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A Pigeon-Racing Club Readies for the Start of the Season
“It’s a great hobby,” says John Thompson, a member of the East Wall club. “And you have to have a bit of banter. Some people can’t take it. Me, I cry.”
Dean: Erica-Cody’s Retro R&B Probes Modern Irish Identity
The young singer encapsulates the mixed-race Irish experience through velvety grooves.
Ebun: Here’s How to Be a Good Ally to People Facing Discrimination
When confronted with irrefutable data from Census statistics about groups that are marginalised in Ireland, people regularly ask me what they can do to help, writes a UCD lecturer.
Two Friends Resurrect a Running Club with a Beer Chaser
“We thought the idea of a running club with a craft-beer focus was incredible,” says Ross Carr.
Councillors Vote Against Moving Ahead with Consultation on South Dublin Quietway
The few in favour spoke of “decarbonised” transport and safer streets. Opposing voices raised issues around design, cost, and loss of parking spaces.
Here’s How Some LE19 Candidates Say They’ll Tackle Dog Poo and Illegal Dumping
Waste management was high on the list of issues our readers told us they’d like to hear candidates running in May’s local election talk about tackling.
An Exhibition Shows Off Keepsakes Women Carried With Them When They Moved to Ireland
For her Invisible Museum show, now on in Kilmainham, Laragh Pittman has borrowed objects brought in suitcases and pockets from across the world to a new home.
A Team Works to Revive a Finglas Tradition
First challenge for this year’s Finglas Maypole Festival? Find a maypole, say those behind the push to bring the historical celebration back to the urban village.
The Patient Assassin, Reviewed
Udham Singh waited two decades to exact revenge on Tipperary’s Michael O’Dwyer. A new book tracks what happened in those years.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #37
“When I moved to Dublin many years ago one of the first things that struck me was the frequent sight of urban foxes,” writes this month’s cover illustrator.
Parsing the Debate around BusConnects in Kimmage
Shopowners worry about losing cars and customers. Those who back BusConnects say research elsewhere has shown changes such as these are generally good for business.
Sleeping in Homeless Hostels Makes It Hard to Keep a Job, Some Say
Phil Menton was offered jobs as a baker. But he couldn’t take them because of the night-time-only hours of many of the city’s homeless hostels.