Elderly

covers

Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #123

"June is deeply associated with Áine, the Irish goddess of summer, fertility, love, and sovereignty, whose presence is especially felt around the midsummer season."

Ellie Stone Jun 12, 2026

parks

Six months on, the renamings of two Dublin parks are still stalled out

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.

Eoin Glackin Jun 12, 2026

public health

At Labre Park, residents wait for word on what they need, and will get, to protect from landfill gases

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.”

Lois Kapila Jun 12, 2026

Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #123

Six months on, the renamings of two Dublin parks are still stalled out

At Labre Park, residents wait for word on what they need, and will get, to protect from landfill gases

For Many Elderly People, the Pandemic has Worsened a Sense of Loneliness