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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Summer Festival Season Leaves Some Residents Cold
In Kilmainham and Santry, residents have objected to festivals and events, but some argue that they can bring benefits to an area.
Why Do So Many Homeless Hostels Only Open at Night?
In cities such as Belfast and Glasgow, only a small number of beds for homeless people are night-time-only. Can, and should, we move away from them here?
Conversations with Friends, Reviewed
Sally Rooney’s novel is an utterly authentic tale of twenty-somethings struggling to negotiate the terms of their adulthood.
A Monto Film Explores Three Women’s Lives
Anne Maree Barry’s film is part documentary, part fiction and draws on the history of the north inner-city neighbourhood.
Andy: Dublin Is a Rip-off, but It’s Not Tourists We Should Worry For
For people at the lower rungs of the income ladder, Dublin’s high cost of living is more than an irritation – it is a full-blown crisis, writes UCD political economy lecturer Andy Storey.
Roe: On Sleeping in Different Beds, and Parental Search Histories
One reader asks if it would be a bad move for her and her fiancé to sleep in different beds, and another questions what to make of what they found on a family computer.
David: The Ambition of BusConnects Deserves to Be Rewarded
It could provide the equivalent of 7 new Metro North schemes, 20 dublinbikes schemes, or 6 Luas Cross City schemes. It’s important that officials communicate their plans.
Why Haven’t Institutes of Technology Earned Gender-Equality Awards, While Universities Have?
Most Irish universities have started climbing the ladder of Athena Swan gender-equality accreditation, but no institution of technology has even reached the first rung.
Varied “Affordability” for Planned Homes, Council Documents Show
Councillors in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown want more details on how affordable homes will be on a site in Cherrywood that’s been allocated part of a €200 million government fund.
Councillors Back Plans to Give Ringsend and Irishtown Some Love
While councillors supported sprucing up a park and a square and adding a greenway, residents say there’s a need to address a growing divide between established and new residents.
Council Briefs: Family Hubs, Play Spaces, Train Tracks, and Cost Overruns
At recent meetings, some Dublin councillors passed three motions opposing plans to move homeless families into “hubs”, and also looked at several other issues.