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Come join us for a conversation with Bluesky’s head of trust and safety on the future of social media, algorithms, and speech
Why’s this new social media network different? What does it mean to be able to pick your own algorithm, instead of having Musk or Zuckerberg pick for you?
Dean: Brigid Mae Power’s covers album is a classic of the form
The Galway native’s connection to the music on Songs for You “feels personal”.
In Balbriggan, council plans revival of boat house and bath house for use by water sports clubs
A design team is in place to oversee their refurbishment, with a completion date set for March 2026, a council official’s report says.
Vacancy Watch: Married Quarters at Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines
“It’s usually disappointing for essentially a state organisation to be sitting on derelict properties. It’s a very bad look.”
In Rush, residents campaign to keep Postman Dave
They’ve gathered 787 signatures so far on a petition to keep David Kelly from being moved to a new route after a decade in their community.
Five months on, council yet to rule on legality of short-term lets in Rathmines co-living
Meanwhile, rooms in the complex are available to rent for the St Patrick’s Day weekend at €369 a night.
Some lawyers who judge asylum appeals have gone on strike
Several solicitors and barristers who sit part-time on the International Protection Appeals Tribunal stopped doing that work this month, over low pay.
As they await a regeneration, residents at Cromcastle Court call on council to fix up their complex
The stairwells are dirty and graffitied, with broken vents and rusted handrails, damp patches from leaks, and wires hanging loose.
Fingal’s “flip-flop” on airport passenger-cap increase was in line with procedures, councillors say
A letter to the airport operator explained that an initial declaration that the application was valid was contingent on further examination by council planners.
A new film about writer Edna O’Brien “cuts through the fluff and grandstanding of documentaries of this type”
“Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story” is playing in theatres from 31 January.
Fingal exploring “bike libraries” to plug gap from retreat of bike-share services from north of county
“We haven’t abandoned the north county bike share,” said Stephen McGinn, the council’s walking and cycling officer.
Council Briefs: Greening in Cabra, New Traveller housing, and more
Here is some of what Dublin city councillors discussed at their Central Area Committee, North Central Area Committee, and Finance Committee.