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In Portobello, Regular Visitors to St Kevin’s Park Wonder What Happened to the Trees
Two ash trees there are in natural decline, the council says, so they chopped some branches to keep them as healthy as possible, and visitors safe – but did they cut too much?
In Finglas, Residents of Avila Park Want Safer Walking Routes into the Rest of the Area
The only way out is via a 50km/h road some say feels unsafe to walk along, which encourages residents to jump in their cars even for short trips.
Council to Consider if People Who Drive Bigger, More Polluting Vehicles Should Pay More to Park
Dublin City Council plans to look next year at such a scheme. “It’s on the to-do list.”
People Whose Asylum Claims Have Been Rejected and Turn to the Courts for Help Face Familiar Delays
Ireland has by far the lowest number of judges per 100,000 people in the EU. The wait for a judicial review of a rejected asylum application can be long.
Holy Island, Reviewed
This second feature film by Robert Manson is “a fascinating, willfully obtuse story of two travellers on a layover between life and The Great Beyond”.
For Immigrant Arts Graduates, Chasing the Right to Stay in Ireland Can Mean Abandoning Dreams
Many arts-sector jobs are freelance gigs, and immigrants can’t get work permits and permission to stay in the country based on them.
Homeless Accommodation in Dublin Is Full or Almost Full Most Nights, Says Council
Louisa Santoro, CEO of the Mendicity Institution, says that recently the homelessness situation is as bad as she has ever seen it. “It’s a disaster.”
In Inchicore, Council Unveils Plans for Its Flagship Public Housing Project
Local councillors welcomed the plans, including confirmation that all the homes will be social or affordable, but also flagged the high proportion of studios.
A Shortage of Childcare Spaces Is Holding Back Parents and Kids in the North-East Inner-City
There are only enough spaces at early learning and childcare centres for roughly one in four children, a report by the group Young People at Risk has found.
Dublin Bus Has Recorded Only 68 Conflicts Between Its Bus Drivers and People Cycling So Far This Year
Cycling advocates say this vastly understates the reality on the roads – and the need for better road designs to avoid such conflicts.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #79
“I wanted this cover illustration to showcase how creating comics can provide a lot of comfort and is a great way to process your emotions.”
In Terenure, Council Presses Ahead with Plan for New Library
It would replace the one-storey, 300 sqm, 1950s-era building with a 1,000 sqm, two-storey version.