At the Irish Football Programme Club fair, people hunt for the rare and the strange
“It seemed like a good idea at the time,” says Gareth Jones, standing over his own extensive collection, sprawled out over several tables.
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With Few Powers to Shape What Gets Built, Councillors Wary of Rezoning Industrial Land
Some of the issues that councillors raised were site-specific, while others were much broader, focused on fears around the quality of developments that might follow.
A Closer Look at the Debate Around the Proposed Sale of a Council-Owned Site in Ballymun
Councillors are teasing out how to vote. Among the issues in play? A lack of clarity over the number of social homes proposed, a fear of really expensive rentals, and council funds.
A Weekly Ramble Around Dublin, in Irish
The group Let’s Walk and Talk as Gaeilge meets each Friday. “My goal is to die fluent,” says Robert Mac Cathmhaoil. “If I have the language by the time I’m 100, I’ll be a happy man.”
Council Briefs: Council to Ask Charity to Hand Back Social Housing, and More
Dublin City Council has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to sell property on Berkeley Street in the north inner-city to the Cabhru Housing Association Service (CHAS), a council spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Thorntons Withdraws Waste Collection from Some Streets in the City
But it’s unclear why. One resident of Herbert Lane says he’s left with little choice but to go back to waste bags, not bins – the opposite of council policy.
A New Lord Mayor – for a Few Months, at Least – and Some New Councillors
At a special meeting of Dublin City Council on Monday, councillors filled the seats at City Hall vacated by those who earlier this month had moved on to Leinster House.
Plans Progress to Warm Dublin Homes with Leftover Heat from Data Centres and the Like
With South Dublin County Council and Dublin City Council, Codema is rolling out a number of pilot projects to prove the benefits of “district heating”.
Arracht, Reviewed
“Tom Sullivan’s Irish-language Famine drama is a briny story of purgatorial survival,” writes our reviewer, of this film premiering this week as part of the Dublin International Film Festival.
Sam: How Many Articles Do Journalists in Ireland Have to Write Each Week?
Some say they only have to write two or three, while others said they are expected to churn out dozens – and that quality suffers from that pace.
Older Residents in Ringsend Council Complex Say They Feel Unsafe in Their Homes
They have few suggestions as to what would make the complex safer: CCTV, better security for the entrance and a person on site all the time to ensure the welfare of those who live in the complex.
After Long Delay, Stoneybatter Community Centre Finally Set to Open, Council Says
For nine months after the official launch of the refurbished seniors’ centre at St Bricin’s Park, it remained closed. Councillors want to know what caused the long delay.
Council Briefs: Dogs on Bull Island, More Car-Parking at St Anne’s Park, and the Clontarf Baths
These were among the issues that Dublin city councillors discussed on Monday at their North Central Area Committee meeting at the Northside Civic Centre.