Years after promise of a new integration strategy, Dublin City Council still doesn’t have one
There’s a desperate need for a roadmap to improve efforts to help people navigate immigrant life, and connect, say councillors and community workers.
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In Howth, two artist friends have been egging each other on since childhood
Ami Hope Jackson and Eileen Sealy have work at the College Lane Gallery in Howth, and a group show coming at Draiocht in Blanchardstown.
It’s time to wind up the Docklands Strategic Development Zone, says oversight forum
But it is unlikely that councillors would back that, says one local representative.
At first meeting after riots, Dublin city councillors voiced support for migrants, ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ people
And council managers detailed their plans to help save the Christmas season for city-centre traders, by luring shoppers back in and making them feel safe.
Vacancy Watch: An 18th-century building building on Aungier Street that’s empty and rotting
“It’s frustrating to be beside another building that is taking the look off the street,” says Ronan Lynch from the Swan Bar.
Council Briefs: A new €4.25 billion capital plan, the Meath Street revamp, and more power for labour unions
These were some of the issues on the agenda for Dublin city councillors at their monthly meeting on Monday.
Government looks to cut off access to homeless hostels for some immigrants
The changes would “100 percent, unequivocally, lead to an increase in people sleeping outside”, says the CEO of a day centre for homeless people.
In the aftermath of a violent attack in the city, Algerian Dubliners worry about a cloud of stigma
Mohamed Tienti says that the morning after it happened, he felt ashamed showing his face at work.
Right on Howth’s Harbour Road, a strip of buildings sits vacant
Lots of local groups would love to put them to use, says Helen Lahart of Howth Tidy Towns. “We have no theatre, no cinema, no arts centre,” she says.
Despite years of campaigning, there’s still no safe access for all to Howth’s Balscadden Beach
Meanwhile, as the years pass, many people who used to enjoy going there, now hesitate – reluctant to risk the 60 steps down without even a decent handrail.
Stallholders at a Glasnevin market are pushing to stay on past a January deadline to leave
But the Honest2Goodness traders may have been pushing at the wrong door, as the warehouse appears to have new owners.
Council outlines plans to prevent future flooding of Clontarf area damaged after August rains
Some residents of Castle Court still aren’t back in their homes. “It’s awful to think … overnight this can just happen,” says local resident Helen Rooney.
Councillors opt to ditch idea of museum and keep artists studios on Chatham Row
They’ve also chosen a new favoured operator, but artists already using the building are worried what it will mean for them.