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Council Briefs: On Council-Run Waste Collection and Feeding the Poolbeg Incinerator
Among other topics, councillors at Monday’s monthly meeting voted to set up a working group to plot a route to bringing waste services back under the council’s control.
Housing Briefs: Affordable Housing, O’Devaney Gardens, and More
Here’s some of what came up when talk turned to housing at July’s monthly meeting of Dublin City Council: affordable purchase, O’Devaney Gardens, and a new housing committee chair.
People Seeking Asylum Say They’re Funnelled Into Low-Paid Temp Work, Unable to Use Their Skills
Restrictions on jobs asylum seekers can hold, and a need to renew their permission to work every six months, mean it’s hard to get a permanent, high-skilled job, some job seekers say.
Councillors Vote Against Using Site at Mount Anville for Traveller Homes
The patch of land had been taken out of the new Traveller Accommodation Programme. Some councillors put forward motions to get it back in.
Old Maquettes Offer a Rare Window onto Dublin’s 1940s Alternative Theatre
Helen Hooker O’Malley mocked up mini set designs called “maquettes” for the Players Theatre. Some have found their way back to the city.
Priorswood Residents Worry That Giant Illegal Dump Is Making Them Sick
“It’s just, I don’t know. I don’t know what’s going to happen. There’s an awful thing over the place with people being sick,” says Annette Flanagan.
How to Cook Medieval-Style Fig and Raisin Compote
This month’s medieval recipe is from a fourteenth-century culinary manuscript, and might have once been cooked in an intriguing pot called a pipkin.
Metal Heart, Reviewed
Director Hugh O’Conor’s debut feature film, Metal Heart, is not based on a comic series or graphic novel, but it feels like it could be, writes our reviewer.
Dean: What Makes Music Sound Irish?
Do Fontaines D.C.’s storming post-punk rhythms sound more Dublin than, say, Brazilian-born emcee Luthorist’s hushed rapping? asks Dean Van Nguyen.
A Closer Look at How Dublin City Councillors Plan to Turn Promises into Progress
The recently released “Dublin Agreement” sets out a lengthy list of aspirations for the city, but how will it be implemented? And how will it be paid for?
A Call for Councils to Do More to Support Horse Ownership Among Travellers
It’s time the state invested in the infrastructure necessary for Traveller culture to continue to exist, says Patrick Nevin. It’s about mental health too, he says.
After Flurry of Activity, No Visible Movement on Clearing Giant Illegal Dump
An EPA protocol says any illegal landfill near homes “should” be remediated in “the shortest practicable time”, and after assessing what’s in it. An FOI response suggests no assessment has been done.