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Council Briefs: Leasing not Buying Social Housing, the Future of Tailors’ Hall, and More
What social housing will Dublin City Council get from big build-to-rent schemes that happen in the city? And other council matters from this month’s full meeting.
As Public Consultation on BusConnects Continues, Groups Mobilise to Fight Their Corners
Central to the current debates about BusConnects is how to balance moving people through neighbourhoods, and maintaining a sense of place within them.
Council Briefs: The Future of Kilmainham Mills, Blocked off Green Space, and More
Dublin City Council has been doing general upkeep of the Kilmainham Mills site and set up a group to look at its future, councillors learnt recently.
One Councillor Wants to Ban Election Posters in Raheny Village. Others Don’t.
Would it be unfair to new candidates? Or is it worth it to declutter, and go green?
Clongriffin Residents Need Somewhere to Gather, They Say
A group in the northern suburb say they’ve a real need for a community centre – so people have somewhere to meet, so they can build an identity for the place.
An Inchicore radio station offers hyperlocal news and all kinds of country music
Or, as its tag line goes, it’s “Country to the ‘Core”.
An Animation Studio Builds Films with Cardboard, Vaseline, and Foil
In a small studio off Dorset Street, the team behind Paper Panther Productions work on their stop-gap animated stories.
For Weeks, One Woman Struggled to Be Recognised as Homeless
Many homeless people struggle to navigate the baffling bureaucracy that stands between them and adequate shelter. Sometimes, because bureaucrats say they aren’t homeless.
Music at Marrowbone Books: Shrug Life
Listen to Danny Carroll talk about song-writing, social anxiety, and politics, and perform some of his music, in this month’s Music at Marrowbone Books podcast.
Tribal Gods, Reviewed
The charm of Tribal Gods lies in its simplicity: it is a story about two women who remain in each other’s lives through thick and thin.
A Duo Plan to Turn Liffey Water Samples into Music
They’re asking Dubliners to pick up a free kit on Friday and go collect water samples – which they’ll analyse for pollutants and turn into sound.
Will Rezoning Industrial Lands Lead to Affordable Homes?
Dublin City Council is looking at rezoning lands for up to 20,000 new homes. But how’s it going to stop the cost of the land – and so the housing – from shooting up?