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## Posts
- [In the north inner-city, tenants of 15 years evicted so council can buy their home](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-the-north-inner-city-tenants-of-15-years-evicted-so-council-can-buy-their-home.md) - Dublin City Council is buying 40 homes in the Northbank apartments. It is not clear how many tenants have been evicted for the deal to proceed.
- [Even as more legislation looms, the rise of "candy and vape" shops continues](https://www.dublininquirer.com/even-as-more-legislation-looms-the-rise-of-candy-and-vape-shops-continues.md) - Is it okay to sell the two together?
- [You won't have to trek from Crumlin to Lucan to pick up your parcels, An Post says](https://www.dublininquirer.com/you-wont-have-to-trek-from-crumlin-to-lucan-to-pick-up-your-parcels-an-post-says.md) - It's planning a new system where missed packages will be held for pickup at a local post office, rather than at the depot, a spokesperson said.
- [Government plans to introduce standardised national social-housing rents](https://www.dublininquirer.com/government-plans-to-introduce-standardised-national-social-housing-rents.md) - At the moment councils set their own rents for their tenants, and there's a lot of variation.
- [Things To Do: Liberate objects by hoarding them, have a Really Good Time, go to the opera with the council](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-liberate-objects-by-hoarding-them-have-a-really-good-time-go-to-the-opera-with-the-council.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [As council plans new town for Dunsink, how does the old landfill there fit in?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/as-council-plans-new-town-for-dunsink-how-does-the-old-landfill-there-fit-in.md) - The plans envision it as a park, not a site for housing. Environmental monitoring reports detail its impacts on surface water and ground water, as well as the gases it is emitting.
- [After challenge from petrol station, planning body to reconsider a bit of a BusConnects route](https://www.dublininquirer.com/after-challenge-from-petrol-station-planning-body-to-reconsider-a-bit-of-a-busconnects-route.md) - The High Court decided An Coimisiún Pleanála has to look again at the impact of one stretch of Blanchardstown to City Centre route, which runs by the Go service station on the Old Cabra Road.
- [A youth-led uprising in India stirs hopes of greater solidarity among Indian Dubliners](https://www.dublininquirer.com/a-youth-led-uprising-in-india-stirs-hopes-of-greater-solidarity-among-indian-dubliners.md) - Late last month, a small group gathered on O'Connell Street to support the "cockroaches" movement that had taken to the streets in their country of birth.
- [As costs to fit-out Dublin's new arts spaces come into focus, who should pay?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/as-costs-to-fit-out-dublins-new-arts-spaces-come-into-focus-who-should-pay.md) - In one case, it may take about €60,000. In another, €5 million.
- [Dean: In Search of Lecs Luther’s “Fish & Chips”](https://www.dublininquirer.com/dean-in-search-of-lecs-luthers-fish-chips.md) - Before Luther repackaged himself as Rejjie Snow, he announced but never released the EP – but someone else pieced it together.
- [Too many people are kept in their cells between 19 and 24 hours a day, says chief prison inspector](https://www.dublininquirer.com/too-many-prisoners-are-kept-in-their-cells-between-19-and-24-hours-a-day-says-chief-prison-inspector.md) - "It really is an absolutely critical issue," says Mark Kelly.
- [In need of €439 million to reduce carbon emissions, the council got €70,500](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-need-of-eur439-million-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-the-council-got-eur70-500.md) - "It seems very very small indeed," said Fine Gael Councillor Declan Flanagan, chair of Dublin City Council's climate action committee.
- [Should the council have to pay taxes on city properties it owns and leaves vacant or derelict?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/should-the-council-have-to-pay-taxes-on-city-properties-it-owns-and-leaves-vacant-or-derelict.md) - The recently published report from the government's Local Democracy Taskforce recommended that if it does, it should get the money back.
- [The council plans to crack down on people who leave their bins on footpaths all the time](https://www.dublininquirer.com/the-council-plans-to-crack-down-on-people-who-leave-their-bins-on-footpaths-all-the-time.md) - As the council bans putting out rubbish in bags in more and more bits of the city – part of its drive to clean up streets – some residents say they don't have room in their homes for wheelie bins.
- [The council is pushing ahead with plans to make the Tenters an architectural conservation area](https://www.dublininquirer.com/the-council-is-pushing-ahead-with-plans-to-make-the-tenters-an-architectural-conservation-area.md) - “The original character of the area is quite special,” says Tenters resident Marie O’Reilly, who recalls spotting unique design features on neighbouring houses as a young child.
- [Years on, danger spots for cyclists along Rathmines to city centre corridor persist](https://www.dublininquirer.com/years-on-danger-spots-for-cyclists-along-rathmines-to-city-centre-corridor-persist.md) - There's a plan to reduce motor vehicle traffic along the route, and install kerb-segregated cycle lanes along most of it – but moving very, very slowly.
