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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Extra Homeless Beds Won’t Help Many Sleeping Rough, Say Two Charities
“These people are caught in a catch-22 situation and they are going to be on the streets the whole winter and for the whole of lockdown,” says Anthony Flynn, CEO of Inner City Helping Homeless.
Archaeologists from Dublin and York Team Up to Explore a Shared Viking Past
In the 9th century and the 10th century, both towns were ruled by the same dynasty descended from Ivar the Boneless.
In the Liberties, a Community Addiction Service Looks at How to Better Serve Migrants
“Where and how we promote our services is stuff that we should be looking at,” says Nicola Perry, the director of Community Response.
Too Many Traffic Engineers are Quitting, say Councillors
Councillors have long complained about the slow turnaround of requests for small traffic changes. One challenge, they say, has been staff turnover.
Council Briefs: On Rent Arrears, Inviting More Diversity and Councillors Working from Home
A little more than €36.6 million is owed to Dublin City Council in social housing rent arrears, says a recent report to the council’s finance committee.
A New Archive Looks at the Life and Work of the “Shining Star of Dublin Theatre in the 1950s”
Through a stroke of luck, the diaries, reviews, and photos of famed Dublin actress Genevieve Lyons have been made available for the first time online.
For Asylum-Seeking Parents, An Extra Layer of Anxiety at the School Gates
Some parents living communally in a direct-provision centre in the city say they’re especially worried about the possibility that Covid-19 will spread from schools to their accommodation.
In Cabra, an Award-Winning Martial Arts Club Fights for Survival
Despite the success of Korean Kickboxing Cabra, the future of the club is in jeopardy. The converted warehouse where they’ve coached and trained for the last 10 years is mooted for demolition.
What More Could Be Done to Encourage Wildlife in the Phoenix Park?
An ambitious plan that Pádraic Fogarty, an ecologist with the Irish Wildlife Trust, says he would like to see is a “green corridor” running through the city for animals to move around.
Council Teams with Tech Firms to Boost Public Engagement for Planning Applications
Greater engagement? That’s welcome, says Lorcan Sirr, a housing lecturer at TU Dublin. But the council’s enthusiasm for trialling an app developed by a property-industry PR executive is worrying, he says.
A Poetry Anthology Aims to Find New Voices and Help Struggling Writers Through the Pandemic
The 2 Meter Review, created by Beau Williams and Hazel Hogan, offers poetry and photography to readers, and a bit of cash for contributors.
Dean: Ailbhe Reddy and Kean Kavanagh Write Mantras on Heartbreak and Wasted Days
Ailbhe Reddy’s “Personal History” and Kean Kavanagh’s “Dog Person” are two debut albums with vastly different perspectives on coming-of-age in the city.