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What Will City Centre Transport Changes Mean For Retail?
You might have heard that Dublin city-centre spending could fall by nearly a quarter if planned traffic restrictions go ahead. If so, you’ve heard what the Irish Parking Association wanted you to hear. Let’s take a closer look.
Residents: Don’t Let Our Temple Bar Turn Into “That” Temple Bar
Dublin City Council has decided to sell 25 properties it owns in the west end of Temple Bar. Affected businesses seem largely unruffled, but residents are worried their quiet enclave could turn into something like the temple of bars to the east.
Should Homeless Families Have to Use the Side Door?
Dublin City Council is desperate for hotel rooms for homeless families. Does that mean hotel owners can set any conditions they want?
Roe: Anxious About Low Libido and Afraid of the Beach
Columnist Roe McDermott advises one woman who is anxious that her libido is too low, and another who is afraid that her body is not beach-ready.
At Two New Restaurants, Seafood Dining Goes Casual
The owners of new restaurants Klaw and Catch 22 have a similar aim: to get Dubliners hooked on fish again.
City Businesses Concerned About ‘Anti-Car’ Transport Plans
Businesses highlight three points of concern with the proposals for city centre transport. Is there evidence that it would be bad for business?
New Park for Cork Street, on the People’s (Council-Controlled) Land
After years of campaigning, a community group has pushed Dublin City Council into turning a vacant lot off Dublin 8’s Cork Street into a park. Digging is set to begin next month.
Despite Unclear Future, the Drug Court Pushes On
Since it was founded, the Dublin Drug Treatment Court has expanded from a few postcodes to all of the city. But staff want to go nationwide.
Why Mary Oyediran Asked Her Neighbours For Help
When Mary Oyediran believed her house was being targeted because of her race, she embarked on a day-long odyssey.
The Complex: A New Arts Centre Puts Down Roots
Expect original theatre, visual arts, music, comedy, and dance from The Complex, an arts centre soon to open in Dublin’s north-west inner city. They plan to be around a while.
Comment of the Week #2, Illustrated
Illustrator Layli Foroudi translates this week’s reader’s comment, on seagulls and sparrows, into a picture.
Lorcan: For Source of Dublin’s Housing Problem, Look to the Country
Dublin’s housing problem stems from this: at a state level, housing policy is dominated by a politically motivated rural ideology.