- [Things To Do: Haul a boat, let the past speak, choose a song about Sligo for karaoke](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-haul-a-boat-let-the-past-speak-choose-a-song-about-sligo-for-karaoke.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [As locals wrestle with details of big plan for Dunsink, city councillors call for more time to consult](https://www.dublininquirer.com/as-locals-wrestle-with-detail-of-big-plan-for-dunsink-city-councillors-call-for-more-time-to-consult.md) - Dublin city councillors say outreach about the major project has been to residents in the Fingal County Council area – leaving locals in affected city neighbourhoods, such as Finglas, without a proper voice.
- [In Merrion Square, park-goers are frustrated as construction on tearoom enters its third summer](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-merrion-square-park-goers-are-frustrated-as-construction-on-tearoom-enters-its-third-summer.md) - Earlier this year, the council had said it would be done about now. But that's been pushed back again.
- [Luke: In new Irish-language film, a chance encounter leads woman down dark road of revenge](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-new-irish-language-film-a-chance-encounter-leads-woman-down-dark-road-of-revenge.md) - The dread and discomfort build gradually in “An Mháthair”, from its mundane starting point to its clever reveal.
- [Dozens of people from Gaza seeking visas to study in Ireland are denied entry](https://www.dublininquirer.com/dozens-of-people-from-gaza-seeking-visas-to-study-in-ireland-are-denied-entry.md) - It was Haneen Eshraim's only “realistic opportunity at this stage to leave Gaza safely and continue my education”, she said.
- [Animation artists call for regulation of the industry as the AI transition looms large](https://www.dublininquirer.com/animation-artists-call-for-regulation-of-the-industry-as-the-ai-transition-looms-large.md) - “I wouldn't necessarily say we're looking at a looming full automation, but a really, really drastic shakeup is definitely on the horizon,” says Jen Wayne of the Animation Workers of Ireland.
- [Dublin City Council is grappling with how to meet new government target for delivering social and affordable homes](https://www.dublininquirer.com/dublin-city-council-is-grappling-with-how-to-meet-new-government-target-for-delivering-social-and-affordable-homes.md) - The council's current pipeline shows about 11,000 new homes in the works from 2027 to 2030 so far, well short of the target of 19,400.
- [Fighting on O’Connell Street has never been so fun](https://www.dublininquirer.com/fighting-on-oconnell-street-has-never-been-so-fun.md) - The last few weeks, beneath the statue of Father Mathew, behind the Spire, groups of capoeristas have been practising their Brazillian martial art and game.
- [Campaign to engage voters in Belmayne provides a model to learn from, says a new report](https://www.dublininquirer.com/campaign-to-engage-voters-in-belmayne-provides-a-model-to-learn-from-says-a-new-report.md) - As voting turnout declines, the Belmayne Social Inclusion Voting Campaign looks to simple tools to mend the divide.
- [What ever happened to the plan to transform Dorset Street?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/what-ever-happened-to-the-plan-to-transform-dorset-street.md) - It included designating the street as an architectural conservation area, widening footpaths, installing a cycleway, and helping businesses transform their shopfronts.
- [Irish Water scaled back tests on Balbriggan drinking water. Does it matter?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/irish-water-scaled-back-tests-on-balbriggan-drinking-water-does-it-matter.md) - It still tests the water that comes out of the treatment plant and flows to taps, but not the "raw water" in the ground that feeds it.
- [After shock closure of Axis café, Ballymun locals get a sliver of hope that it may not be the end](https://www.dublininquirer.com/after-shock-closure-of-axis-cafe-ballymun-locals-get-a-sliver-of-hope-that-it-may-not-be-the-end.md) - In June, the arts and community centre put out an expression of interest for a new operator.
- [Things To Do: Find meaning among the pigeons, visit the School of Hibernia, see the cinematic re-wilding of a farm](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-find-meaning-among-the-pigeons-visit-the-school-of-hibernia-see-the-cinematic-re-wilding-of-a-farm.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Mention of “best interests of the child” quietly dropped from Department of Justice’s new family reunification policy](https://www.dublininquirer.com/mention-of-best-interests-of-the-child-quietly-dropped-from-department-of-justices-new-family-reunification-policy.md) - A spokesperson for Ireland’s Ombudsman for Children said it is “very concerned” that the best-interests principle was not referenced in the new policy.
- [In Rathmines, the last hours of the old art-deco post office](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-rathmines-the-last-hours-of-the-old-art-deco-post-office.md) - What comes now?
- [Government opposes bill to overhaul bin-collection system in effort to keep city's streets cleaner and prices down](https://www.dublininquirer.com/government-opposes-bill-to-overhaul-bin-collection-system-in-effort-to-keep-citys-streets-cleaner-and-prices-down.md) - They're still thinking about the best way forward, and that might be improving the current system rather than replacing it, said Alan Dillon, Minister of State with responsibility for the Circular Economy.
- [Artists in the old Filmbase building, owned by the council, say it really needs some visible upkeep](https://www.dublininquirer.com/artists-in-the-old-filmbase-building-owned-by-the-council-say-it-really-needs-some-visible-upkeep.md) - It isn't that clear to passersby that the building is being used at all, relayed councillors at a recent meeting.
