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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Market campaigner says the public has a right to access the city’s Victorian fruit and vegetable market
The public has a “market right” – a right to access the market – and that is a common-law property right protected by the constitution, says Toby Simmonds.
In Santry, a group has new ideas for how to connect the community and build an identity
A biodiversity superhighway, a village centre, feeder buses to run around housing estates and a new athletics museum are among the ideas pitched.
Photo of the Month: April 2023
“This is a picture of my friend and his dog Rebel on our regular walk out to the Poolbeg Lighthouse on the Great South Wall recently.”
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #85
“I grew up in a Dublin suburb and now I live in another one. This isn’t the world of the bustling city – the urban centre. And it isn’t the romanticism of the Irish countryside.”
In just hours, with no guidelines, a Tusla social worker decided a young asylum seeker was an adult not a child
“There’s an adultification of Black and Brown children happening here,” said Jennifer O’Leary, a woman advocating for the young asylum seeker.
No-pets policy in new social homes in Whitehall could force people to choose between a stable home and beloved animal
Dublin City Council didn’t respond before publication to queries, including whether the ban applied to all pet and why the rule is necessary.
Plans for a new primary-care centre on Gulistan site in Rathmines face years of delay
Under terms agreed when the council transferred the land to the HSE, the HSE was supposed to submit a planning application by October 2022.
As Dublin Bus struggles with driver shortages, drivers say a voice in their ear makes them miserable
The “PressIt” system, meant to keep buses on schedule, has controllers reminding drivers if they are running ahead or behind as they drive.
Council plans to “replace” Markievicz sports centre near Tara Street by expanding facilities at Irishtown Stadium
Councillors said this would leave a gap in services for this part of the south inner-city. “Irishtown’s gain is Pearse Street’s loss.”
The HSE bought derelict properties on James’s Street for €2.4m, which the council had valued at only €1.7m
“An independent valuation assessment supported the HSE’s offer which was subsequently ratified by the HSE’s approval process,” an HSE spokesperson said.
LOLA, reviewed
In this 1940s-set film, scientist sisters find a way to tune in to TV and radio signals from the future – and play a pivotal role in Britain’s fight against Germany.
When Housing Minister said he didn’t know how many eviction notices had been issued, his department had known for months
Also, the RTB was on the cusp of publishing some figures in February. Then, staff corresponded with department officials.