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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A Push Begins for Affordable Homes on Major Site in Dublin 8
The Player Wills site has been sitting vacant for years, but there’s an effort underway to get Dublin City Council to take it over and develop cost-rental and affordable housing on it.
Tenants Welcome Landlord Accreditation Scheme, But Some Want More
The Residential Tenancies Board now offers accreditation to landlords if they volunteer for a day-long training and test. Some say it should be compulsory.
Con, Reviewed
Director Bertie Brosnan takes a candid look at the downsides of celebrity in this “behind-the-scenes featurette”, writes Luke Maxwell.
The myth of the whiskey pension
Bottles in the post to retirees of some distilleries have fed rumours of pensions paid in the golden stuff. There’s some history behind the myth.
Sinéad: Precarious Work Risks Stunting a Generation
Banning “if-and-when” contacts would be one major step to take.
Pilot Underground Bottle Bank in Works for Mountjoy Square
Finding places to put overground bottle banks has become harder and harder, as they can be noisy and unsightly so neighbours don’t want them nearby.
On Fishamble Street, family lives among four centuries of relatives’ keepsakes
Members of the same family have lived in this iconic building, or earlier incarnations of it, in Temple Bar since the 1600s.
An Art Collective Brightens up Hospital Walls
The collective is mostly staff members who are artists, and professional artists with links to Connolly Hospital.
Music at Marrowbone Books: Cathal Caulfield
Cathal Caulfield, the traditional fiddle player and singer, grew up around trad music. He talks to Martin Cook about why he has stuck with it into adulthood.
Who Should Be Allowed to Walk Through New Student Housing Complexes?
They are often gated, and offer no routes for pedestrians to cut through to get where they’re going. Developers say that’s for security reasons, others say it divides the city.
Councillors Debate What’s Next for College Green
Many said they would support going back with a new plan to seek permission again from An Bord Pleanála.