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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Roe: No Might Not Mean Never, and Open Relationships Revisited
A reader asks if its okay to push her boyfriend to try something he recoils from, and a second reader ruminates on how she handled an open relationship.
On Clarendon Street, Berlin D2 Says It’s Calling It a Day
The corner cafe on Coppinger Row and Clarendon Street looks likely to close there by the end of the month.
On Fleet Street, Haircuts as Gaeilge
As barber Patrick Carr tells it, he can do two things: cut hair and speak Irish. So in his Fleet Street barbers, he’s brought the two together.
Crowded Houses: Another Side to Dublin’s Homeless Crisis
When Dublin City Council looked at why people were becoming homeless, the problem of overcrowding featured high on the list.
The King of Kefir
Spiked with lemongrass, ginger and turmeric, and naturally fizzy, Gerry Scullion is selling his unusual brew as a healthy alternative to sugary soft drinks.
Sam: At the Irish Times, Ads Sometimes Masquerade as Journalism
The paper of record has run things in its print edition that appear to be independent journalism, but are in fact advertiser-sponsored content.
Independent Journalism: A Hands-On Course
If you don’t see your Dublin and people like you reflected in the news media, we want you in this course, so you can start to change that.
Andy: We Subsidise Climate Change, and It’s Not Funny
From peat for power to beef production, Irish and EU subsidies help to make polluting profitable. Last year the rest of the EU cut emissions but Ireland increased them.
In Irish Film, It’s Mostly Men Writing the Scripts
A recent event at the IFI looked at the gender imbalance in the Irish film industry, something the Irish Film Board says it will work hard to address over the next three years.
Curios About: Letterbox Dublin by Sarah Bracken
Sarah Bracken’s Letterbox Dublin street-art project gives residents and visitors a chance to scribble and share confessions.