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“A kind of homely place, like a community”: Dublin 8’s Cathedral Café
The local spot has survived since 2011 on Dean Street, serving coffee, fry-ups, soup and other standards.
A blind member of a Dublin City Council committee encounters a string of obstacles
Robbie Sinnott wasn’t able to access the September meeting of the transport committee. At the November one, he found a document inadequately accessible.
Councillors agree masterplan for the Old School House in Clonsilla
Before signing off, area councillors tweaked the document to try to emphasise local residents’ hopes that the heritage building gets a community use.
At the Irish Football Programme Club fair, people hunt for the rare and the strange
“It seemed like a good idea at the time,” says Gareth Jones, standing over his own extensive collection, sprawled out over several tables.
Council puts out new plans for revamp of Mountjoy Square
There is €3.25 million set aside in the council’s capital budget to restore the park – and the new layout will also facilitate ongoing sports uses, say officials.
Councillors call for integration of social tenants living in apartment complexes – rather than segregation into one block
But Mick Mulhern, the council’s housing manager, says it just isn’t always possible or practical to do that.
At a recent conference, advocates highlighted another route to justice for victims seeking solace
Only a fraction of victims are referred to restorative justice at the moment – but the number is growing.
After government abandons plan to make city speed limit 30km/h by default, council returns to slog of doing it bit by bit
At a meeting of Dublin City Council’s transport committee on Wednesday, councillors and council managers expressed frustration with the long road ahead.
A sessions series continues to lure new audiences to modern harping
“I wanted to take the harp out of the drawing room, even out of the pub."
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As government support for sheltering Ukrainian refugees dwindles, finding somewhere to live means taking more risks
“I understand now how valuable it is to help each other. How important it is to have a roof over your head, to have community.”
Councillors complain, again, of hotel-spreading in Portobello
In mid-October, a new fence went up, connected to the NYX hotel, blocking off a stretch of gravel and grass by the Grand Canal.