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In Chapelizod, a Creche Faces Closure – to Make Way for New Housing
The plans submitted for the 131-home development did not include space for a new creche – an issue An Bord Pleanála has flagged with the developer.
Fatima Was Me City, Reviewed
In this new film, six men speak from experience about a system that funnelled the youth of Fatima Mansions from school to industrial schools and then to prison.
The Bolivian Restaurant in Moore Street Brings Classics from Cochabamba to Dublin
The menu, which changes weekly, now includes peanut soup, plates of beef, potatoes and boiled eggs, spicy chicken and roasted pork with plantain.
In the Age of Email, Immigrants in Ireland Must Still Wait for Government Letters Sent by Post and Suffer When They Go Astray
A spokesperson for the Department of Justice said they rely on post because of “security reasons and in some instances to comply with statutory provisions”.
A Group of Artists Try Out a Solution to Isolation by Sharing a Mystery Box of Art, by Post
The pandemic and city’s housing crisis have meant that artists aren’t so often in the same place, and can’t so easily drop in to each other’s studios to chat.
Crowd-Sourced Effort Finds Most Big Trucks Checked That Were Driving Through the City, Shouldn’t Have Been
From 2019 to 2022, people who ran HGV registration plates through the council’s permit-checker app threw up 1,013 verified infringements and 277 permits.
When Big Funds Control Private Housing Estates, Residents Get Little Say in How Their Community Is Run
At Cedarview, the rules forbid hanging out laundry or barbecuing – and some residents fear car clamping might soon be rolled out across the estate too.
An Industrial School Survivor Demands Answers on Why He Was Incarcerated at Age 11
Seamus Kelly says he believes a probation officer changed his date of birth on official documents, to put him inside younger.
Wanted: Journalist to Report on Arts in the City
We’re looking for a freelance reporter interested in writing one piece a week for us on arts and culture in the city.
Show the Sites You’ll Use for Promised Traveller Housing, Planning Regulator Tells Dublin City Council
If the council can find land for deals with private developers, “why can’t it be found for Traveller homes?” asks Shay L’Estrange of the Ballyfermot Travellers Action Project.
Dean: Ailbhe Reddy Provides the Ideal Return to Live Music
“Entering the venue, I notice someone struggling to pull up a ticket on their phone – perfectly understandable if they booked it two years ago.”
Council Briefs: Crumlin Pool to Open Seven Days, Improvements Promised for Dolphin’s Barn
These were two of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at recent meetings of their South East Area Committee and South Central Area Committee.