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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Dublin’s Comics Artists Are Taking to the Stage
The team behind the Comics Lab are taking their comic-book artwork off the page and onto the stage.
Some Areas of the City Are Still Affordable-ish to Buy in
There is an acute housing shortage across the city, but there are also some homes that are affordable for couples on average wages. How is that?
Vacancy Watch: a Lonely Building on 144 Upper Abbey Street
Barber Eddie Wykes used to both live and work in this four-storey vacant building on Upper Abbey Street. It needed to be knocked down some time ago, he says.
Roe: On Trump and Locker Rooms, and on Open Relationships
Roe McDermott says it’s not enough to pretend to be shocked about Donald Trump saying he assaults women, and she advises a man who worries he’ll have to learn to love open relationships to date in this day and age.
The Decline of the Humble Monkey Nut
Dublin shops and supermarkets put out seasonal bags of monkey nuts each Halloween as a nod to tradition, but sales have slowed over the years. Why that is, depends on who you ask.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #7
“For this illustration, I simply wanted to show some of the beauty that can be found around Dublin in autumn, while also acknowledging that this seasonal beauty is only skin-deep and all of our flaws are still lurking beneath. Beware of secret autumn crap.” Rob Torrans is an illustrator and designer
Curios About: Harrison Row (East Wall) by Stephen Burke
This diptych is inspired by the patches of paint used to cover up graffiti in Dublin’s East Wall. ” I am trying to draw awareness to these graffiti erasures,” writes the artist.
Cartoon Of The Week: What the Papers Said
Harry Burton on what we would really say, if we were honest.
Curios About: Out of Order by La Cosa Preziosa
This three-minute soundscape story “bows to the spirit of The Twilight Zone and blows a kiss to the short fiction of Raymond Carver”, writes the artist.
Andy: We Need Funding to Fix Mouldy Classrooms, Not Just Plans
When the children of St Mochta’s National School march on Dáil Éireann on Wednesday, they need more than words and plans.
Cartoon Of The Week: The School Run
This week’s cartoon by Harry Burton, is inspired by the overnight queues to sign up for Clonturk Community College Educate Together.
In Dublin 8, a Community Garden Seeks Volunteers to Dig In
There’s a big patch of dirt in the middle of the Bridgefoot Street allotments that Richard Taplin would love to see more groups and individuals use.