- [During heatwave, building manager warns Cork Street tenants not to open windows too far to cool their homes](https://www.dublininquirer.com/during-heatwave-building-manager-warns-cork-street-tenants-not-to-open-windows-too-far-to-cool-their-homes.md) - Some tenants had been disconnecting window restrictors put in to keep people from falling out windows, which are required under building regulations, an email from the building manager said.
- [Council should buy James Weir Home and pass it on to youth-services charity, councillors say](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-should-buy-james-weir-home-and-pass-it-on-to-youth-services-charity-councillors-say.md) - Consolidating operations into one main hub would be the dream, says Amy Carey, CEO of Solas Project, but they don't yet know what doing up the vacant building on Cork Street would cost.
- [If district heating is the future for Dublin, how much will it cost customers?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/if-district-heating-is-the-future-for-dublin-how-much-will-it-cost-customers.md) - The shift to a lower-carbon heating system would reduce big-picture costs, like, global costs, societal costs. But how would it affect customers' bills?
- [Things To Do: Praise public infrastructure, dwell on digital photography, talk shop](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-praise-public-infrastructure-dwell-on-digital-photography-talk-shop.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Echoing the Trump administration, some Dublin politicians push campaign against Somali immigrants](https://www.dublininquirer.com/echoing-the-trump-administration-some-dublin-politicians-push-a-campaign-against-somali-immigrants.md) - "To be honest, it is really disappointing," says Abdi Farhan Hassan.
- [Tending to Dublin’s street cats, a Brazilian network finds sense of purpose, and home](https://www.dublininquirer.com/tending-to-dublins-street-cats-a-brazilian-network-finds-sense-of-purpose-and-home.md) - "Moving countries, I had a job, college, a place to live. But I didn't have a purpose. Now I feel like I have an impact and I know I have.”
- [After builder goes into liquidation, Crumlin social housing project stalls out](https://www.dublininquirer.com/after-builder-goes-into-liquidation-crumlin-social-housing-project-stalls-out.md) - The council should acquire the site and fast-track its development, Independents 4 Change Councillor Pat Dunne proposed a recent council committee meeting.
- [After series of city-centre laneway closures, council aims to revamp one off Dame Street](https://www.dublininquirer.com/after-series-of-city-centre-laneway-closures-council-aims-to-revamp-one-off-dame-street.md) - The council and Millimetre Design are looking to explore a spoken word and music theme for this lane, a council official said at a meeting Monday.
- [As prominent site in Kilmainham sits vacant, council liable for tens of thousands in fines](https://www.dublininquirer.com/as-prominent-site-in-kilmainham-sits-vacant-council-liable-for-tens-of-thousands-in-fines.md) - A housing charity had planning permission to build 11 apartments there, but that project fizzled out in 2024. Why?
- [If Dublin City Council had more than 3% of its staff working in housing delivery, would more homes get built in the city?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/if-dublin-city-council-had-more-than-3-of-its-staff-working-in-housing-delivery-would-more-homes-get-built-in-the-city.md) - The County and City Management Association is "preparing a business case for the Department of Housing for additional staff for Housing Delivery across all local authorities”, a council spokesperson said.
- [At kiosks across the city, only a third of the phones worked – but all the attached advertising billboards did](https://www.dublininquirer.com/at-kiosks-across-the-city-only-a-third-of-the-phones-worked-but-all-the-attached-advertising-billboards-did.md) - “You simply cannot just say you're putting out a phone when really what you're actually doing is you're putting out a massive advertising board.”
- [Vacancy Watch: Why isn't the site of the former Ormond Hotel on the derelict sites register?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/vacancy-watch-why-isnt-the-site-of-the-former-ormond-hotel-on-the-derelict-sites-register.md) - The site "is in the direct eye line of the [Dublin City Council] chief executive’s office”, says Green Party Councillor Janet Horner.
- [Donnycarney remembers a trad music legend and the workshop that helped save uilleann piping](https://www.dublininquirer.com/donnycarney-remembers-a-trad-music-legend-and-the-workshop-that-helped-save-uilleann-piping.md) - A crowd of about 40 people gathered on Saturday for the unveiling of a plaque honouring Leo Rowsome.
- [Councillors back motion for sections of big parks to be set aside to let dogs run free](https://www.dublininquirer.com/councillors-back-motion-for-sections-of-big-parks-to-be-set-aside-to-let-dogs-run-free.md) - Next step: a workshop in September to try to discuss the nuts and bolts of the proposal.
- [Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #124](https://www.dublininquirer.com/cover-image-for-dublin-inquirer-print-edition-124.md) - "Stephen’s Green, overlooked by the shopping centre, is an iconic symbol of summer in Dublin to me."
- [Things To Do: Await the Leaving Cert results, celebrate the hairstylists, touch everything in a gallery](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-await-the-leaving-cert-results-celebrate-the-hairstylists-touch-everything-in-a-gallery.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Luke: In new anti-Christmas comedy, father goes on one-man crusade against most commercial time of year](https://www.dublininquirer.com/luke-in-new-anti-christmas-comedy-father-goes-on-one-man-crusade-against-most-commercial-time-of-year.md) - Here we are in early July, and "Murphy Vs Christmas" is set to premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh, followed by a wide release.
