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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Redeveloping Its Headquarters, Conradh na Gaeilge Hopes to Plant the Seed of a Dublin Gaeltacht
It could be an area bounded by Harcourt Street, Wexford Street, Camden Street and Cuffe Street in Dublin 2, says the organisation’s general secretary.
As Neighbourhood after Neighbourhood Votes Not to Introduce Paid Parking, Council Looks for Solutions
Organising votes, only for them to be rejected all the time, is a waste of resources, said the council’s parking enforcement officer at a recent meeting.
To Reduce School-Run Traffic, Is It Time for More School Buses?
While a councillor has raised the idea, when students and parents have been surveyed on how best to ease congestion, school buses haven’t always come out on top.
As Council Officials Propose Residential Rezonings Across the City, Local Councillors Vote Many Down
Councillors said some sites are being used as open space, or green space, or parking – and they worry rezoning won’t get affordable homes built anyway.
A New Website Links Chefs of Colour Cooking from Home with Hungry Dubliners
“It’s really helping people to grow. It was actually kind of nice to see, like, a Black-owned version of JustEat,” said Mercy Adelabu.
All the Angels, Reviewed
Brightening the recently dark stage this winter is this Rough Magic show with a magic all its own — the story of the first ever performance of Handel’s Messiah.
The State Has No Guidelines for Judging If Asylum Seekers Are Children, but It Does So Anyway
“The revelation that there are no guidelines for assessing age is shocking,” says Fiona Finn, the CEO of migrant and refugee advocacy group Nasc.
Create a Way to Zone Land So Housing Built There Must Be Mostly Social and Affordable, Councillors Propose
Councillors from several parties have banded together to back the motion. Dublin City Council CEO Owen Keegan says that’s not what zoning is for.
In the North Inner-City, “Dublin Modular” Offers Electronic Music, Art, and Community
“We just want to bring everyone together,” says Tadhg Kinsella, who founded the collective, which has so far put on about ten events.
Auditing the City’s Playgrounds, Council Lays Plans to Make Them More Fun for More Children
In the south-east part of the city, only one playground currently meets the council’s criteria for being called “inclusive”.
Letter from the Editor: Why We’re Raising Our Prices
Since we’re subscriber-funded, it’s subscribers who make what we do possible – and we hope you’ll stick with us.
In a Troubled City-Centre Laneway, Locals Seek Solutions
North Lotts, not far from O’Connell Bridge, is cobbled, neglected, and a frequent site of open drug use. But it doesn’t have to be this way.