The five-decade music career of the Liberties musician never quite reached the commercial heights that he, and others, had aimed for in his twenties. But is that important, really?
In some neighbourhoods, the mix of apartments and the requirement for community and arts space will still be governed by the city’s development plan, said the acting deputy city planner.
The failure to ease the housing crisis, a lack of consultation, and a series of measures cast as cracking down on asylum seekers, have all contributed, some locals and politicians say.
“If you write the date in the wrong format, or if you get anything wrong, then this is going to be a credibility issue when you’re being interviewed,” a barrister says.
Immigrants are way more likely than people born in Ireland to be renters, and unequal access to mortgages slows their integration, an ESRI report says.
If it means stopping people from getting off planes at Dublin Airport so they can’t claim asylum, that would be illegal, an immigration solicitor says.
It once hosted an Anglican parish, which became popular with migrants, which was replaced by an Indian Orthodox Church – and it seems more change is on the way.
Ireland has by far the lowest number of judges per 100,000 people in the EU. The wait for a judicial review of a rejected asylum application can be long.
Its helpful pages explaining complex, ever-changing immigration laws in clear, simple language sometimes include errors – which can have serious consequences.