- [Keep fences and gates around Liberties apartment complex for now, council tells owner](https://www.dublininquirer.com/keep-fences-and-gates-around-liberties-apartment-complex-for-now-council-tells-owner.md) - The owner of Grand Canal Harbour shouldn't have installed the barriers, the council had said. But it decided they could have them for three years.
- [Land Development Agency publishes plans for more than 560 homes in the abandoned heart of Ballymun](https://www.dublininquirer.com/land-development-agency-publishes-plans-for-more-than-560-homes-in-the-abandoned-heart-of-ballymun.md) - It's running a public consultation on the scheme at the moment, with a drop-in event at Axis Ballymun on 15 July.
- [Why are car parks, with planning for 1,500 homes, exempt from tax meant to accelerate building?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/why-are-car-parks-with-planning-for-1-500-homes-exempt-from-tax-meant-to-accelerate-building.md) - With their eyes on three sites, Fingal County Councillors agreed to write to the Minister for Housing to ask him to change the rules.
- [Fingal County Council hasn’t had an integration strategy in nearly two years](https://www.dublininquirer.com/fingal-county-council-hasnt-had-an-integration-strategy-in-nearly-two-years.md) - It, like Dublin City Council, has been waiting years for a new national policy, before it renews its local integration policy.
- [Waterways Ireland is starting to plot what, exactly, should be built on its lands at Grand Canal Basin](https://www.dublininquirer.com/waterways-ireland-is-starting-to-plot-what-exactly-should-be-built-on-its-lands-at-grand-canal-basin.md) - It is in the process of procuring "preliminary property development advice" for City Block 19, said John Tolan, its marketing and development controller.
- [Greater use of red-light cameras on Dublin roads inches closer](https://www.dublininquirer.com/greater-use-of-red-light-cameras-on-dublin-roads-inches-closer.md) - On Monday, the National Transport Authority published a tender looking for someone to help it plan and oversee the roll-out of red-light and speed cameras.
- [After first try goes wrong, council to re-run planning process for Mountjoy Square Park](https://www.dublininquirer.com/after-first-try-goes-wrong-council-to-re-run-planning-process-for-mountjoy-square-park.md) - The council plans to restore the historic park in line with its Georgian heritage, but an attempt to hurry it has sent it back to the drawing board.
- [Why's it so hard to find a bottle bank in the city centre?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/whys-it-so-hard-to-find-a-bottle-bank-in-the-city-centre.md) - The council only has one in all of Dublin 1.
- [Campaigners in Meakstown push for their first school, to help build community](https://www.dublininquirer.com/campaigners-in-meakstown-push-for-their-first-school-to-help-build-community.md) - The area near Charlestown has no schools, primary or secondary, right now. Its population is growing, says Neil Dowling, a member of the Meakstown School Campaign.
- [Things To Do: See the cool air, get to the wake house, become a mystic](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-see-the-cool-air-get-to-the-wake-house-become-a-mystic.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [A new plan envisions Dublin City Council helping to fill creche spaces with actual creches](https://www.dublininquirer.com/a-new-plan-envisions-dublin-city-council-helping-to-fill-creche-spaces-with-actual-creches.md) - And possibly setting up a council-owned, not-for-profit childcare delivery company.
- [The Oireachtas leans into Microsoft for its comms, even as other European governments abandon US tech](https://www.dublininquirer.com/the-oireachtas-leans-into-microsoft-for-its-comms-even-as-other-european-governments-retreat.md) - Switching to the US big tech provider, for phone systems and more, comes at a time of fierce debate about tech sovereignty.
- [Dublin City Council planner throws cold water on plea to publish info online about planning enforcement cases](https://www.dublininquirer.com/dublin-city-council-planner-throws-cold-water-on-plea-to-publish-more-about-planning-enforcement-cases.md) - "We comply with the statutory requirements in maintaining a register, and there is no requirement to have it up online," City Planner Emer Uí Fhátharta said at a meeting last week.
- [Dean: HAVVK make anxiety sound beautiful](https://www.dublininquirer.com/dean-havvk-make-anxiety-sound-beautiful.md) - "How do you engage a part of the brain that people fear, in a way that engrosses and rather than repulses?"
- [Amid delays with permit renewals, an immigrant doctor in Ireland can't travel to visit his seriously ill mother](https://www.dublininquirer.com/amid-delays-with-permit-renewals-an-immigrant-doctor-in-ireland-cant-travel-to-visit-his-seriously-ill-mother.md) - The fix for the backlogged system? “It has to be more people assigned to it,” says Colm Burke, the Fine Gael TD.
- [In Phibsborough, an artist dives into childhood memories, with beeswax and human hair](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-phibsborough-an-artist-dives-into-childhood-memories-with-beeswax-and-human-hair.md) - Richmond Road Studios recently bid farewell to the Phibsborough Shopping Centre with a last exhibition, as they head to a new home.
- [Does Irish Water even know how much water data centres are using?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/does-irish-water-even-know-how-much-water-data-centres-are-using.md) - Much of the debate around data centres has focused on electricity, but the gap in figures for their water use has started to draw more attention – and breed mistrust.
