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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Emails Detail Gaps in Mental-Health Care for Homeless – and Stalled Plan to Address Them
A plan to target some of those falling through the gaps right now in the south of the city remains unrealised for another year.
Online, Collectors of Rave Memorabilia Reminisce of Bygone Days
As ravers from the ’90s share their keepsakes online, it continues to inspire a new generation.
A New Comic Book Explores the Life of Irish Adventurer William Lamport
Lamport’s life story covers prime milieus for a swashbuckling adventurer who would go on to inspire some of the most recognisable superheroes in modern-day comics.
What Determines Whether Grocery Store Staff Get Hazard Pay?
While staff at Tesco, Aldi and Dunnes Stores have had bonuses on top of their pay for working during the pandemic, staff at SuperValu haven’t.
After New HSE Guidance, Some Home Carers Say They Are Scrambling to Find Enough Masks
However, the CEO of an organisation representing companies that provide home care says its members “have sufficient supply of enhanced PPE at the moment”.
A Look at Plans So Far for Shared Bins on Dublin’s Streets
The current idea is that one street either in Stoneybatter or Portobello would get access to on-street communal bins as part of the council’s pilot.
How to Cook Medieval Fish Chewets
In medieval times, Dublin religious houses and hospitals controlled the rights to fishing on the River Liffey. Fish at the time were sometimes baked into small savoury pastries such as these.
An Effort to Kickstart Discussions on What’s Next for the Sean McDermott Street Laundry
The students, academics and architects behind Open Heart City have researched and mapped the site – before pitching diverse ideas for how it could be developed.
In Rialto, an Iman Switches to Online for the Nightly Ramadan Prayers
Neighbours, friends, and community – Imam Ismail Kotwal misses them deeply at this time, he says.
Council Continues to Rejig Streets to Make Space for Pedestrian and Cyclists
“We see these changes coming in place for at least a year, and then some of them might be in place for a more permanent project,” says Brendan O’Brien, the council’s executive engineer for traffic.
How Homeless Services Say They’ve Managed to Keep Cases of Covid-19 Low in Hostels
In many homeless hostels and repurposed hotels around Dublin, homeless people have been given their own rooms to socially distance. Things can’t go back to the way they were, some say.
An Exhibition in Wilton Park Presents Sculptures, Virtually
Most of the sculptures by Eilis O’Connell were inspired by the works of designer Eileen Gray. Once shown in France, now sat in Cork, they’re visitable – virtually – in Dublin.