tourism Talk of "ring-fencing" income from possible Dublin tourist levy leads to question: for what and where? Should the money be set aside for, say, more maintenance for council housing citywide? Or for tourist-y things in tourist-y areas? Or something else? Lois Kapila Oct 30, 2026
Community Safety How to decriminalise drugs, and how not to: former US police chief shares lessons learned with Irish seminar The Joint Committee on Drugs Use in June 2026 called for Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act to be repealed – which it said would decriminalise simple possession of drugs for personal use. Eoin Glackin Oct 30, 2026
short-term lets Will proposed penalties change cost-benefit balance of illegal short-term letting in Dublin? The government published the details of its new Short-Term Letting and Tourism Bill last Friday. Lois Kapila Oct 30, 2026
Culture Desk Curios About: Our Summer by Nerosunero Of his work, Nerosunero says: “There is always an element of sharpness, but that comes with a bit humanity.” Square in the Circle Oct 7, 2015
Culture Desk Curios About: Don’t Harangue People by Francis Quinn Of his work, Quinn says: “It has elements of surreality to it, a Boschian logic and the clean line quality of Northern European print.” Square in the Circle Sep 30, 2015