- [Make-up of new board to guide city-centre regeneration suggests focus on business and property development](https://www.dublininquirer.com/make-up-of-new-board-to-guide-city-centre-regeneration-suggests-focus-on-business-and-property-development.md) - “Thousands of people live in the city, and it appears they have been overlooked,” says Noel Wardick, CEO of the Dublin City Community Co-op.
- [What's put the brakes on plug-in solar in Ireland?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/whats-put-the-brakes-on-plug-in-solar-in-ireland.md) - There's resistance from companies that stand to lose out, but there are also some real, but solveable, safety issues to get a handle on, say experts.
- [New scheme to tempt parents to switch to re-usable nappies launches today](https://www.dublininquirer.com/new-scheme-to-tempt-parents-to-switch-to-re-usable-nappies-launches-today.md) - Dublin City Council is partnering with Voice Ireland on the project, which aims to help reduce the mountain of disposable nappies that are helping fill the country's bins.
- [Things To Do: Leave the office, hit the quays for a hooley, study the kitchen table](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-leave-the-office-hit-the-quays-for-a-hooley-study-the-kitchen-table.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Pointing to process, council officials say they can't allocate bit of big masterplan lands for Traveller homes](https://www.dublininquirer.com/pointing-to-process-council-officials-say-they-cant-allocate-bit-of-big-masterplan-lands-for-traveller-homes.md) - "I think it's a slap in the face of inclusivity, of diversity of this city, if we can move to develop nearly 5,000 units and we can not even develop one new site of Traveller accommodation," said one councillor.
- [In Stoneybatter, an annual tour of local cats – from the gentle giant to the chicken thief](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-stoneybatter-an-annual-tour-of-local-cats-from-the-gentle-giant-to-the-chicken-thief.md) - Those joining the cat crawl got a map marked with the cats' locations and names across nearly 20 households.
- [A debut album finds inspiration in an evocative object, the breakfast roll](https://www.dublininquirer.com/a-debut-album-finds-inspiration-in-an-evocative-object-the-breakfast-roll.md) - “It’s an indulgent thing, a fry-up, rammed into a luxury baguette. It felt like such a symbol of contemporary Ireland, and the perfect identity for the project.”
- [In Donabate, locals complain that their library has shrunk](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-donabate-locals-complain-that-their-library-has-shrunk.md) - The town's library moved into Ballisk House earlier this year, but it's falling well short of what people expected, they say
- [Even as Ireland gets harsher with people seeking asylum, anti-immigrant groups rail against new asylum law](https://www.dublininquirer.com/even-as-ireland-gets-harsher-with-people-seeking-asylum-anti-immigrant-groups-rail-against-new-asylum-law.md) - Academics and politicians say that’s because, for a small cohort, there’s an existential risk in admitting to their audience that the rules have hardened.
- [Council chief says his team gave wrong timeline, when they hurried councillors to vote on Mountjoy Square redesign](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-chief-says-his-team-gave-wrong-timeline-when-they-hurried-councillors-to-vote-on-mountjoy-square-redesign.md) - “I do believe in this project, but it is hard to stand over that when we were given unsound advice," said one councillor.
- [Councillors, after back and forth, vote to rezone lands in Finglas and Santry for housing](https://www.dublininquirer.com/councillors-after-back-and-forth-vote-to-rezone-lands-in-finglas-and-santry-for-housing.md) - In both cases, councillors pushed changes to the planned variations that they said were meant to force the construction of not only housing, but other infrastructure there too.
- [Council should do urgent repairs for its tenants within five days. Why do logs show jobs taking more than six months?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-should-do-urgent-repairs-for-its-tenants-within-five-days-why-do-logs-show-jobs-taking-more-than-six-months.md) - It is not clear if the records are accurate, or whether a new system for tracking maintenance requests will allow tracking of how long it takes the council to fix things.
- [Council readies to apply for planning for new pitch at Donore Avenue](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-readies-to-apply-for-planning-for-new-pitch-at-donore-avenue.md) - Councillors at the South Central Area got word that phase two of the big project in the south inner-city is ready to move forward.
- [Kilmore West is still clogged with overflow parking from Beaumont Hospital, but is a solution in sight?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/kilmore-west-is-still-clogged-with-overflow-parking-from-beaumont-hospital-but-is-a-solution-in-sight.md) - The roads are so blocked that a fire truck, headed to an emergency, couldn't get through a few weeks ago, said a councilllor at a recent meeting.
- [In Cherry Orchard, a park makeover moves closer – with a 400 metre running track, 500 trees, and more](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-cherry-orchard-a-park-makeover-moves-closer-with-a-400-metre-running-track-500-trees-and-more.md) - It's desperately needed, said councillors, pointing to the hundreds of new homes planned for the area.
- [The RTB told a woman who is homeless that it will close her case because she can’t provide an address](https://www.dublininquirer.com/the-rtb-told-a-woman-who-is-homeless-that-it-will-close-her-case-because-she-cant-provide-an-address.md) - Irina Artemjeva, who filed a dispute for alleged unlawful termination of tenancy, says, she has to move around a lot. “It's a very unstable situation.”
