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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Emma: On the Complex Response to “Where Are You From?”
“This insistence that you must be from elsewhere is deeply disorientating, and can leave you feeling extremely lost and anchorless – at least that’s how I felt,” writes Emma Dabiri, in response to a reader.
At Poetry Brothel, Artists Ply Their Trade One-to-One
“We want to kind of shake you by the shoulders and go, ‘Poems!’” says organiser Andrej Kapor.
In Blackpitts, a Daily Battle Over Parking Spaces
On a recent day, residents were using 97 traffic cones to reserve the street parking spaces in front of their homes, in an effort to keep commuters and other outsiders from using them.
On Kevin Street, Rice Paper Rolls for the Lunch Crowd
After a few collaborations, Barry Wallace has struck out alone with Páng, a Vietnamese restaurant specialising in rolls: Peking duck, smoked salmon, prawn and mango, teriyaki tofu, and more.
A Music Project Aims to Revive the Work Song
Artists Fiona Dowling and George Higgs are working with different South Dublin groups to write songs that capture the rhythms of their modern workplaces.
A Ballymun Group Pushes A Bold Vision for Shopping Centre Site
The vision of CORE Ballymun is for a modern streetscape with affordable housing and retail, the profits from which would go back into the community. But it needs council support to become real.
Council Briefs: Measuring Whether the Council Is Working Well, and the Clontarf Sea Wall
On Monday evening, Chief Executive Owen Keegan presented councillors with the targets by which the council will measure whether it’s doing a good job delivering services.
Meet the Second and Third Spark Grant Winners
Kay Cairns and Sadhbh Walshe have each won €1,000 Spark Grants to report and write articles. These grants were funded by a donation from Dublin-based charitable trust The Nelson Settlement.
Emma: On Turning Dubliners into Pan-Africanists
A reader says she thinks that young people of African descent in Ireland should know more about their shared Pan-African heritage. What’s the path to that? she asks. Emma has advice.
Some Councillors Wary of Move for “Family Hubs” to Be Run by Private Companies
Others say it doesn’t matter what type of organisations are running these new homeless hostels for families, as long as the quality of service is good, and they are well monitored.
In Ballybough, Plans to Decorate the Neighbourhood with Murals
Residents across the north-east inner city have seen a few new murals lately, with more to come: €80,000 has been set aside by Dublin City Council.