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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As Government Discusses, Dubliners Complain of Spread of Short-Term Lets
As government thinks about how best to regulate the conversion of apartments from homes into short-term holiday lets, companies continue their conversions.
Newmarket Developers Say Markets Will Stay after Changes
While there are concerns about how a planned redevelopment of Newmarket Square will affect local businesses, the developers behind the project say it will be good for everybody.
A Doctor Tries to Lower Barriers to Methadone Treatment
From flexible schedules to less testing, one service is trying to make methadone treatment as accessible as possible for Dublin’s homeless.
Council Briefs: All-Ireland Screening, Parks Plans, Homeless Deaths, and More
At meetings this week, Dublin city councillors tried to arrange a screening at Smithfield of the All-Ireland football final, talked about plans for George Bernard Shaw’s birthplace, and more.
EU Briefs
Here’s some of what the EU has been doing recently that affects Dublin, from our new correspondent in Brussels.
Is the Government at Risk of Overpaying for Social Housing?
Some argue that the way the government currently gets social housing from some developers is bad value for money.
Belfield’s Burning: Forty Years of Punk
This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the commercial breakthrough of punk rock in these islands.
Sick of the Skag
“I became more interested about drugs and how they affect society rather than just making it all about going out on a Saturday night and getting ratted,” says Lewis Kenny. That transformation is the narrative arc of his debut play ObSession.
Shopping with the Chefs of Assassination Custard
As chefs Ken Doherty and Gwen McGrath raid the market stalls in Temple Bar on a recent Saturday, they reveal a little about how they cook their dishes.
For Homeless in Tents, Living with the Threat of Eviction
Several homeless Dubliners have pitched up in tents along the Royal Canal and say its safer than the alternatives. But they’ve been told they have to move on.
In Drumcondra, Locals Are Divided Over Road Closures
New bollards are meant to block cars from using smaller residential streets to cut between busy Drumcondra and Home Farm roads, making the neighbourhood nicer to walk and cycle in.
Mick: Perhaps the Government Doesn’t Want to Fix the Rental Sector
“If we look at the major policy initiatives over the last two years, it is hard to draw any other conclusion,” writes Mick Byrne.