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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Council Briefs: a New Councillor, Busking, and Sex Shops
At their monthly meeting, Dublin city councillors got to motions that had been waiting 18 months to be debated: on sex shops, speed limits, and more.
Roe: How Not to Set Up a Threesome, and Hooded Clits
One woman thinks she might have broken threesome etiquette, and another is worried there’s something abnormal about her clit. Roe has answers.
For Goths of All Stripes, a New Night
There are several club nights for goths in Dublin, and one group has just added another.
In the City Centre, Luas Cross City Works Rush Forward
The €368 million project is at its most disruptive phase so far. But a spokesperson says it’s on schedule and on budget, and it should open by November 2017.
At Sunday Edition, a Platform for Contemporary Artists
Every couple of months, you can go hear up-and-coming and fringe artists talk about why and how they do what they do.
Curios About: Parasocialising by Mark O Gorman
With this pop-art-esque work, artist Mark O Gorman aims to make you feel like “a person stuck behind a screen trolling through happy images on the internet”.
Zoë’s Dublin Diary: Photography, Sleep Thieves, Neon Demon, and More
What’s on this week? Here are our picks: photography from Spain and Ireland, artworks from NCAD, a new film from the director of “Drive”, and music at Tengu.
Sam: If Newcomers Can’t Be Irish, What Can We Be?
There is no word for someone who’s not white Irish who settles here, which marks them as part of the community of Ireland. Does that mean they’ll never feel at home?
Meet Dublin’s New Lord Mayor
In the first meeting he chaired, Labour’s Brendan Carr imposed some discipline, cutting councillors off when their two minutes were up – sometimes in mid-sentence.
An Italian mountain retreat
In Rathfarnam, a clubhouse is a focal point for three generations of Dublin’s Italian community.
Zoë’s Dublin Diary: Stinging Fly, Walking Dead, Block Party, and More
What’s on this week? Here are our suggestions, one a day, from a literary magazine launch to art openings, a block party to a Netrunner night.