- [For two years, North Central is the only council area without a boxing development officer](https://www.dublininquirer.com/for-two-years-north-central-is-the-only-council-area-without-a-boxing-development-officer.md) - It's needed to keep kids busy who aren't interested in the usual team sports, says a councillor.
- [Things To Do: Become a synth aficionado, watch a banned football film, go on the annual pilgrimage to Dalkey](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-become-a-synth-aficionado-watch-a-banned-football-film-go-on-the-annual-pilgrimage-to-dalkey.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Barred by EU sanctions from exporting hi-tech chips to Russia, Ireland is sending them in heaps to Israel](https://www.dublininquirer.com/barred-by-eu-sanctions-from-exporting-hi-tech-chips-to-russia-ireland-is-sending-them-in-heaps-to-israel.md) - Intel has a plant in Leixlip, and another in Israel. It's a major employer and taxpayer in Ireland, where its executives meet pretty regularly with senior government figures.
- [Gardaí’s budget for PR and communications has boomed. Is that good?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/gardais-budget-for-pr-and-communications-has-boomed-is-that-good.md) - It depends on how its used, say academics who study policing – on what kinds of interventions and stories are pushed.
- [Twelve years in, experimental metal band Earthslayer are ready to take their apocalyptic sound to the live circuit](https://www.dublininquirer.com/twelve-years-in-experimental-metal-band-earthslayer-are-ready-to-take-their-apocalyptic-sound-to-the-live-circuit.md) - They're preparing to release their as-yet-untitled sophomore record.
- [Revolt continues in Dublin 7 over proposed shift from bags to bins](https://www.dublininquirer.com/revolt-continues-in-dublin-7-over-proposed-shift-from-bags-to-bins.md) - The change is part of the council's efforts to stop foraging foxes and hungry gulls from from tearing open bags left out for collection, scattering rubbish.
- [Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #123](https://www.dublininquirer.com/cover-image-for-dublin-inquirer-print-edition-123.md) - "June is deeply associated with Áine, the Irish goddess of summer, fertility, love, and sovereignty, whose presence is especially felt around the midsummer season."
- [Six months on, the renamings of two Dublin parks are still stalled out](https://www.dublininquirer.com/six-months-on-the-renamings-of-two-dublin-parks-are-still-stalled-out.md) - Councillors still looking to dename Herzog Park – and to rename Diamond Park after Terence Wheelock – say they’ve seen no progress from central government on regulations to make it an option.
- [At Labre Park, residents wait for word on what they need, and will get, to protect from landfill gases](https://www.dublininquirer.com/at-labre-park-residents-wait-for-word-on-if-they-need-and-will-get-protection-from-landfill-gases.md) - This Traveller halting site, like others, was built on a historic landfill. “It seems to be a pattern across the state to build sites on dumps.”
- [Does the council's site at Camden Yard really have to be offices – and should it be?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/does-the-stalled-out-site-at-camden-yard-really-have-to-be-offices-and-should-it-be.md) - As plans for the council to build it out progress, there remains something of a split among councillors as to what would be positive, and what would be possible.
- [An uilleann piper, with one eye on tradition, takes to the big stages](https://www.dublininquirer.com/an-uilleann-piper-with-one-eye-on-tradition-takes-to-the-big-stages.md) - In the last year, Seán McKeon has appeared around the world with Christy Moore, Elvis Costello, and other famous faces.
- [Based in the north inner-city, Mums Hub supports parents to get back to paid, and more flexible, work](https://www.dublininquirer.com/based-in-the-north-inner-city-mums-hub-supports-parents-to-get-back-to-paid-and-more-flexible-work.md) - “For many mothers, the issue is not a lack of ambition, it is wanting to work without being absent from their children’s everyday lives,” says its founder Karla Dragić.
- [Youth workers look for new ways to fight grooming of children as young as six by drug gangs](https://www.dublininquirer.com/youth-workers-look-for-new-ways-to-fight-child-grooming-by-criminal-gangs.md) - With younger and younger children being targeted, organisations on the ground have to respond, they say.
- [Council approves plans for Mountjoy Square Park, but there's still confusion on future of playgrounds and sports there](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-approves-plans-for-mountjoy-square-park-but-there-is-still-confusion-over-playgrounds-and-sports.md) - “The play trail won’t work for us,” says Geraldine O’Driscoll, who runs an early years service on Mountjoy Square.
- [Things To Do: Stand at a bus stop, browse some rare books, curate a magazine, spend the weekend watching movies](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-2.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Department of Foreign Affairs won’t release internal records on ICE deportation flights via Shannon](https://www.dublininquirer.com/department-of-foreign-affairs-wont-release-internal-records-on-ice-deportation-flights-via-shannon.md) - “If they need to redact security information, then by all means, redact it, but not releasing any documents at all doesn’t instil confidence in the system here.”
- [It's time for Fingal to take legal action to stop Manna drones flying from Coolmine base, councillor says](https://www.dublininquirer.com/its-time-for-fingal-to-take-legal-action-to-stop-manna-drones-flying-from-coolmine-base-councillor-says.md) - The council rejected a planning application for the base, but that hasn't stopped the company, which says it is still flying and "considering the next steps available to us".
