Amid attacks from the right on “NGOs”, trust in Ireland’s charities has been declining
Scandals in some charities have also harmed the reputation of the sector as a whole, which is unfair, people working for other nonprofits say.
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Outside Lusk, road changes and a new cycle lane trigger debate around safety and space
A council spokesperson said that Fingal County Council has reached out to representatives of recent protests “so that a solution can be found”.
Despite what its CEO told an Oireachtas committee, Dublin Airport’s operator now says it has found “forever chemicals” in water
A local resident says he has asked for years about the results of testing. DAA says they’re not finalised yet.
Living in poor conditions, a tenant in Rathmines has struggled to force fixes
Ciara Hill has lived without a working shower or toilet, with mould and a broken front door, and a lingering dread that she will end up back where she was a few years ago – homeless again.
You’re invited: Please come test our new cycle collision tracker
We’d love it if you could join us at the Teachers Club on Parnell Square on the evening of Thursday 22 February from 7.30pm.
Councillors and researchers question the effectiveness of clamping cars, as fines gain in popularity
“My understanding is that Dublin City Council is [the] only one currently using clamping as a parking enforcement method,” an NTA spokesperson said.
What issues do you want local elections candidates to talk about?
We’d be grateful if you would take a couple minutes to tell us via this survey, so we can ask them about the most-mentioned issues – and publish their answers.
At the Chester Beatty, swatches of fabric in centuries-old books help reveal Ethiopia’s place in global trade networks
Researchers studying fabrics in Ethiopian books from the 1400s to the 1900s found they had come from as far west as England and as far east as China.
Fingal network of community groups has been struggling to function due to a shortage of staff and volunteers
The Fingal Public Participation Network (PPN) has at times in recent months been unable to process new members, or even email existing members.
Arson attack on earmarked asylum shelter in Galway hurt government efforts to source more premises, documents show
More than 750 people seeking asylum didn’t have accommodation as of yesterday, official figures show.
“Never Kill a Femboy on the First Date” set to premiere in Smithfield
It’s a tense and chaotic 17-minute erotic thriller about a Gaelic football player hooking up with a crossdresser in a dark, secluded car park.
Council Briefs: Seven projects approved for council-backed crowdfunding scheme, council’s rent collection increases, and more
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at recent meetings of their finance and protocol committees.
The Whitehall College building has been sitting empty for a decade, as a legal battle drags on
Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe says that those living in the area really want answers about how this could happen.