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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Council Edges Forward With Plans to Rezone Industrial Land
“We’ve been concerned about the idea of speculation and land hoarding,” John O’Hara, the council’s chief planner, told councillors. So they’re moving slowly.
An archive of menus shows Dubliners’ changing tastes
Libraries have tended to collect high-brow ephemera such as opera programmes, rather than modest mealtime menus. One collection is trying to fill that gap.
Locals Launch Tours of the Liberties
At the moment, the social enterprise – which hopes to tap into growing tourism – has two guides, but is looking to recruit and train more.
Paul: Underwater Cables Leave Ireland Tangled – and Implicated – in the Internet
We should spend more time thinking about the social, political, and environmental complexities of Ireland’s role in the Internet, writes a DCU PhD researcher.
Council Briefs: Tearooms in Fairview Park, and Local Job Clauses
This week, councillors in the north-west of the city talked about plans for amenities in Fairview and who’ll get to work on a site building social housing.
Sociable Lord Mayor Uses Up Annual Beer Allowance in Seven Months
Nial Ring has far outpaced earlier lord mayors. He’s simply more sociable than others, he says. “The Mansion House is belonging to the people of Dublin.”
Supply & Demand – a Podcast about Dublin’s Housing Crisis: Episode 3
In this episode: short-term lets and student accommodation, which aren’t the reasons for Dublin’s housing crisis, but do tell us a few things about its nature.
Director Shane Collins Is Putting the Finishing Touches on “Dub Daze”
It’s a coming-of-age story set in Dublin: north, south, and centre. “I was trying to look for new locations that haven’t been on camera before,” he said.
A Bill Proposes Cracking Down on People Who Advertise Substandard Housing
There should be consequences for putting something unfit on the market – and advertising is part of that, says Fergal Scully of the Dublin Tenants’ Union.
Waterways Ireland Considers a Floating Food Market for Grand Canal Dock
The idea for seven-day “premium” food and drink stalls is set out in a study from October last year.
In Clonshaugh, an illegal landfill languishes on IDA land
Buried underground are everything from aeronautical parts and food waste, to vials of blood and construction debris. Some worry that leaving it there could lead to wider environmental damage.
A New Group Takes Aim at Unpaid Internships in Journalism
“Everyone’s giving out about the lack of diversity in the media,” says Stephanie Costello, of the Media Interns Alliance. “But nobody’s looking after the most vulnerable: the student journalists and the interns.”