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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Council Continues to Press Clontarf Baths to Open to the Public
In mid-July, council officials wrote to Clontarf Baths to query how it planned to resolve the issue of public access. It gave it two weeks to respond.
Busy Residential Tenancies Board Increases Spending on Room Hire for Hearings
Within the first six months of this year, the RTB spent more on hiring rooms for hearings than it did for all of last year.
As a Tower Rises in Docklands, Construction Workers Protest
They say companies are cutting paperwork corners in ways that can mean less pay, or at least fewer benefits, for the workers.
An 1892 map shows Dublin’s “Greatest Evil”
Last month, staff at the Guinness archive discovered this 19th-century map of the city’s drinking establishments.
An Artist Explores Her Uncertain Identity on a Ballymun Canvas
Michelle Boyle’s show “Outside the Urban” is on at Axis Ballymun until 24 August.
Andy: Neutral Ireland Shouldn’t Be Increasing Military Spending
A significant increase in military spending seems no more prudent a use of scarce resources than the hire of luxury limousines, writes UCD political economy lecturer Andy Storey.
A Group of Young Men Push for a Stables in Cherry Orchard
Those involved in the Horse Power project have been working to repair the relationship between Gardaí and local young men. An equine centre would help a lot, they say.
Homeless? South Dublin Council Might Ask for an Affidavit as Proof
People who are homeless because they’ve fallen out with family are being asked to get sworn statements to prove this, to access homeless services.
New Fiction: A Better Place
“Anto, singing the night away and wobbling out the door at 1:30 to the fading holler of the barman Big Tim’s voice saying, ‘Come on, time to go home now gents and ladies, have yuh no homes to go to.’”
A Documentary Shares Three Mothers’ Experiences of Homelessness
Ingrid Casey worked with friends and called in favours to make the film, released today.
In Rialto, Local Residents Feel Overwhelmed By Outsiders Parking
Meanwhile, a ballot to see if a pay-and-display should be brought in on streets in the area hasn’t gone too smoothly.
An Exhibition of “Sole Survivors” at Marsh’s Library
Included are books, pamphlets and posters of all kinds – some funny, some serious. Each is the only known surviving copy of that particular text left in the world.