New film documents Dubliners’ resistance to subordination of social life to profit
“The market is a monster,” says filmmaker James Redmond. “It turns living spaces into dead space.”
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In Harold’s Cross, Residents and the Climate-Concerned Wonder If Knocking Homes to Rebuild More Densely Is the Best Plan
Adroit Company Ltd has applied for planning permission to demolish 53 homes to build 194 apartments in their place.
To meet the city’s climate goals, Dubliners need to stop jumping in the car for five-minute trips
Changing how people travel for short journeys has the the most potential for reducing transport emissions in Dublin, says Eoin Ahern, an energy researcher for Codema.
As Energy Prices Soar, Hundreds of Council Tenants with Leaky or Draughty Windows Are Waiting for New Ones
“It might seem a very small issue in the bigger picture. But if you have windows that don’t function, you are more inclined to slip into fuel poverty. ”
In the River Dodder He Hunts Insects and on Facebook He Helps Identify Them for Others
Hugh Feeley is a “group expert” in a 10,700-member Facebook group, where he helps people identify insects they’ve snapped photos of.
Retrofitting Listed Council Flats Cheaper Than New Build, Pilot Suggests
The pilot at Ballybough House transformed two old, run-down council flats into a larger, modern A-rated home. It could be replicated elsewhere.
A Spike in Air Pollution Around Heuston Station Prompted a New Plan to Improve the City’s Air Quality
In 2019, the level of nitrogen dioxide on high-traffic St John’s Road West breached legal limits, triggering an EU requirement to chart a path to keep it from happening again.
In Chapelizod, Council Plans a Biodiversity Education Centre and “Managed Wilderness”
If all goes to plan, construction would begin in early 2023, take a year, and cost about €3.8 million.
To Stop Wasting Extra Wind Energy, There’s a Plan to Send It to the Country’s Coldest Homes
Rather than telling wind farms to switch off when the grid can’t handle the power they’re generating, a social enterprise wants to route the excess to people who need it.
Warmer winters and invasive species are changing Howth’s ecology
Nicole Dunne, who runs a foraging business there, says the nettles are up early this year. “The winter wasn’t as cold, so they came up too early, thinking it was near the end of spring.”
Contaminating Leaks Into the Waterways Near Blackhorse Bridge Seem to Have Been a Long-Running Concern
Issues began well before excavating contractors hit a cable late last year, prompting the placement of the booms now on the canal, ESB emails suggest.
Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #71
“I created this cover piece in celebration of Irish biodiversity and invite you to finish colouring it in. Find out what species are included in it and where they flourish at mild.ie.”
In Clongriffin Park, Why’s Only One Wind Turbine Working While the Others Look Lazy?
Dublin City Council says the issue is a lack of wind, but email correspondence shows multiple maintenance issues over several years.