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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Zoë’s Dublin Diary: Turkmen Clothing, Irish Literature Festival, B-Boy Jam, and More
This week, see Samiyam at the Shaw, watch Tarkovsky’s film “Mirror” at the IFI, follow Stano’s “story trail” around the city, and more. Our recommendations on what to do in Dublin, one a day.
Curios About: Mo Chlann by Eoin Francis McCormack
The work of the painter seems to exist in contradiction to accepted concepts of “working” in our contemporary culture, writes artist Eoin Francis McCormack.
Council Briefs: Bru Hostel, Poolbeg, and Roger Casement’s Diaries
Here are a few of the key issues discussed at Dublin City Council’s monthly meeting on Monday, and who said what.
With New Guidelines, City Tries to Clarify Homeless Families’ Rights
Dublin City Council spends millions every year on hotel rooms, B&Bs and hostels for people with nowhere else to live. And it wants them to know they have rights while staying there.
Andy: The Vulture Funds Are Picking Our Bones
It is remarkable (if unsurprising) that the Irish government has been encouraging the vultures’ entry into the Irish market.
Curios About: Into the Light by Patricia Fitzgerald
Here’s the latest in our series on works by contemporary Dublin artists. If you’d like to see something of yours featured, you can submit it for consideration, at dublininquirer.com/curios-about.
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Women face sexual harassment on the city streets, says an unpublished report commissioned by Dublin City Council.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.