Dozens of people from Gaza seeking visas to study in Ireland are denied entry
It was Haneen Eshraim's only “realistic opportunity at this stage to leave Gaza safely and continue my education”, she said.
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Donnycarney remembers a trad music legend and the workshop that helped save uilleann piping
A crowd of about 40 people gathered on Saturday for the unveiling of a plaque honouring Leo Rowsome.
Vacancy Watch: The site where Clontarf’s tragic Victorian mansion, Redcourt, once stood
Its story reads like a cheap pastiche of Edgar Allan Poe, a century-long streak of tragedy and misfortune, ending in a fire in 2007.
Skeletal remains found during construction at Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market
The bones are thought to come from the major medieval monastery at St Mary’s Abbey, and further excavation works are ongoing.
North Strand bombing memorial should include names of those who died, a councillor says
It’s timely, says Alison Field of Labour, with the 85th anniversary of the devastation approaching and the world as it is.
Vacancy Watch: Dublin City Council plans to turn historic building at Parnell Square into apartments
The Georgian building was once a meeting place for revolutionary leaders and the Gaelic League, and has been in council ownership, at least on paper, since 1998.
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.
Council working to find home in Docklands for salvaged stern of the ship "Naomh Éanna"
Members of the local historical society restored it, and the council is looking at displaying it near the new Dodder Bridge.
Calls for progress on returning African relics held at the National Museum of Ireland
Most are weapons, taken as souvenirs of colonial wars, said Olusegun Morakinyo, Africologist and former visiting scholar at the TCD.
In Ranelagh, two businesses remain from a time when the neighbourhood had a bit more weird
Off-licence Redmonds, and sound-systems purveyor SoundHire, have been around for decades, and the families that run them are full of pranks and memories.
Many visitors to City Hall don’t get to see much right now
A council spokesperson says they are looking at reopening a basement cafe, and exhibition space.
A plinth outside City Hall lies empty again. What, if anything, is next up?
A giant colourful candle holder stood atop the O’Connell Plinth for two years until May 2023. Since then, nothing.