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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Mark: Can RTÉ claim a public mandate for reform, when it has muted its audience?
Decisions in the coming months will shape Ireland’s public broadcaster for many years to come.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #100
“This month’s cover is inspired by Dublin’s ‘Fortress Grand Canal’, perhaps the most striking example of hostile architecture, of designing against humanity, in the city in recent years.”
In the Docklands, there’s a burnt-out corner where asylum seekers once slept
It is unclear whether the ashes are the aftermath of an arson attack, or an unrelated fire now being used online to rally and intimidate.
Vacancy Watch: Amid shiny new towers on St Luke’s Avenue, a vacant council-owned site grows weeds
Councillors blocked the site’s sale to a developer in 2018, and the council said recently it’s not suitable for use as a park. So what will become of it?
If an “affordable” home on council land in Coolock costs €500,000, how much will rents be for 340 cost-rentals?
“Is it going to put the cost rental scheme in jeopardy?” asks independent Councillor John Lyons, after price hikes.
An artist coaxes music out of stone and metal in Balbriggan, building lithophones and metallophones
Darren Rogers “has an engineering mind, an architectural mind”, says local filmmaker Aidan Whelan.
With journalists and the public shut out of some Fingal council committee meetings, they’re left to rely on terse minutes
In the official record, 20 minutes of presentation and discussion can be reduced to just two short sentences.
The NTA has chosen a company to bring in contactless fare payments on buses, trains and trams
It has given the job of installing a “next generation” ticketing system to Spanish defence and technology company Indra.
Efforts continue to take the job of regulating Dublin Airport noise away from Fingal County Council
The council is too entangled with the airport to be independent, critics say. Labour TD Duncan Smith has introduced a bill to give the EPA the job instead.
Council Briefs: Setting up a committee on inclusion, doing more to tackle domestic violence, and closing a gap in community-safety structures
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their July monthly meeting.
Dean: Lankum are the best ticket in town
At a recent show in Kilmainham, “Lankum’s droning, gothic take on Irish folk music seemed to emanate both a mist and a mysticism.”
In Fingal, a teenage aviation journalist leads the national media
But 17-year-old Shaun Dunne says he’s aiming for a career as a pilot, not in the media.