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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Roe: On Safe Skype Sex, and Trendy Gym Clothes
Roe McDermott answers one reader’s question about how to stay safe while being intimate online in a long-distance relationship, and another’s on gym clothes.
At Gallery X, Dead Animals Get a New Lease on Life
Featuring five artists, “Still Life: Honouring the Dead” aims to challenge preconceptions about life and death, waste, and our relationship with animals.
Funding and the North Inner City Docs
Here are 52 pages of documents we got under FOIA, about the €1.6 million funding package meant to address the neglect of parts of the north-east inner city.
Krzysztof: On Being a Fake Irishman
The better you get to know a culture, the better you get to know informal ways of communication, the more you realise you’re an outsider.
Plans for a Quietway from Donnybrook to Kimmage Quietly Progress
By discouraging vehicles from taking high-speed shortcuts through certain residential areas, the plan would create a more appealing space there for cyclists and pedestrians.
Construction of New Kevin Street Garda Station Lagging
The project to move the Gardaí out of a medieval building and into a shiny new one still has quite a ways to go, it seems.
At Admiral, a Post-Soviet Feast with a Nautical Theme
While Admiral bills itself as a mainly Russian restaurant, the menu includes Eastern European dishes, as well as some from the Caucuses and Central Asia.
Should the North East Inner City Be Rebranded?
When Kieran Mulvey gave an outline of his proposals for the north-east inner city recently, one suggestion was some rebranding for the area. But some wonder if that’s a good use of money.
Is the Government Going to Start Counting the Hidden Homeless?
Rough sleepers and people living in emergency accommodation are counted as homeless. But couch-surfers, squatters, car-sleepers and many others are left out of the statistics.
Council Briefs: The Obamas, Fire Brigade, and College Green Railings
Here’s some of what was discussed when councillors met for their monthly meeting on Monday 6 February.
Roe: On Transphobia in Film, and Sex as Sinful
Roe McDermott reflects on the darker side of M. Night Shyamalan’s new horror film, Split, and responds to one reader struggling with her Christian past and present sex life.