Against a backdrop of policy shifts, Ukrainian refugee children embrace their Irish lives
Ireland is the place they started school, joined sports clubs – yet their parents worry about how changes to citizenship eligibility may haunt their future.
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On Emmet Road in Inchicore, St Patrick’s Athletic FC plans to expand its stadium
“Now is the time to do it,” says Labour Councillor Darragh Moriarty. “Attendance at games is skyrocketing.”
A new system to speed up citizenship applications is working, but that means newer applicants are effectively jumping the queue
Ashfaq Afridi applied in 2021 and is still waiting. Meanwhile, he’s watching people who applied much more recently, under the new system, get decisions.
In Finglas, a GAA club is still hoping for an all-weather pitch the council promised years ago
“Ladies football and camogie is going gangbusters,” says Erin’s Isle chairperson Paul Campbell. “You have to find space for them and we struggle.”
In a new work, an artist reimagines flags as a prompt to reflect on their purpose
Daranijoh Sanni’s work “Refractions” is part of the PhotoIreland Festival 2023, now on at The Printworks at Dublin Castle.
Dublin City Council plans to expand its animal welfare unit and equip it, maybe, with drones
A focus right now is aggressive dogs, said a council official.
EU law could help Dublin City Council reroute drivers around city centre rather than through it
It goes further than current laws in obligating companies like Google to take into account local authorities’ traffic plans.
In Donaghmede, a community makes its pitch for a new playground
The nearest one is in Father Collins Park, a 26-minute walk with a busy road in between, says Ciara Niamh Browne, a member of the residents’ association.
In Ballymun, a sunny new cafe took off so fast they had to expand the kitchen after a week
“It worked out from day one,” says Udo Wittmann, owner of the Grían cafe. “We opened the door, and we were full.”
When Dublin City Council talks about affordable-purchase homes, what does that mean?
It has plans for 1,800 of them, and councillors will have to decide how it’s going to allocate them – whether it’s fastest fingers first or a lotto-style draw.
A DCU student fights eviction from a direct-provision centre, hoping to keep the life she’s built
She hasn’t been able to find a place to rent in Dublin, near her work and college – and if she moves to the place on offer in Clare, she’ll have to give them up.
Oireachtas committee chair pushes for change to allow front-garden bike storage without need for planning permission
It’s a change Dublin City Council’s planning committee has advocated for, passing a motion in April and writing to the minister in support of the change.
Council Briefs: Objections to naming Ballyfermot housing complex after De La Salle brothers, and fighting flooding in Drimnagh
These were two of the issues that Dublin city councillors discussed at a recent meeting of their South Central Area Committee.