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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Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #8
Brave pedestrians, continuous roadworks, and late arrivals. You’ve probably encountered one or all of these inconveniences recently. While the issue of traffic congestion within Dublin city remains ongoing, the rest of us seem to be going, well, nowhere. This month’s cover illustration is by Rob Gav
Is It Time for a Fresh Start for the Artane Band?
Many have dismissed calls by councillor Mannix Flynn for the band to break with its past. Others say it’s time to listen to survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Curios About: digitalmultiplex by Petar Dukic and Petar Odak
The artists hope people will “be confused, but still willing to engage with our work – question it, reframe it, love it, be irritated by it”. This is just a detail – click through to see the full image.
Cartoon of the Week: Surrounded
This week’s cartoon looks at the bad company Ireland finds itself in all of a sudden.
Rating Dublin City Council’s Performance
Each year, the government compares Dublin City Council’s performance with other local authorities’. Councillors are sharply critical of this rating system.
A Local Orchestra Grows in Drumcondra
Last year, Ian and Louise Ó Maonaigh cobbled together an orchestra for a charity performance. And then they did another one. The next is in December.
Andy: Three Reasons to Worry about the Shannon Pipeline
The case for boosting Dublin’s water supply is unassailable, but there are reasons for concern, writes UCD political economy lecturer Andy Storey.
Sam: How Journalists Should Cover the Hateful
If we exclude them, are we lying to you (by omission) about what Dublin’s really like? If we include them, are we legitimising and encouraging them? Is there any point in engaging with what they are saying?
In Kilmainham, One Woman Takes on the Traffic
For years, Mary Gleeson has been pushing the council to make her daughters’ route to school safer. But there’s one thing she hasn’t tried: starting an organisation to advocate for pedestrians in the city.
Greyhound Pushes Customers to Switch from Bags to Bins
Some households in the inner city don’t have room for bins, so they’ve been given exemptions to keep using bags. But they’re still being pushed to switch.
Arts Briefs: A New Bull Island Centre, Buskers, and St Valentine
At Dublin City Council’s arts committee on Monday, councillors discussed an early vision for a new interpretive centre for Bull Island, and several other issues.
Council Chief Blames Slow Social-Housing Progress on Council
There aren’t delays at the Department of Housing right now, Keegan told councillors. The council is slow in getting projects to the department for approval.