From a Dublin base, an anti-caste influencer grows a global audience
In less than two years, Amit Wasnik has attracted tens of thousands of online followers with his posts focused on the life and ideas of BR Ambedkar.
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On Hardwicke Lane, a tiny masjid faces hostility and xenophobia, but it can’t afford to move
A new report says there’s a lack of spaces for faith-based communities in the north-east inner-city, and urges the council to help.
In Stoneybatter, a seagull bonds with a local business owner
“Most of the music studios have cats; we don't have a studio cat, we have a studio seagull,” says Al Cowan, owner of Sonic Recording Studios.
As council gives Rathmines Post Office a second look, locals push to set up forum to fight for community spaces
They were taken by surprise by An Post’s plans to sell off the building, and the council’s lack of response. They don’t want it to happen again.
Look to the many faith-based groups to boost integration in inner-city, a new report advises council
Almost 50 faith-based groups play a big role in helping people navigate civic life in the north inner-city, it says – and the council should tap into them, it says.
New traffic light on Collins Avenue creates more danger than it prevents, councillors say
It’s meant to control traffic leaving the Whitehall Colmcille GAA clubhouse car park, across a footpath, onto the road.
New visitor centre, concert and exhibition space planned for Marino Casino
Tourist visits to this “gem of eighteenth-century neo-classical architecture” are relatively low. The OPW hopes the new additions will boost them.
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.
Dublin City Council has paused CPOs of derelict homes – but also promises “zero tolerance” on dereliction
The council promised to start taking legal action against owners of derelict homes who don’t pay the levy going forward.
Restoration at the head of Liffey should reduce flood risk downstream for Dublin city
"The simple thing is, protect this, and you protect the city," says Marcus Collier, associate professor and head of botany at Trinity College Dublin.
New community safety forums for city inch closer to operation
However, councillors remain unhappy about parts of the plan for them – and who will be included, and who won't.
Council official apologises after local residents left out of loop on RCSI’s plans for York Street
Councillor calls for traffic improvements for whole area – not just for RCSI staff and students at the east end of York Street.
Goodbye sandbags? Clontarf gets first look at new temporary flood defence measures
“We’ve kind of a repurposed Berlin Wall here,” said Pat Walsh, secretary of the Clontarf Business Association, about the recommended measure.