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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To Avoid Overflowing Bins, the Council Will Test More Sensors that Email Alerts When It’s Time to Empty Them
The pilot programme would also aim to reduce carbon emissions by flagging the bins that need attention, and choosing the most efficient routes to visit them.
Dublin City Council’s New Capital Programme Includes Lots of Projects that Sound Familiar
“I am conscious of the fact that delivery under previous Capital Programmes over recent years has been disappointing,” said the council Chief Executive Owen Keegan, in the report.
Time to End Tax Exemption for Developers Building Parking, Councillors Say
Dublin city councillors agreed to send out for public consultation a proposal to start charging development levies on both commercial and residential car parking.
When Announcing a New Restrictive Migration Policy in July, the Department of Justice Used Inaccurate Figures
It said nearly 6,500 people had applied for asylum in 2021, but the actual number for that period was a little over 3,040.
No More Fireworks at Council Events, Council Committee Urges
“The use of fireworks has a detrimental effect on humans and their pets,” said a motion from Fianna Fáil Councillor Deirdre Heney that the committee backed.
Council Selects Design Team for Renovation of Historic Fruit and Vegetable Market in Smithfield
The works could take years, so in the meantime the Victorian building should be used for cultural events, says Social Democrats Councillor Cat O’Driscoll.
Vacant for Years, Time to Bring Council-Owned Restaurant Space in Temple Bar Back into Use, Councillor Says
Getting a tenant for the space that once housed the Eden Restaurant could help reduce anti-social behaviour on Meeting House Square, she says.
Former Garda, Previously Convicted for Breaching Fire-Safety, Rented Out Homes Using a False Name
Since the RTB won’t hear a case unless it knows the landlord’s full name, his tenants struggled to get their complaints about him heard.
How the Government Created an Opening for Anti-Immigration Activists to Exploit in East Wall
The failure to ease the housing crisis, a lack of consultation, and a series of measures cast as cracking down on asylum seekers, have all contributed, some locals and politicians say.
Dean: Forty Years Later, The Virgin Prunes’ Debut Album Is Still a Gothic Post-Punk Masterwork
“Now, to mark its 40th anniversary, a new reissue has been released, offering the perfect chance for rediscovery.”
Bad Things in the Middle of Nowhere, Reviewed
“A plan coming together makes for great cinema,” writes our reviewer, but this crime caper “appeals to that greater pleasure of seeing something come undone”.
Plan Envisions One Dublin Bike-Share App to Rule Them All
To tempt more people to use shared bikes, a draft government transport plan proposes making it easier to bounce between the city’s multiple bike-share companies.