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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As Trinity Climbs World’s Academic Rankings Again, Students Ask for More Help with Their Mental-Health
In March, the average wait to get an initial assessment from its student counselling service was about 11 days, and for a follow-up appointment, another 25.
A Community Organisation. Complaints About Misconduct. And an Empty Council Seat.
In February, a homeless woman emailed councillors with complaints about professional boundaries at an inner-city listening service.
One Man Works to Mark the Graves of Great Shamrock Rovers Players Long Passed
But for Robert Goggins to put up a gravestone for defender James Syms, he first needs to find a living relative.
A Walking Tour Highlights the Great Writers, Philosophers and Revolutionaries from the Dorset Street Area
People often head for Stephen’s Green to learn about Dublin’s great writers, artists and thinkers, but they miss out if they skip Dorset Street, says historian John Seery.
After Her Father Died, the Council’s Cut to Woman’s Housing Subsidy Is Forcing Her From Their Home
April Mooney says the subsidy the council’s offering her on her own isn’t enough to stay, or to get another place, so the council advised her to go into homeless accommodation.
Event: Europe’s Policies at Its Southern Borders
Join us for a conversation about the EU’s policies at its southern borders with Sally Hayden, author of new book “My Fourth Time, We Drowned” and Ocean Outlaw Project OSI editor Joe Galvin. At Anseo, Camden Street, 9 June, from 7.30pm.
Give Us Buggy Parking at Creches, Say City’s Mammies
Having to roll the buggy home again after the drop-off, and pick it up from home before the pick-up complicates commutes, messes with working hours, and encourages car use.
Ryanair’s South African-ness Quiz Just the Latest Problem Caused by Making Airlines Act as Border Guards
The airline has been making South Africans flying to Dublin take a test in Afrikaans – for some the oppressor’s language – before allowing them to board.
Now the Cars Are Gone, How Can Pedestrians and Cyclists Best Share Capel Street?
Some locals want to see a cycle lane put in the entire way, while others say they are grand with a more free-form, free-flowing approach.
Dean: Kayleigh Noble Makes Woozy R&B Music For Conditions of the Heart
And it’s all “performed by a woman who has developed a style that lets her tell it in the smoothest way possible”.
Swords Road Is in Bits, Say Santry Locals
It’s not just in this northern strip of the city that road maintenance is an issue, though – but across hundreds of kilometres of its thoroughfares.
Despite Plans to Make Dublin a 24-Hour City, Expansion of Night-Time Bus Services Lags
Many of those who want to hop the bus to go home at night from fun or work say a lack of route options, infrequent service and full buses push them into taxis instead.