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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Tracking How Much Air Pollution Cyclists Are Breathing In
A collaboration between a Trinity College Dublin researcher and a cycle-tour company is strapping air-quality monitoring gear to cyclists helmets as they explore the city.
Transport Bodies Need to Look Again at How They Model Traffic, Some Say
Problems with predictions came up time and again in the reports from An Bord Pleanála, rejecting plans for College Green.
Can Videos from Cyclists be Used to Tackle Dangerous Driving?
While Gardaí have been cautious about using cyclists’ videos of poor driver behaviour, police in the UK have embraced such evidence, calling it a “game changer”.
Brushing Up: an Old Weathered Doorway with a Dublin Crest
Most agree the doorway, in the heart of what has historically been the markets area, once belonged to a prison.
Stoneybatter Residents Want More Say in Plans for O’Devaney Gardens
Some in Stoneybatter are worried that community voices are being ignored. Dublin City Council says there will be more opportunities to shape future plans.
Dublin City Council Has Sold Off 90 Council Homes Since Early 2016
Academic Michelle Norris says the scheme to sell homes to tenants should be suspended given the current housing crisis. But some Dublin city councillors aren’t so sure.
Vacancy Watch: 75-76 Camden Street
As of December 2017, the owner of this building was Martina Investments Limited, a company registered in Guernsey, and owned by two companies in the Bahamas.
The Dead Friends: Episode 5
In this episode, you’ll hear Richie’s story. About picking mushies with him over Inchydoney Bay in 1993, about how he spent a summer on building sites in London, about how he later ended up in prison, and about how he died.
One Star Awake, Reviewed
This fast-paced tale of a woman with amnesia in search of her past is “beautiful, tragic at times, and original”, writes Daniel Seery.
Niamh: How Should Courts Handle the Rise of Citizen Journalists?
How can the state give space to citizen journalism to take different approaches from the mainstream media, and provide counternarratives and challenge authorities, while imposing some accountability?
Future of Homeless Hostel for Women Uncertain
Councillors say they don’t know where the women will go yet if and when the Abigail Centre in Finglas closes.