As campaigns gear up in central Dublin, how sound is the voter register?
It isn’t hard to find people registered to the wrong addresses and zombie entries.
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Six years on there’s still no timeline for the opening of the first supervised injecting facility in Dublin
And when it does happen, will it be matched with investment in detox beds? And should it now cater, also, to the growing number of crack cocaine users?
Letter and photos belonging to doctor who treated James Connolly before execution to be returned to Ireland
Dr Joseph Chamney Ridgway who served in the British Army – including as a medical officer in Uganda – was staying at the Shelbourne Hotel over Easter 1916
In Howth, effort to trim back vegetation to clear tramway trail went way too far, locals say
“There was absolutely no need for this big tractor to come along and literally annihilate everything.”
Vacancy Watch: In the shadow of Croke Park, council says it cannot develop Russell Street site because one owner won’t sell
If it can’t come to an agreement with the owner to buy the property the council will pursue a compulsory purchase order, a council spokesperson said.
A step forward for council plans to revamp Meath Street, widening footpaths, adding trees, reducing parking
Dublin City Council has started a public consultation as part of the process of applying to itself for planning permission.
In Donabate, council plans to appoint contractor later this year to turn Ballisk House into new library
A new library is part of a trio of services local representatives say Donabate needs, also including a primary care centre, and a Garda station.
In Stoneybatter, a group of “frustrated” writers find an audience: each other
“This is a very solitary thing, and if your stuff isn’t getting published, you kinda don’t have any idea whether this is an absolutely deranged life choice or not.”
While reporting billions in profits, energy companies keep prices for Irish consumers high
One-parent families, people with disabilities, and renters have been particularly hard hit, according to a report from the Society of St Vincent de Paul.
Dean: Anna Mieke and Adrian Crowley lead night of rootsy music at The Complex
It was “a long night of performances with majesty, grace and a sense of thematic cohesions”.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #89
“I work from old photographs because a lot of the Dublin I grew up in has disappeared over the last few years.”
Census data raises questions about narrative that landlords are fleeing the market
There are more rented homes now than there were in 2016, it shows. Even as there are fewer registered tenancies, according to the Residential Tenancies Board.
In Swords, a long-term tenant facing a no-reason eviction finds she’s far from alone
Her overseas landlord has issued notices to quit under the same law to some of her neighbours, and to residents of at least two other apartment complexes in the city.