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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Council Briefs: Monitoring Promises to Clear an Illegal Dump, and Toilets in Clontarf and Fairview
These were among the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at Monday’s meeting of the North Central Area Committee.
HAP Tenants Seek Clarity on the Rules Around When Their Income is Reassessed
The Housing Assistance Payment scheme is designed to mirror social housing, but HAP tenants are not always treated the same as those living in council-owned social homes.
At Bodyjam, You Learn to Use Your Body as Material to Make Art With
The monthly workshops for working and aspiring performance artists are like guided meditations, encouraging people to express themselves physically.
The Pawnbroker’s Reward, Reviewed
“Full of heart and heartbreak”, this book by singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke “resurrects the time of the famine with care and honesty”.
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.