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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After Coming Here Without His Parents Looking for Safety, a Migrant Child Is Left to Live Alone Among Adults
Although Mthokozisi Ncube has a birth certificate saying he is 16 years old, Tusla does not believe he is a minor.
Lord Mayor Declines to Allow Motion on Clearing Massive Illegal Dump from North Dublin Neighbourhood
“The scale of the problem and the health risks involved require immediate action,” said the minutes of a meeting of government officials in June 2020.
“Stray Magazine” Aims to Inject a Sense of Hope into Dublin’s Arts Scene
“We don’t want to be ‘Dublin is shit, everything is bad and hard,’” says co-founder Aiesha Wong.
Dubliners Have Sent the Council Over 600 Ratings of City Traffic Signals, but Many Wonder If Anyone’s Listening
The council says all the feedback has been helpful, and points to changes it has made – but some users say they still feel discouraged the council doesn’t respond to their comments.
“It’s Like I Am Amplifying My Love for the Shopping Centre into a Sense of Lust for It”
In his new work The Drift///Parallax, artist Brian Teeling focuses on the presence of absence, the absence of presence – and the Phibsboro Shopping Centre.
Years on, the Council is Yet to Clear a Massive Illegal Dump in a Residential Neighbourhood
“We’re just classed as second-class citizens, that’s what we are,” said Annette Flanagan, who lives nearby. “And this would never go on anywhere else. It wouldn’t.”
Government Should Expand Funding to Help Children with Disabilities Attend Creches and Afterschools, Parents Say
Childcare providers can get extra funding to hire special-needs assistants to help kids the right age for ECCE, but not for children who are older or younger than that.
As a Tenants’ Union Grows, Can It Draw in More Migrants?
People who have moved to Dublin from other countries are among the most vulnerable tenants in the city, more likely to be renters, to live in overcrowded apartments, and to end up homeless.
Could Dubliners Do Their Big Shops on Foot Instead of by Car?
If the city is to push for people to cut short journeys by car, to meet climate goals, then the weekly shop could be one car trip to look at eliminating – but how?
In Marino, Council Plans to Install Bollards to Stop Rat-Running Drivers and Make Residents Safer
Though it’s a longstanding problem, more drivers are zipping through Haverty Road since the start of work on the Clontarf to City Centre cycle project, residents say.
As Government Promises to Cut Childcare Costs for Parents, Some City Creches Ponder Whether to Go Along
While most childcare providers have taken the first step towards signing up for a key funding scheme involved in the effort, some are hanging back.
A “Truckttoria” Offers a Taste of the Chef’s Italian Food Biography
Carbonara, porcini mushroom-filled ravioli, mozzarella-filled suppli, paninis stuffed with smoked cheese, roasted peppers, artichoke, and salame Napoli.