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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Disability Advocates Have Not Been Properly Consulted on City Transport Changes, Some Say
The council and the NTA are planning more changes to footpaths and roads across the city to help people to get where they are going while observing social distancing.
Some Worry That More Takeaways Means More Single-Use Food Packaging
For some restaurants, the rise in takeaway services due to Covid-19 restrictions has meant more plastic bags and containers, unravelling efforts at sustainable practices.
On Burlington Road, Councillors Opt to Protect a Modernist Masterpiece
Occupied by the School of Theoretical Physics at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, the building will join the Record of Protected Structures.
Council Briefs: Newmarket Apartments Plan, Merrion Strand Swimming Ban, and More
In Newmarket, a developer has sought permission for 413 build-to-rent apartments, councillors discuss a proposed cycling and walking bridge, and Merrion Strand fails another water test.
Dean: Pat Lagoon and Luthorist Crank Things Up a Notch
What links both releases is that they are statements from two young virtuosos determined to show and prove; turn up and throw down, writes Dean Van Nguyen.
Across the City, Libraries Pop Up to Keep Dubliners Reading Through the Lockdown
As Covid restrictions continue, and charity shops remain closed, makeshift book exchanges on footpaths and in parks offer some literary give and take.
A New Irish Video Game Explores Themes of Queerness and Identity
Llaura McGee sees her work as crossing the boundaries between different art forms, like cinema and literature.
Dublin City Council Propose a New Action Plan for North Bull Island
Included in the plans are new restrictions for dog walkers, a proposal for a new interpretive centre and a plan to examine the island’s hydrology.
An Exhibition Explores the Sitzfleisch of Artists — and More
In a new exhibition, launched virtually last Monday, Susanne Wawra explores the stamina needed to be an artist, and the influence of her early years in the German Democratic Republic.
In Drumcondra, Some Question Whether New Homeless Hostel Should Be Privately Run
Councillors and homeless advocates are concerned about standards slipping, as more private hostels open.
A Team of Researchers Are Collecting Memories of Past Droughts In Ireland
Drought is “the most overlooked weather phenomenon in Ireland”, but some researchers say they expect them to become more frequent in the future with climate change.
A woman in Marino gets some unexpected daily visitors
“I know this sounds really funny, but I’m convinced they knocked on the door the other day with their beaks,” says Linda Lambert.