Planning go-ahead for soccer pitches and much more at Alfie Byrne Road
“It started out as a football project and it's turned into a game changer for the area and surrounding areas,” says John Hayden, the chairman of Belvedere Football Club.
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Council Has Budgeted €1m for Pedestrian Crossings and Councillors Want to Know Where They’ll Be Installed
That amount of money might cover 12 crossings if they are simple ones, or up to just three or four if they are more complicated.
In Crumlin, Community Groups Are Seeking Spaces and 146 Sundrive Road Might Offer a Solution
Since 1934, the council has leased the property out for £20 a year, or the equivalent in euro, on the condition that it be put to “community use”.
In Dublin 7, Making a Map to Encourage People to Repair and Reuse
Local groups in Phibsboro, Cabra and Stoneybatter are asking residents of those areas to help them create a “circular economy” map.
Government Scheme for Bringing Afghan Relatives to Ireland for Safety Only Accessible to Wealthy
“Who is applying? How did they come up with these tight rules? … Do they know how so many Afghans live?”
In Inchicore, a Spill into the Grand Canal Raises Fresh Concerns About the Environmental Impact of “Cable Fluid”
For weeks, white booms have floated on the water around Blackhorse Bridge, as part of a clean-up effort.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #70
“This image is about the lightbulb moments that have come to me while commuting to work on the Dart: ideas from photographs I took, to the inspiration I get from the sky, the sea and, as a gardener, from flowers and their symbolism (the language of flowers).”
Without Changes, Council Not Likely to Reach Government Target for Building Social Housing in Coming Years
Its target for new social homes in 2023 is 1,931. It currently has 362 new social homes due to be finished that year, shows a council report.
Zone 414, Reviewed
“There’s a beating heart somewhere beneath the metallic surface” of this film, “but it’s hard to hear over the same old cyberpunk beeps and boops we’ve been hearing for 40 years”.
Will Council’s Plans to Get More People Out of Cars and Onto Bikes and Buses Do Enough to Help Meet Climate Targets?
“It is important that we transition away from the private car and fossil fuel based mobility”, Dublin City Council’s draft development plan for 2022–28 says.
On Aungier Street, an Afghan Chef Dreams of Selling Fewer Quick Kebabs, More Traditional Sit-Down Family Meals
“If I can get a bigger place, I would prefer to have fine dining proper, served in a proper way,” says Wali Seddiqi.
For Some Immigrants in Need of Organ Transplants, Hurdles and Ambiguities
“My opinion is that healthcare and immigration should be separate,” says solicitor Stephen Kirwan.
Dog Owners Don’t Understand the Damage a Single Poo Can Do to a Bathing Beach, Researcher Says
It can contaminate water in an area the size of a tennis court, at a place like Sandymount Strand, says Wim Meijer, a professor of microbiology at UCD.