As government support for sheltering Ukrainian refugees dwindles, finding somewhere to live means taking more risks
“I understand now how valuable it is to help each other. How important it is to have a roof over your head, to have community.”
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Dublin City Council Gearing Up for New Telecoms Unit
People are even more dependent on the internet and phones now with the impact of Covid-19, so senior management see it as a pressing issue, says Jamie Cudden, the head of its Smart City unit.
Council Briefs: On a Promenade in Sandymount, and a Congested Road in Donnybrook
At recent meetings, councillors for the southside of the city debated three possible transport changes – two proposed in the shorter-term and one further in the future.
A Dublin church reflects on how it benefited from slavery
The Unitarian Church on St Stephen’s Green was built on land bought with money from Thomas Wilson, who owned hundreds of enslaved people in Trinidad.
A Woman Welder from Cameroon Finds the Industry Unwelcoming
Vivian Agwe thought there’d be more women welders in Ireland, but more than 90 percent of those working in skilled trades here are men.
How Influencers are Miseducating Newcomers to the City About the “K-Word”
Paul McKeon says online English language teachers are one vector spreading the word among Brazilian students, who have created a Portuguese version of the slur.
In Rialto, Residents Have Bigger Ambitions for Their Linear Park
Rialto residents want more for their local green space, taken over by construction of the children’s hospital for years, than the council is now proposing.
Why Do Some Roads Need “Refuge Islands” for Walkers?
These “refuge islands” are a symptom of wider issues around pedestrian infrastructure, walking tour guides say.
The Council Sketches Out Plans for New “Creative Campus” in the Liberties
Buildings on Merchants Quay and Bridgefoot Street would be transformed into artists’ studios, with community and rehearsal space – if it happens.
For-Sale Sign Stokes Fears for Future of Citizens’ Information Services on South Side
A local councillor says she believes cuts are coming. The service says it’s going “to conduct a full review of all of its offices this year”, but no closures are planned just now.
Report into Councils’ Discrimination Against Minorities Is “Damning”, says Minister
The report lays out serious problems with how councils handle claims from people without Irish citizenship, and Travellers, that stops them from accessing shelter even when they are entitled to it.
Civilised by Beasts, Reviewed
In this new book, animal exploitation is used as a lens to reflect the changing social, cultural and ideological fabric of the city of Dublin as it moved towards a new model of urban civilisation in the nineteenth century.
Boys from the County Hell, Reviewed
In this genre-savvy vampire film, a local tourist attraction becomes a death trap when an ancient evil awakens.