- [Due to delays, council’s district heating project wasn’t ready to warm Irish Glass Bottle apartments](https://www.dublininquirer.com/due-to-delays-councils-district-heating-project-wasnt-ready-to-warm-irish-glass-bottle-apartments-as-planned.md) - So instead of being kept cosy with waste heat from the Poolbeg incinerator, the apartments are using heat pumps, the council project manager said Monday.
- [Despite car-park fee increase, more people taking train from Clonsilla, Irish Rail says](https://www.dublininquirer.com/despite-car-park-fee-increase-more-people-taking-train-from-clonsilla-irish-rail-says.md) - The council increased fees at a car park near the station, and some councillors worried it'd push people to drive into town instead of commuting by train.
- [In Fingal, council raised rents weeks before telling its tenants what their new rates were](https://www.dublininquirer.com/in-fingal-council-raised-rents-weeks-before-telling-its-tenants-what-their-new-rates-were.md) - The council had problems with its IT system, which led to the delay, said Paul Carroll, the council’s director of housing.
- [Through her small Collins Avenue vineyard, a winemaker finds her family roots](https://www.dublininquirer.com/through-her-small-collins-avenue-vineyard-a-winemaker-finds-her-family-roots.md) - It all started with a birthday gift from her son of two grape vines.
- [A documentary follows the ripples of the 1981 hunger strike to the California prison system](https://www.dublininquirer.com/a-documentary-follows-the-ripples-of-the-1981-hunger-strike-to-the-california-prison-system.md) - "The Strike" is due to be screened in Dublin, Belfast and Cork this month.
- [While in Dublin, a journalist offers a talk on using Instagram to document ethnic cleansing in the West Bank](https://www.dublininquirer.com/while-in-dublin-a-journalist-offers-a-talk-on-using-instagram-to-document-ethnic-cleansing-in-the-west-bank.md) - “I try to make things easy for people to see,” says journalist Leila Warah, who focuses on one aspect of life under apartheid in each short video.
- [Could a promised scheme for stylish shopfronts change O’Connell Street?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/could-a-promised-scheme-for-stylish-shopfronts-change-oconnell-street.md) - To date, Dublin City Council’s shopfront improvement scheme has covered the Liberties, Ballymun and Finglas.
- [Things To Do: Pin the blame on indie sleaze, visit a bungalow, see the Dead Zoo in blue](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-pin-the-blame-on-indie-sleaze-visit-a-bungalow-see-the-dead-zoo-in-blue.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Risk that more survivors of torture will be denied asylum in Ireland, as a vital service is frozen](https://www.dublininquirer.com/risk-that-more-survivors-of-torture-wil-be-denied-asylum-in-ireland-as-a-vital-service-is-frozen.md) - While the pace of the asylum process has picked up for many applicants, the services helping them to make their cases have lacked the resourcing to keep up.
- [Council investigates chemical "attacks" on beach grass in Balbriggan](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-investigates-chemical-attacks-on-beach-grass-in-balbriggan.md) - “It is not harmless behaviour – it is the premeditated, attempted destruction of a key environmental asset.”
- [Council identifies Clongriffin as potential site for a new cultural and artistic centre](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-identifies-clongriffin-as-potential-site-for-a-new-cultural-and-artistic-centre.md) - A 2021 cultural infrastructure audit found that there was a big swathe of the northeast of the city that did not have any cultural buildings nearby.
- [Council looking into causes of small landslide in Strawberry Beds earlier this year](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-looking-into-causes-of-small-landslide-in-strawberry-beds-earlier-this-year.md) - “The residents living there and people that use that road need to know that it’s safe,” says Fine Gael Councillor Ted Leddy.
- [Frustrated by longer wait for green man at Blackhorse junction, people dash across in front of moving cars](https://www.dublininquirer.com/frustrated-by-longer-wait-for-green-man-at-blackhorse-junction-people-dash-across-in-front-of-moving-cars.md) - “I know the cycle of the lights and I’m like, ‘I should have gone already,’” said Niamh Stephens on Tuesday.
- [Why don't councillors talk as much about homelessness at meetings anymore?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/why-dont-councillors-talk-as-much-about-homelessness-at-meetings-anymore.md) - For years, homelessness was a standing item on the agenda at most housing committee meetings. But, recently it hasn’t featured as often.
- [Council looks set to agree plans to revamp Mountjoy Square despite pushback from local sports clubs](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-looks-set-to-agree-plans-to-revamp-mountjoy-square-despite-pushback-from-local-sports-clubs.md) - The full council is set to vote in June on the plan to rejuvenate the square in line with its Georgian heritage, following 196 submissions to a public consultation.
- [Some Drimnagh residents want the council to buy the old, frequently arsoned, G4S site](https://www.dublininquirer.com/some-drimnagh-residents-want-the-council-to-buy-the-old-frequently-arsoned-g4s-site.md) - It has planning permission for 113 apartments, and community facilities.
