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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An Garda Síochána is Considering Using Artificial Intelligence for Policing
At the moment, it’s using software from the company Siren to monitor and manage its IT systems, said a spokesperson. But it’s considering whether to use it for more.
A Dublin Improv Group Encourages Writing, and Joking, Together
Comedy writers tend to write alone in Ireland, says Erin McGathy. She’s hoping to change that.
Could the Council Do More to Encourage Councillors to Cycle?
Councillors say both parking and how travel expenses are set up could be improved as incentives.
An Open Data Team Experiments with a New Way to Tell City Stories
We’ve gotten used to the idea of data visualisations on a screen, says Mark Linnane. But that’s “kind of a limited way of thinking about space or a terrain”.
Dean: Róisín Murphy’s Time is Now
“In a way, Róisín Machine finally brings her around to the kind of record that might have launched her star in the mid-2000s,” writes Dean Van Nguyen on the Irish disco musician.
Harrow The Boys, Reviewed
In this futuristic imagining of an afflicted and dystopian Ireland, rising sea levels have taken vast swathes of the midlands and brought on a new way of life.
Dublin’s Horse-Drawn Carriages, in Photos
For Paddy Harris, a carriage driver, and his horse Christine, ferrying people around the city has become a tougher and tougher gig.
Number of Council Inspections of Rental Homes Has Plummeted This Year
A Dublin City Council spokesperson said inspections will return to past levels once public health advice allows. Two politicians say the entire system for improving standards needs overhaul.
An Artist Finds Meaning in Moss
Anthony Freeman’s moss art, which can be seen around the Oliver Bond flats, is inspired by growth. “People grow, people evolve and this represents them.”
The Dead Zoo is Getting a Long-Awaited Refurbishment
Works include upgrades to make it more accessible, better heating, and fixing up the roof – once the whales are out of the way, that is.
A Proposed Bill Would Oblige Councils to Do More to Prevent Homelessness
If enacted, local authorities would have to put a care plan in place for those at risk of homelessness, 60 days in advance.
A Group of Councillors Want to Make Walking at Night Safer
“If we can put so much money into lighting up the city centre for Christmas then we can put money into lighting my way home so that I and many others feel safe,” says Social Democrats Councillor Cat O’Driscoll.