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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In Parking-Hungry Neighbourhoods, Challenges for Electric-Car Charging Points
While some push to make owning an electric car in the city easier by adding more charge points, residents of Parkview Avenue recently saw theirs pulled.
Council Briefs: Locating Homeless Hubs, and Affordable Housing at Poolbeg West
At meetings this week, councillors discussed where exactly “family hubs” for homeless families will be, and settled on social and affordable housing figures for Poolbeg West.
At Mosney, Asylum Seekers Say Shop Is Selling Expired Products
One woman says she got chicken from the direct-provision centre’s shop that was two months past-date. The centre’s management refutes this in “the strongest possible terms”.
Should Docklands Developers Be Hiring More Docklanders?
As more sites are lined up for office buildings and apartment complexes, some are wondering how best to make sure that local residents benefit from the work it will bring.
For Those With Both Substance-Use and Mental-Health Issues, a Lack of Services
Research shows that many people who have substance-use issues also have underlying psychiatric conditions. There are hopeful signs the government is working on a new service for such “dual-diagnosis” patients.
Radical Veggies
Vegetarians, revolutionaries and G Men: the story of the Irish Farm Produce Company.
Cartoon of the Week: Nine Lives
Illustrator Harry Burton on Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan’s many lives. How many has she used up so far?
The Write Life: Art in the City
“I always see myself in paintings, former me, me now, as a child, me not yet alive, the all inspiring I in the us,” writes Karl Parkinson, in this saunter through current Dublin exhibitions.
Council Briefs: Housing and History in North-West Dublin
Dublin City Councillors discussed one proposed housing project near Kildonan Road and another in Scribblestown, as well as a historians-in-residence initiative.
Dublin City Councillors Dig in to Demand More Social and Affordable Housing
Plans for the Poolbeg SDZ would make 10% of 3,500 homes social housing. Councillors want to double or triple that, and add affordable housing too. They’re preparing for a showdown.
The Arrest Books
A historian hopes to make them searchable, so Dubliners can easily find out whether their relatives were arrested in 1905-18.