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Marrowbone Lane Site: Rezoned, but Sporting Liberties Still Pushing for Different Vision
They want 334 homes on the land, rather than 100 homes.
Not All Short-Term Lets to Be Covered By Proposed Regulations
The Corporate Housing Alliance has lobbied several TDs and Department of Housing officials in recent months in relation to short-term letting regulations.
A Theatre Company Interrogates Irish Prison History
Their play “The Examination” includes several stories covering prisoners’ current experiences, and ex-prisoners’ experiences, interwoven with the results of historical research.
Gaps in Oversight at City’s Drugs and Alcohol Task Forces
A 2012 review of drugs and alcohol task forces said they needed better oversight and governance structures. But, six years later, concerns about task forces are still popping up.
Joe: Irish Politicians Should Stop Valorising the American Approach to White-Collar Crime
Some in Ireland point to America as a country to emulate in its treatment of white-collar crime. That’s misguided, writes our white-collar crime columnist.
A Post-Punk Zine Offers a Glimpse of 1980s Dublin
Dave Clifford published Vox from his bedroom, between 1980 and 1983.
Apply: A Free Half-Day Workshop on Journalism Tools
We’re delighted to be helping to organise a half-day free workshop for community journalists, run by the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ).
Council Briefs: Growing the Guinness Enterprise Centre, and Designing the Bull Island Discovery Centre
At recent meetings, councillors discussed guaranteeing a loan to grow the Guinness Enterprise Centre, reviewing the design of the Discovery Centre planned for Bull Island, and more.
Lámh, Lámh Eile, Reviewed
This imaginative noir comedy novel follows a misanthropic PI around Ireland – and is built on in-jokes, literary allusions, and puns on Irish language place names and orthography, writes our reviewer.
Christine: When You’re Homeless, Malnutrition Often Follows
“It didn’t take long, no more than a week, before I stopped paying attention to what I ate,” writes Christine O’Donnell.
There’s No Due Process for People Being Kicked Out of Homeless “Hubs”
People who stay in the “hubs” meant for homeless families aren’t tenants, so they don’t have the same protections as people in the private rental sector under the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB).
As Go-Ahead Buses Are Rolled Out, Feedback So Far Is Mixed
Some customers on outsourced routes say it seems more reliable. Others complain about delays, missing buses and incorrect real-time information.