Council launches public consultation on how to develop George’s Dock
Whatever is decided, Dublin City Council doesn’t plan to cover the costs. Instead, it wants a private operator to come in and deliver a facility or activity.
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Dublin tech company appeals council’s refusal to let it install sleeping pods in its city-centre office building
Councillors say what’s needed in the city is more affordable housing, not sleeping pods in offices.
In Fingal, councillors call for more transparency in how council is tackling coastal erosion
No record of a Fingal Coastal Liaison Group meeting has been published publicly since 11 September 2019 – although there have been meetings since then.
In Dublin 8, a new group aims to represent the interests of local football clubs
The Liberties Football Alliance plans to push for existing pitches to be fixed up, and new ones to be built.
Dean: On their new album, “Romance”, Fontaines D.C. bask in nostalgia
All of a sudden, in the promotional pictures, they resemble a 1990s American skate punk band – and the songs invoke that decade.
If you report a car parked illegally in the city, it’s unlikely to result in any enforcement action, records show
In about 70 percent of cases, the council’s parking-enforcement contractor didn’t go to the reported location at all – or didn’t get there before the vehicle left.
Life in homeless accommodation is hard enough, but it’s desperate for parents with kids with extra needs or health problems
Homeless accommodation is completely unsuitable for families with children with disabilities or special needs, says Mike Allen, of Focus Ireland.
In Fingal, a trio of councillors proposes reopening strategic policy committee meetings to media and the public
The county’s councillors voted through rules late last year that ended access.
In Harold’s Cross, a locally famous bird is immortalised in a new kids’ book
Earlier this month, Commandant Adrian Watson published “Bertie”, a story for 9- to 11-year-olds inspired by a heron who lives in Mount Argus Park.
Renter quoted €2,850 a month for studio in Rathmines co-living
In January 2023, Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien said he’d look at bringing co-living under rent-pressure-zone rules.
Local residents raise concerns about health impacts on asylum seekers of living under a busy airport flight path in tents at Thornton Hall
For some locals suffering in houses because of the noise, it’s a genuine concern. For others, is it a cover?
In the Docklands, a new art exhibition based around water, movement and journeys
“It’s all things that link to the port, like transport and logistics, but also centuries of migration.”
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #101
“This piece is named ‘Afro-Irish’. It’s part of a bigger series, called Migration/Integration, and tells the story of a person trying to maintain the culture they came from and integrate into Irish society.”