Against a backdrop of policy shifts, Ukrainian refugee children embrace their Irish lives
Ireland is the place they started school, joined sports clubs – yet their parents worry about how changes to citizenship eligibility may haunt their future.
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Council still paying for upkeep of Coolock Swimming Pool it has closed and likely never intends to use again
The council closed the pool after its roof was damaged in Storm Darragh in December 2024. In January, it put out a tender to fix the roof.
As more foxes prowl the city, one councillor wants to know who is policing them
But while the numbers of foxes in cities has been steadily creeping upwards, is it a problem or, if humans respond right, a boon?
Amid secrecy, Dublin City Council CEO advances €600m+ plan to build new council HQ
Richard Shakespeare recently held a closed-doors briefing for councillors, giving them a presentation that was watermarked so they could be caught if they shared it.
One in four staff posts in Dublin City Council’s local area offices aren’t filled
It isn’t creating any problems, said a council spokesperson. Some councillors aren’t too sure.
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Grand vision for Pigeon House on Poolbeg Peninsula is shrunk way down – for now
Council officials want to keep renting it for about the next five years to the wastewater plant operators.
Delays in residence permit renewals put lives of non-EU immigrants on hold – again
After a while, they can’t work and can’t travel abroad and return.
Council set to brush off plan for new tearoom in Bushy Park, chief executive says
First floated as an idea more than a decade ago, it stalled without funding.
Developers must build promised creche spaces – and find operators to run them, Fingal motion says
“It shall be a condition of planning that the developer must ensure the facility is fully delivered and operational,” Labour Councillor Mark Boland's motion says.
In Skerries, a new space for lovers of board and card games
The walls are stacked with games. Familiar ones like Catan, and Dungeons and Dragons, and less familiar ones such as Calico, Sushi Go, and Cascadia.
The tip of Bull Island has been slowly disappearing
“We’re losing a lot of [it],” said Mary Tubridy, an established Dublin ecologist, “and the chances are, we'll be losing more of it.”