiet South Dublin road, a plaque serves as a reminder of a long unsolved murder
Honour Bright was found dead in Ticknock, Co. Dublin, in June 1925.
“Even as the world is collapsing, you can still have these moments of joy”
A new exhibition at The Horse gallery, “Realism at the Dawn of the Apocalypse”, brings together works from artists Ciara Lee and Lily Musker.
Trans activists criticise National Gender Service’s approach and “centralisation”
Instead of believing people who are trans and need healthcare, the NGS demands long assessments, and throws up roadblocks to those who try to go around them, say members of the group Transgress the NGS.
In Balbriggan, campaigners still wait for nod on long-promised pool
The masterplan for Castlelands promises a swimming pool at an early phase of development, before the first homes.
In Skerries, a circle gathers to share songs, one after another
“We just set up the kind of group that we wanted, informal, where you could come to sing or simply listen,” says Sara Dennedy, of the Skerries Folk Group.
Youth, Reviewed
“Despite the themes of hardship and inequality that run through the book, [it] is also a celebration of our young folk.”
Photo of the Month: August 2023
“I took this photo at around 9.30am on a Sunday morning walk with my one-year-old son.”
Across County Dublin, around 400 homes have their own wind turbines, census data shows
Solar panels are way more popular, the figures also show. Why’s that?