Vacancy Watch: a big site near Fatima Luas stop
Even as the government casts around for new land to zone for homes, it is unclear when this plot will be built out.
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The New Urban Crisis, Reviewed
Richard Florida, author of 2002’s “The Rise of the Creative Class”, is back with a follow-up that looks at soaring housing prices in the world’s most successful cities, and offers some solutions.
The Rise of the Robots, Reviewed
Advanced technology is costing Dubliners jobs, a trend that’s likely to accelerate. Martin Ford’s book puts this issue in global context.
Once We Sang Like Other Men, Reviewed
This book of short stories is the work of a seasoned writer, but also one who seems to doubt the value of his craft, our reviewer writes.
Orange Horses, Reviewed
With the third of their Recovered Voices series, Tramp Press has brought us back a true literary treasure, writes Elske Rahill.
How to Be Massive, Reviewed
Aoife Dooley’s new book is “an astutely observed, funny and at times touching comic of social history”, writes Sophia Vigne Welsh.
Sam Coll, on Building His Abode of Fancy
It’s taken eight years for Sam Coll’s verbose debut novel to be published.
Gorse No. 6: The Cardboard Carrier, Reviewed
The latest issue of this Dublin literary journal is “an honest, raw and genuine exploration of act of writing”, says author Elske Rahill.
Edge of Heaven, Reviewed
In this video, writer Dave Lordan reviews the sci-fi novel “Edge of Heaven” by R.B. Kelly, published in Dublin by Liberties Press.
Dublin: the Heart of the City, Reviewed
Documenting life of the north inner city docklands in text and photographs, this is a fine historical document, with a few nice literary touches, writes Karl Parkinson.
To Win Some Book Awards, Publishers Have to Pay
The publisher of a book that wins a Costa Book Award category must pay £4,000, and if it wins book of the year too, that’s a further £5,000.
For One Local Historian, a Rediscovery of Temple Bar
In the latest in his Dublin local history series, Maurice Curtis tries to uncover the many layers of Temple Bar.
Viva, Reviewed
Selected as the Irish entry for the 88th Academy Awards, Paddy Breathnach’s film explores familial relationships, sexuality and machismo in Havana, Cuba.