Councillors back renewed focus on serious anti-social behaviour in council housing complexes
“We know there are issues,” said Dublin City Council Assistant Chief Executive Mick Mulhern, at a recent housing committee meeting.
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The Dance, Reviewed
This documentary following a choreographer and his dancers as they create a performance revels in “The joy of seeing bodies in motion and the wonder of witnessing creation take hold”.
Moany McMoan – The Accidental Hero, Reviewed
“There were a lot of things that I enjoyed” about this book, our eight-year-old critic writes, but it “wasn’t really my style”.
A Chinese Restaurant on Parnell Street Serves Breakfast for Less Than €5
Shi Wang Yun has congee, fried dough and tofu in soup on its morning menu.
A Year on From a Big “Reset”, Some Say There’s Still Been Little Progress on Traveller Homes in the City
“They talk about progress but there isn’t really any progress, in my opinion,” says a residents’ representative, Sally Flynn.
Here’s What the Draft City Development Plan Says About the Council’s Vision for Developing More Cultural Spaces
It is out for public consultation until 14 February. As of 1 February, there were five submissions online to the culture chapter.
In Clongriffin Park, Why’s Only One Wind Turbine Working While the Others Look Lazy?
Dublin City Council says the issue is a lack of wind, but email correspondence shows multiple maintenance issues over several years.
A Game to Help Community Groups Focus on Fighting the Good Fight, Rather than Each Other
The two NCAD students who developed Sorgen hope it will help activists take a breath and find more empathy for each others’ points of view.
How to Sell Art When It’s a Performance, Not a Painting
Last year, the Arts Council bought four performances by Suzanne Walsh, the first time it’s bought a piece of performance art that doesn’t bring with it props or an installation.
Photo Book Records Skateboarders’ Eulogy to Portobello Square, Now in a Box
Jake Hoffman’s book features portraits of skaters, each alongside a handwritten note with their reflections on the square and its importance to them.
With Long-Planned Immigration Detention Centre Stalled, People Refused Entry at Borders Still Await Deportation in Prison
In November 2019, when officers at the airport suspected Christian Campos might overstay his visa, he ended up in a cell with guys who said they were in for selling drugs and guns.
How Can the Council Make the City’s Canalside Paths Safer?
The cycling and walking paths next to the Royal and Grand canals have isolated, cut-off stretches and can get sketchy at night, users say.
Dublin Pilots a Broader Approach to Tackling Community Safety Issues in North Inner-City
The new “local community safety partnership” for the area brings together the HSE, Tusla, Gardaí, public and community reps, business people and others.