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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For Non-Ukrainians Fleeing the Russian Invasion, Ireland’s Borders Remain as Hard as Ever
Medical graduate Obinna Nwako, who was studying psychiatry in Ukraine when the war broke out, is facing challenges trying to come join his family in Dublin.
On Middle Abbey Street, a Venue’s Marquee Conceals a Cheerful Artwork
The sculpted relief was created in the ‘90s by Georgie McCutcheon, a painter, sculptor and activist in the field of disability and the arts.
The Sourdough Sisters Have Built the Iconic First-Lockdown Hobby into a Northside Business
Mary O’Driscoll and Mairead Devlin’s understated but close-to-legendary micro-bakery is expanding to a new space with a bigger oven.
In Inchicore, Plans for Flagship Public Housing Project Now Include More Homes, a Library, and Supermarket
While delayed, the project on Emmet Road at St Michael’s Estate is inching forward, and the current plans show 548 cost-rental and social homes – up from 484 last year.
In Raheny, an Electric Car Owner Finds She’s Living in a Building, and a City, That Aren’t Set Up to Charge It
Even as the government is pushing for a huge shift to EVs, her building’s property managers told her she can’t install her own charger, and there’s no public one nearby.
In Cabra, Owners of Long-Vacant Pub Propose Building 117 Rental Apartments on Site
The owners had earlier planned to build student housing there, but changed their minds and left the run-down pub vacant for years.
It Takes Government, On Average, More Than Two Years to Approve Plans for Social Homes – Instead of One
A recent review suggests ways to speed up the process including standard design layouts, fast-tracking some projects and improving communication.
The Council Says It Wants People to Open More Arts Spaces, but One Woman Says Her Experience Shows How Tough It Is
After years of work and hundreds of thousand of euro, Vanessa Fielding is about ready to throw open the refurbished warehouse that is now part of The Complex arts space.
Dean: Qwerty Mick and Mango X Mathman Give Dublin What It Needs
Qwerty Mick’s debut EP “If You Lived Here You’d Be Home by Now” is about frustration about the state Ireland is in, but it’s also about release.
Ukrainian Refugees Cast Around for English Language Classes
Even before thousands of Ukrainian refugees began arriving in Ireland, asylum seekers and refugees had said they were struggling to access free English classes.
Council Briefs: Promoting Fairtrade in Finglas, and a New Playground in Kilmore West
These were among the issues councillors discussed at recent council meetings of their North West and North Central Area committees.
“In Every Band That I Ever Knew, There Was Always a Jimmy”
In a new play, a group of musicians explore the idea that every band has a talented guy who also needs a babysitter.