Against a backdrop of policy shifts, Ukrainian refugee children embrace their Irish lives
Ireland is the place they started school, joined sports clubs – yet their parents worry about how changes to citizenship eligibility may haunt their future.
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Masala chai is spreading through Dublin’s flat-white city
From Chai Crew at Herbert Park to Chai & Chaat in Essex Quay, spiced teas once limited to diasporic kitchens are becoming easier to find.
Things To Do: Admire Waterford, hear a snare drum get pulverised, play the Wii, nestle into a Peanut Worm’s Dream
Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
Councillors say they fear loss of public park, as hotel spreads out seating and speakers
When designs for the new-look plaza at the corner of South Great George’s Street and Dame Lane went before councillors last year, they said it looked like a hotel entrance.
Rising above a provocative headline, a woman asks the press to frame immigration stories with care
“I don’t want my story or the way my headline was written and the backlash it got to be a prime example for immigrants to not tell their stories,” says Sumyrah Khan.
An effort to seed a revival of hedgerows in Dublin city
“We're going to develop different urban trial hedgerows,” says Sophie von Maltzan. “The edible hedgerow, and the not-so-fast-growing hedgerow, and the thorn-free hedge.”
A plinth outside City Hall lies empty again. What, if anything, is next up?
A giant colourful candle holder stood atop the O’Connell Plinth for two years until May 2023. Since then, nothing.
A peek into Dublin Inquirer’s financial affairs
We’re always asking you all to subscribe, and many of you do, so here’s a look at the latest on where the money goes – and other details of how we run the paper.
In west Dublin, residents are still asking for a deck-less bridge to be fixed up and reopened
Fingal County Council launched a feasibility study in 2017. But the project still requires further study, a spokesperson said this week.
Native trees may not always be the best choice for Dublin as the climate changes, says city tree officer
“Not all native species will survive what’s coming,” he told Dublin city councillors on the climate committee.
Dublin’s Housing First programme is on pause, raising questions about competitive tendering for social care services
“Housing First works best when it is high quality, consistent and for as long as necessary,” says Samara Jones, coordinator of the Housing First Europe Hub.
Hundreds in queue for allotments across Dublin city, show figures
The current development plan sets an aim of doubling allotments, caveated, with “if feasibly possible”.
Council rules that law allows Rathmines co-living to be used for some short-term holiday lets
“It seems crazy,” says Kieran Rose, a former council planner. “An aparthotel is a totally different use.”