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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Book Extract from “Bare: Irish Women’s Sexual Fantasies”
This book has been presented as empowering, groundbreaking, liberating. To us it just reads like porn, though perhaps there’s nothing wrong with that.
For Dublin’s LGBT Homeless, Nowhere to Go
Coverage of the homelessness crisis has largely been focused on families. But are there other vulnerable groups we need to look after?
Roe: On Calling Him Daddy, and Gender-Neutral Pronouns
One reader worries she was wrong to call a boyfriend “Daddy” during sex, and another asks for advice on how to address a relative who has come out as transgender.
Meet Panti Bliss’s Dressmaker
For the last five years, James David Seaver has whipped up costumes for Dublin’s greatest drag queen, but that’s just one side project of many.
Zoë’s Dublin Diary: What to Do This Week
Our pick of the week’s events in Dublin. One per day. To help you make the most of your fun time.
It’s Time to Acknowledge the Lesbians Who Fought in the Easter Rising
For some time, there has been a push to paint women back into the history of the Easter Rising. Now, as the centenary approaches, there’s also an effort to acknowledge that some of these women were gay.
Nasir: Why So Many Pakistanis Are Headed to Ireland and Elsewhere
Nasir Jamal, chief reporter for the newspaper Dawn, gives the view from Pakistan on why many of his countrymen and women are leaving to chase their dreams in Europe.
Zoë’s Dublin Diary: What to Do This Week
Our pick of the week’s events in Dublin. One per day. To help you make the most of your fun time.
Curios About: Phoenix Park Palare by Conor O’Grady
In the three gritty images of this triptych, artist Conor O’Grady says he is seeking to document a certain type of alienation. Click through to see.
Frank: Some Thoughts on Relocating Dublin’s Statues
When College Green is reordered, where should its statues be moved to? Frank McDonald has some ideas.
An End in Sight to Friction over Leap Card Top-up Charges?
Commuters are aggravated about being charged extra fees by shops to top-up their Leap Cards, and shops are worried about slim profit margins. A solution might be close.
At Foam Café, Helpful Gnomes and Hearty Soups
Sure, the decoration’s a bit much at first, but give in. You could go for lunch here every day for a year and still manage to spot new details.