Now that the council has stopped taking horse manure, it's piling up in the Liberties
“So the council is allowing horses in Dublin City,” says horse owner David Mulraney. “But they’re not allowing them to put their horse manure anywhere.”
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Zoë’s Dublin Diary: Subaquatic Drift, Tarkovsky, Hen’s Teeth, Ciaran Lavery and More
Start the week with music from scrap noise subaquatic drift merchants Luxury Mollusc, catch Homebeat’s launch of Ciaran Lavery’s new album, see Savitsky’s classic film “Andrei Rublev”, and more. Our suggestions for what to do this week.
In the Liberties, a Plan to Liven Up the Pavements
Applications are open for a project to decorate, with themed art, the paving stones that run from town through the Liberties.
Children’s Hospital Promises to Rejuvenate Dublin 8
Part of the plan to build the new National Children’s Hospital is to make sure local residents benefit from the thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of euro set to pour into the area.
Study: Sexual Harassment “Frequent and Distressing” for Women in Dublin
Women face sexual harassment on the city streets, says an unpublished report commissioned by Dublin City Council. So, what are we going to do about it?
Illegal Dumping: Is the Council’s Public Shaming Tactic the Solution?
Some North Inner City residents say the council’s posting of CCTV images of illegal dumpers is unfair, and see undoing privatisation of waste management as the real solution.
The Changing Shape of Irish Pride: Fallen by Lia Mills, Reviewed
Chosen as this year’s One City, One Book selection for both Dublin and Belfast, this novel follows everywoman Katie and her everyman twin brother Liam through the Rising.
Hops City: Want to Help a Local Brewery?
The Social Hops project lets people become part of a great hops-growing experiment, which should lead to some first-of-their-kind beers.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #2
Nihilism is everywhere. It’s on True Detective, in Cohen brothers films, even in the form of Werner Herzog cat memes. Sure, the idea that life is meaningless is a bummer, but what’s cooler than staring into the infinite darkness of a universe unconcerned with our existence and saying, “Whatevs yo, y
On Constitution Hill, Protests Give Way to Hope for Progress
Frustrated residents felt Dublin City Council wasn’t addressing their concerns about safety during Luas Cross City construction, and their lack of a decent playground.
Zoë’s Dublin Diary: Hiatus Kaiyote, Cinco de Mayo, Rue, Prince and More
Go meet Dublin game developers, croon along to Irish murder ballads, or chow down on Mexican food and beer for Cinco de Mayo. Our picks for the coming week.
Curios About: Wander Dublin by Sarah Hyland Pierce
With the Wander Dublin app, artist Sarah Hyland Pierce hopes “to remove the user from the repetitiveness of everyday life by creating an unplanned journey”.
Cycle Collision Stats: Gender, Time, and Vehicle
Here are a few big picture statistics from our cycle collision tracker data.