- [The revived Newmarket Flea could really do with an indoor space, says its operator – like that vacant one there](https://www.dublininquirer.com/the-revived-newmarket-flea-could-really-do-with-an-indoor-space-says-its-operator-like-that-vacant-one-there.md) - But the asking rent for the empty market space at the bottom of The Eight Building in the Liberties is €66,000 a year.
- [Dean: “Supergroup” Chuck Squires make country music that’s shamelessly nostalgic](https://www.dublininquirer.com/dean-supergroup-chuck-squires-make-country-music-thats-shamelessly-nostalgic.md) - And, they’re clearly having fun with it.
- [Things To Do: Hear some early music, solve a riddle, use fiction as a verb](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-hear-some-early-music-solve-a-riddle-use-fiction-as-a-verb.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Priorswood Deis Plus school set to lose teacher and face larger class sizes for want of one student](https://www.dublininquirer.com/priorswood-deis-plus-school-set-to-lose-teacher-and-face-larger-class-sizes-for-want-of-one-student.md) - Local residents and TDs are calling on the Department of Education to intervene.
- [Under council’s "5% policy", developers are delivering arts spaces – but who will pay for the fit-outs?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/under-councils-5-policy-developers-are-delivering-arts-spaces-but-who-will-pay-for-the-fit-outs.md) - The new four-storey Juno Building on Upper Sheriff Street is built, but it’ll cost millions to finish the interior so arts organisations can put it to use.
- [A woman sees herself through a lengthy stay in immigration limbo with help from open mics, group therapy](https://www.dublininquirer.com/a-woman-sees-herself-through-a-lengthy-stay-in-immigration-limbo-with-help-from-open-mics-group-therapy.md) - “Most men process their feelings faster,” Jaishree Malik said, on stage, of her eight-month-long wait. The joke met with peals of laughter.
- [What ever became of the planned mill museum in Islandbridge?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/what-ever-became-of-the-planned-mill-museum-in-islandbridge.md) - Though promised as part of the Bellevue apartment complex, it was never opened – and then the owner applied for permission to turn it into more apartments instead.
- [How much would it cost the council to revive the Rupert Guinness Theatre in the Liberties?](https://www.dublininquirer.com/how-much-would-it-cost-the-council-to-revive-the-rupert-guinness-theatre-in-the-liberties.md) - The Diageo-owned theatre on Watling Street has been left unused for many years.
- [Concerns about continuity of care as Tusla changes 3,000 children’s social workers](https://www.dublininquirer.com/concerns-about-continuity-of-care-as-tusla-changes-3-000-childrens-social-workers.md) - “If you read any research with care-experienced voices – every piece of research talks about the importance of continuity of care.”
- [Corporate landlord dinged for breaching rent-setting laws in four properties](https://www.dublininquirer.com/corporate-landlord-dinged-for-breaching-rent-setting-laws-in-four-properties.md) - Vestry Limited Partnership owns more than 1,000 homes across Ireland.
- [Fingal refuses Manna permission to continue flying drones from base in Coolmine](https://www.dublininquirer.com/fingal-refuses-manna-permission-to-continue-flying-drones-from-base-in-coolmine.md) - “In the absence of sufficient evidence, the aerial delivery hub by virtue of its operation results in serious noise pollution,” the council found.
- [AI is not just coming to newsrooms in Ireland, it’s already here](https://www.dublininquirer.com/ai-is-not-just-coming-to-newsrooms-in-ireland-its-already-here.md) - “I'd be amazed if it’s not used in some form everywhere now,” says Michael Marsh, the editor in chief for Reach Plc in Ireland.
- [A new coalition tries to lay out what a “health-led” drug policy could actually mean](https://www.dublininquirer.com/a-new-coalition-tries-to-lay-out-what-a-health-led-drug-policy-should-actually-mean.md) - “We're actually at a pivotal moment in Ireland with regard to our drug policy,” said one speaker, at the inaugural event of the Irish Coalition for Drug Reform.
- [Council says it does intend to reopen long-closed playground and coffee kiosk at Bridgefoot Street Park](https://www.dublininquirer.com/council-says-it-does-intend-to-reopen-long-closed-playground-and-coffee-kiosk-at-bridgefoot-street-park.md) - Residents say that organising more events in the hard-won green space could also help it to thrive.
- [Short-term contracts and low pay are making careers in animation unsustainable, says union](https://www.dublininquirer.com/short-term-contracts-and-low-pay-are-making-careers-in-animation-unsustainable-says-union.md) - “It's basically impossible to buy a house and start a family.”
- [Things To Do: Unpack the Fingal seaweed war, debate the golden age of the Irish short story, swim operatically](https://www.dublininquirer.com/things-to-do-unpack-the-fingal-seaweed-war-debate-the-golden-age-of-the-irish-short-story-swim-operatically.md) - Our latest recommendations, and community noticeboard listings.
- [Still hurt by Bertie Ahern singling out Congolese people, loss of a community member opened a fresh wound, they say](https://www.dublininquirer.com/still-hurt-by-bertie-ahern-singling-out-congolese-people-loss-of-a-community-member-opened-a-fresh-wound-they-say.md) - “It’s literally George Floyd on the streets of Dublin. I can’t believe that scene and that guy with his knee on his neck.”

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