Why don't councillors talk as much about homelessness at meetings anymore?
For years, homelessness was a standing item on the agenda at most housing committee meetings. But, recently it hasn’t featured as often.
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To Clear Cycle and Bus Lanes, Council Might Try Fines
Clamping or towing cars, as is done now, is slow or can leave lanes blocked, said a council official last week.
Councillors Continue Push to Make Player Wills Building in Dublin 8 a Protected Structure
It’s a measure that they have been pressing for for more than two years, and one that council officials have not, so far, backed.
Joseph: Where Are We Building Homes These Days?
Instead of producing housing where need is greatest, our housing system is producing – by a multiple of three – development on the periphery of settlements.
Out of Time, Reviewed
“Like dogtooth dresses, white-stripe boating blazers or block-heeled shoes, this book is sure to appeal to those who have lived, loved and revived the Dublin mod scene.”
An Artist Explores Complex Emotions Through Simple Portraits
In her city-centre studio, Kelly Ratchford is putting together works for new exhibitions, with some sadness and some humour.
What’s going on with the Clonshaugh wastewater plant?
Here’s a primer on some of the debate and developments around the plan for a plant to the north of the city.
Council Briefs: Council May Vote Again on White-Water Rafting, and More
If costs increase more, councillors could get another vote on whether the plan should go ahead, said the council’s chief executive officer, Owen Keegan, at February’s monthly meeting.
Will Research into Homeless Deaths Catch Possible Failings in the System?
Two separate pieces of research are set to look more deeply at the issue of increased deaths amongst those who are homeless.
Historians Revisit the Ballyfermot Troop Train Ambush of 1921
Unknown to the soldiers at the time, this was to be the last major conflict of the War of Independence, says historian Liz Gillis.
Artists’ Ideas for City Hall Sculpture Fall Foul of Red Tape
Almost half of recent proposals from artists for one council commission – what to put on the plinth outside City Hall – were junked right away.
St Patrick’s Tower in the Liberties May Become an Exhibition Space
The Digital Hub has applied for planning permission to convert the old brick windmill into a gallery and conference room.
Graduates from Elsewhere Face an Extra-Anxious Job Search
Immigrant graduates have to prove they found, or tried to find, a good job in their first year after graduation to get permission to stay for a second year. But they don’t know what evidence counts.