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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Publish taskforce’s report on special education needs in Dublin 15, local councillors tell department
It submitted its report and recommendations in June.
Tusla inspectors found problems with the use of physical restraint in seven children’s homes
In two cases, inspectors found that staff were using restraint to try to manage children’s behaviour, and one of those children was restrained 78 times.
RTB still can’t compel landlords to lower rent if investigators spot illegal hikes
Changes to make it possible were to be included in a new law, when first announced. But they were dropped.
Are council officials trying to steer Coolock’s community gain fund towards what they want?
About €7 million went into a pot for projects for the surrounding area, when the Oscar Traynor Woods deal was struck.
Councillors look to amp up the attention they give to social inclusion
Dublin city councillors added a focus on social inclusion to the work of their housing committee in September 2024. But it hasn't really featured yet.
Dublin City Council pulls offers of social homes in Finglas development
Why it has retreated from a deal to lease the homes is a point of dispute.
Will new rent rules increase supply and reduce rents – or will developers drip-feed to avoid that?
Investors work on modelling, says Joseph Kilroy. “Its not necessarily in their shareholders' interests to be driving down the cost of rent.”
In Grangegorman, the source of a mysterious flow of water down the street has yet to be established
Four years ago, a local resident flagged it.
Luke: In a new Irish-language film, “secrets can’t stay buried forever, even at the bottom of a lake”
Báite (The Drowned) is “measured and tight in the fashion of the most watchable mysteries”.
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New film documents Dubliners’ resistance to subordination of social life to profit
“The market is a monster,” says filmmaker James Redmond. “It turns living spaces into dead space.”
While council staff are barred from using free AI chatbots, councillors are trained on them
"Use of free and publicly accessible Gen AI tools present a significant risk for organisations," Dublin City Council guidelines say.