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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Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #80
This month’s cover pays homage to the rush and chaos of roller derby, a hobby that has it all, says our illustrator. “Speed, lots of supportive queer folks, enough bruises to let you know you’re alive, and punny nicknames for days.”
It’s Cheaper for the Council to Buy Homes Than Build Them, Consultants Tell Councillors
Dublin City Council spent around €510,000 to build a two-bedroom home but it bought similar homes from private developers for €360,000.
As It Pushes to Meet Targets for Building Social Homes, the Government Counts Some as Complete Before They Really Are
Department of Housing figures show around 200 built in the Dublin City Council area in the first half of 2022 – but 138 of those weren’t finished until months later.
Foiled Last Year, Council Officials Want to Take Another Crack at Reducing City Speed Limits
Now, the plan is to ask the Department of Transport to help make it happen.
The Zine “City Rocker” Remembers a Dublin of the 1980s and ’90s
“I don’t know, it’s to feel like you’re in a fantasy world of what Dublin used to be,” says Eddie Kenrick, on why he makes it.
Banks’ Rejections of Mortgage Applications from Immigrant Workers Stir a Desire to Leave
Immigrants are way more likely than people born in Ireland to be renters, and unequal access to mortgages slows their integration, an ESRI report says.
To Reduce Traffic and Emissions, An Post Proposes Taking Over Parcel Deliveries in Dublin 2
Whether couriers, such as Amazon, UPS, DPD or DHL, will participate isn’t clear. They didn’t respond to queries.
An Artist Documents Derelict Dublin, While Dreaming of a Prettier Future for the City
With marker pen and pad, Nadine Maguire searches out the properties that spark a thought in her, a mental image of how they could look if done up.
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Council Should Buy Building to Stop Mass Eviction in Kilmainham, Councillors Say
But council housing manager Coilín O’Reilly says there isn’t a scheme through which it can do that.
Change Planning Rules to Help Solve City’s Childcare Shortage, Council Report Says
Current guidelines make it too easy for developers to build homes without enough viable spaces for childcare providers to operate creches out of, it says.
New Law Should Help Council Fight Illegal Dumping in the North Inner-City, Councillors Say
Previously, the council could not fine or prosecute someone for illegal dumping using an image of their face from CCTV that caught them in the act.