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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Injustice, Resilience, and Love on the Big Screen
The Irish Innocence Project is hosting Dublin’s first Wrongful Convictions Film Festival at Griffith College on Saturday 27 June.
For Some Councillors, the Poolbeg Struggle Struggles On
Councillors voted against the Poolbeg energy project. The executive ignored them. What now?
At Lunch With… Councillor Noel Rock
Fine Gael young’un Noel Rock talks Hillary Clinton, expenses, and his ambitions to be a TD.
Life on the List as the City’s Social Housing Withers Away
There are about 21,000 applicants on the social housing list in Dublin, and no plans to build enough homes for them. Here are the stories of two, who have been drifting, rootless, for years, hoping against hope.
Frank: Most Radical Plan For Transport In My Lifetime
Just 30 years ago, city transport planners were on a completely different track.
Please Accept These Transport Plans or This Could Get Awkward
Dublin City Council and the National Transport Authority want you to weigh in on important traffic changes proposed in the new City Centre Transport Study, but they really hope you’ll answer the right way.
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award: Is It Worth It?
The award of €100,000 for an top novel is supposed to spotlight Dublin as a literary capital. But given that it’s now fully funded by taxpayers, do we want to keep it?
Here’s Me Here by Glenn Patterson, Reviewed
With so much history happening around him, Patterson will never be stuck for words, and that benefits all of us.
Gin City: The Clear Stuff Comes to Dublin
Put the cans away. With the upcoming Gin & Tonic Fest and a new Dublin gin down the line, the city looks set for some classy summer tipple.
Eggshells by Caitriona Lally, Reviewed
Engaging and humorous, this debut novel brings Dublin’s streets to life through an unusual and poignant character.
Andy: Viva the Grangegorman Squat
In taking over vacant sites, some citizens are making up for government inaction.
At Liberties Business Forum, Locals Lack a Voice
Powerful folks in suits knocked back whiskey and talked about hundreds of millions of euros of investment they hope is going to flow into the Liberties in the coming years, transforming the neighbourhood.