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Mosa Restaurant Offers Pretty Much Everything in the World – and Karaoke
The menu and decor draw inspiration from all over. That’s partly because staff who pass through leave a bit of their knowledge behind.
For the Culture: On Kojaque and Luka Palm
On “Deli Daydreams”, Kojaque told us what we needed to hear. On “Green Diesel”, Kojaque and Luka give us what we need.
Tairngreacht, Reviewed
A burnt-out journalist witnesses a murder near the graves of two exiled taoisigh in Rome in an impressive thriller marrying modern corruption with early Christianity.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #43
“State of this gaff, we don’t like it. And we can do whatever’s in our power to get our point across. And this is it,” write the two artists behind this month’s cover.
Why Brazilian Graffiti Is Appearing on the City’s Vacant Buildings
“Pixo”, which finds its origins in protests against urban inequality in Brazilian cities, has found a familiar canvas on derelict and vacant buildings around the Liberties and the Coombe.
Pilot Over Howth Reports Sighting Drone “20 Feet Outside of Our Wingtips”
People flying drones in Dublin in places where they shouldn’t “is a huge problem”, according to Fergal McCarthy, co-chair of the Unmanned Aircraft Association of Ireland.
Liam: Why We Need Independent Inspection of Garda Cells
This bulwark against mistreatment in custody is absent in Ireland, writes the executive director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. “The consequences are grave.”
After Major Vote Is Deferred, What’s Next for O’Devaney Gardens?
Councillors say they plan to meet with Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy sometime in the next month. But it looks like it’ll be hard to chart a path to an agreement.
Many Young People Who Leave State Care End Up Homeless – but It’s Not Clear How Many
Neither Tusla nor the Dublin Region Homeless Executive have accessible data around how many, but some say they should. “We can only address a problem properly when we understand the scale of it.”
For Four Decades in Rialto, Tom McLoughlin Has Had a Camera at the Ready
Almost by accident, his focus became the people and places in Fatima Mansions, the housing complex where he grew up, he says.
Council Briefs: Participatory Budgeting, Co-living at Spencer Place, Protecting “Horse Boy” and More
At meetings earlier this week, Dublin city councillors also approved a local area plan for Cherry Orchard, and discussed about how to tackle illegal parking on Montpelier Hill.
Having a Particularly Sociable Lord Mayor Was Expensive
As lord mayor, Nial Ring spent far more than his three immediate predecessors on food, drink and entertainment for lord mayor’s receptions.