"June is deeply associated with Áine, the Irish goddess of summer, fertility, love, and sovereignty, whose presence is especially felt around the midsummer season."
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.
Dublin City Council chief Owen Keegan told councillors he’d made no statement about privatising street-cleaning services. But he’s still at odds with them over the Marrowbone Lane site.
Gangland exists for two reasons: prohibition and inequality. Those who profess an urgent desire to address the situation are determined to tackle neither.
As part of a series reviewing inner-city restaurants, and exploring the challenges facing their neighbourhoods, the Redrawing Dublin team visited the Winding Stair.
In their latest take on foodie regeneration, the Redrawing Dublin team visit Wuff and note the locked park just a short stroll from the restaurant. They argue that there’s a lack of publicly accessible greenspace in the inner city.
Redrawing Dublin recently visited Fish Shop on Queen Street to try the brill and have a look at a big problem blocking the area’s regeneration: traffic.
Just when you thought you had all the coffee-related paraphernalia that you could need, Andrew Douglas of Urban Farm has plans to launch a new kit to help you grow food on your grounds.
Christy Burke has spent 30 years as a city councillor, with one stint as Lord Mayor and a reputation as a crusader for the homeless. After nine attempts to get into the Dail, could now be his time?
This year, spring might look a bit different from the windows of O’Carroll Villas on Cuffe Street in the south inner-city. On a patch of land below, work is underway on a new vegetable garden.
Business associations, councillors, and cycling advocates all seem happy with plans for a grand sweeping plaza that aim to transform College Green into a glorious civic space.
