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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The Write Life: Another Bloomsday
I’ll go the shop, into the butchers, need chicken for the dinner, a fella asked me once how many chickens do you think get eaten everyday, think about it he says, like you’ve chicken in so many things …
Roe: On Reasons to Have Sex, and on an Ill-Defined Relationship
A married woman has sex sometimes when she isn’t particularly into it, and a friend is concerned. A woman with a non-boyfriend boyfriend is hurt and confused. Roe has advice.
Sam: The Problem(s) with the Simon Cumbers Media Fund
The SCMF is a government-sponsored programme that pays Irish journalists to travel the world and tell us about it. So what’s wrong with that? Well, there are two things about it that bother me.
Andy: Leo Varadkar Represents a Class, More Than Anything Else
Not LGBTQ people, not migrants, and certainly not the interests of the economically marginalized, writes Andy Storey.
In Drumcondra, a Weekly Market for Enemies of Plastic Packaging
When Íde Mhic Gabhann and Ciarán Smyth returned to Dublin from Colombia, they searched in vain for a package-free market. So they teamed up with a Drumcondra shop to start one.
How Did a Co-op Build Affordable Homes in Ballymun … and Can It Be Done Elsewhere?
Hugh Brennan says that the Ó Cualann Cohousing Alliance has the capacity to scale up.
What’s to Stop Old Buildings From Falling Apart?
Dublin City Council has only one conservation officer, and it lost its only buildings-at-risk officer back in 2009.
Poké: “The Chicken Fillet Roll of the Pacific” Arrives in Dublin
At least two different places have started to offer the Hawaiian staple.
Feeding Dubs: An Oral History of Food in Central Dublin
“Around the Table” gathers stories about food, from the Docklands to Stoneybatter, from the coddle wars to cows colliding with cars in the Liberties.
Dancing in the Margins: How Inclusive Are Dublin’s LGBTQ+ Clubs?
For some, Dublin’s clubbing scene is a staple of queer identity. But how inclusive are club nights in the city?
As Homeless “Family Hubs” Open, There’s a Void in External Oversight
As Dublin City Council rolls out its nine planned “family hubs”, some are asking who is going to be keeping an eye on standards and child-protection.