Across the city, parents snatch their kids out of the way of red-light-breaking drivers
Despite years of talk, a promised national strategy on red-light cameras is yet to be published – let alone implemented.
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A Bus Tour Guide Pivots to Making Dutch Pancakes
Cooking poffertjes had been a side hustle for Eoin Pierce. But like thousands of others across the city, he lost his full-time job in recent months.
An Undocumented Family Fears Being Sent Back to a Covid-19 Hotspot
For Alexandre Henrique de Paula, a paperless migrant with an ill child, fighting a potential deportation order to a Covid-19 hotspot feels deeply personal.
Big Slice of Walking and Cycling Grants to be Spent on Road Resurfacing
Spending the money on that is hard to understand, said Feljin Jose, a spokesperson for the Dublin Commuters Coalition. “I don’t see the point.”
For Many Elderly People, the Pandemic has Worsened a Sense of Loneliness
From mid-March to September, ALONE’s national support line got more than 30,900 calls in, said a spokesperson.
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Though Halloween won’t be the same this year, I think we can make the best of the situation and take the opportunity to have fun with our kids at home.
Confusion Around Who Can Access Homeless HAP, and When
The council can give a higher rate of the rent subsidy HAP to home-hunters at risk of homelessness. But have they tightened the rules around who qualifies?
During the Pandemic, an Emptier Dublin Has Become a Parkour Playground
For those who practice parkour in the city, lockdown has meant more freedom and space to refine their craft.
Sitting Pretty, Reviewed
“Get this book. Engage with Rebekah Taussig’s ideas. Let yourself see the view from her ordinary resilient disabled body.”
Council Briefs: Cycling Projects Update, Potential Masterplan for Land at Ballymount, and Homelessness Task Force
At Monday’s monthly council meeting City Engineer John Flanagan issued a report to councillors about four major cycling projects in the city, and more.
Asbestos Found in Material atop Illegal Landfill in Priorswood
Engineers were tasked by the council with working out what’s there. None of the pollutants they found present a significant human health risk, according to the report.
Summer Sees Spike in Deaths among Dublin’s Homeless
There were 18 deaths among homeless people in just two months this summer, according to the Dublin Region Homeless Executive.
A New Book Looks at Old Paintings and Sketches of a Diverse Dublin
In Kathryn Milligan’s “Painting Dublin”, the artists are from different backgrounds, religions, and social classes. “What connects them is that they are painting the same city.”