A new council sports forum looks to press schools and such to share their facilities
Amid a serious shortage of pitches in Dublin 8, the OPW only allows one soccer club to use its pitch at the War Memorial Gardens.
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New Policy Pushes Asylum Seekers to Provide More Information, Faster – Leaving Less Time to Get Legal Advice
“If you write the date in the wrong format, or if you get anything wrong, then this is going to be a credibility issue when you’re being interviewed,” a barrister says.
Even as the Number of Homeless Families Rises, There Are No Immediate Plans for More “Family Hubs” for Them in Dublin
There are other kinds of hostels or rooms for families, but those living there say they don’t get the same supports.
Council Briefs: Improving the Streets in “Grafton Quarter”, Making Fishamble Street One-Way, and Opinions on a Tourist Hostel in Crumlin
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a meeting of their South East Area Committee on Monday.
A Group of Women Stroll the Streets of the North Inner-City to See What Feels Unsafe, and How the Council Can Fix It
There are ways to make safer places, says Green Party Councillor Darcy Lonergan. “But instead you’re telling me, don’t go out at night.”
What Scuppered Phibsboro’s Short-lived Friday Market?
Councillors say they want the council-run market brought back, in one form or another.
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.
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.