In Ringsend, 176 new social homes sit empty due to funding paperwork delays
There are over 1,000 households on the council’s social housing lists for the area.
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A Dublin Group Sketches the City’s Nooks and Crannies
They meet every Sunday in a different spot, where they quietly contemplate and capture the details that others usually overlook.
An Exhibition Maps the Mind of an Unconventional Architect
Architect Marion Mahony Griffin “thought very deeply about things” – from the human relationship with nature, to community planning.
As Some Graffiti Walls are Lost, Council Considers More “Legal Walls”
Dublin City Council has connected some groups in the city seeking brighter walls with graffiti artists. It’s working on sorting more spots.
A city tour reveals the infrastructure of the Internet all around us
“We can challenge and subvert network systems simply by highlighting where they are,” said Paul O’Neill, an activist-academic, to a group on a recent Saturday.
Brushing Up: The Hexagons on North Strand Road
The inspiration for “Hexagon” came from nature, says artist Steven Doody. It teaches us that the hexagon is the most efficient shape.
Priscilla Robinson Hopes You’ll Maybe Try and Persuade Her to Get Rid of a Few Things
She’s inviting people to her studio at the Mart Fire Station in Rathmines, which is crammed with things she hasn’t been able to part with. “It’s like a form of therapy.”
In the Liberties, Workshops Teach History and Practice of Weaving
“I’m a strong believer in the healing power of making, and the empowering of making, being creative,” says Marja Almqvist.
An Art Collective Exhibits on USB Sticks
“The USB key is a couple of different things,” says Michelle Doyle of the Repeater collective. It’s a portable exhibition and a piece of artwork in itself.
An Exhibition Shows Off Keepsakes Women Carried With Them When They Moved to Ireland
For her Invisible Museum show, now on in Kilmainham, Laragh Pittman has borrowed objects brought in suitcases and pockets from across the world to a new home.
A Weekly Meet-up for Sociable Knitters at the Pub
Amy Coleman was unsure if others would turn up. “Is this something that people are going to like or am I going to be the weirdo knitting on her own in a pub?”
A Duo Plan to Turn Liffey Water Samples into Music
They’re asking Dubliners to pick up a free kit on Friday and go collect water samples – which they’ll analyse for pollutants and turn into sound.
Brushing up: the blue crane at Dublin Port
The blue crane that stands proudly at Dublin Port isn’t just any crane. It’s Crane 292. And it has a history.