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North Inner-City
137 articles
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A Community Organisation. Complaints About Misconduct. And an Empty Council Seat.
In February, a homeless woman emailed councillors with complaints about professional boundaries at an inner-city listening service.
On Parnell Street, a Restaurant Specialises in Indian Breakfasts
“I want whoever is from India and enjoys dosa, idli and vada, to feel that there’s a place where they can find the things they like to eat.”
Community-Safety Partnership Links Local People to State Agencies in Attempt to Make Dublin’s Streets a Little Safer
There is no “silver bullet” to transform safety on the streets, but small changes can improve the city over time, says chairperson Cormac Ó Donnchú.
In the North Inner-City, a Group of Teenage Girls Redesigned Streets to Be Safer, More Fun
“We’d like to do it ourselves, instead of someone else planning it for us,” says Tori Awotunde.
The Bolivian Restaurant in Moore Street Brings Classics from Cochabamba to Dublin
The menu, which changes weekly, now includes peanut soup, plates of beef, potatoes and boiled eggs, spicy chicken and roasted pork with plantain.
Dublin Pilots a Broader Approach to Tackling Community Safety Issues in North Inner-City
The new “local community safety partnership” for the area brings together the HSE, Tusla, Gardaí, public and community reps, business people and others.
Twenty years on, locals still wonder why Corporation Street was renamed James Joyce Street
Dublin City Council held a plebiscite on the proposed name change, although there were only two qualified voters on the street.
The Old Fire Station in Dorset Street, Where Model Railways Are Made – for Now
The Model Railway Society of Ireland is looking for a new headquarters, as it is set to be displaced by a council plan to build 163 new homes.
Undernose Farm Revisited, Reviewed
“It’s a real skill to transfer stories like these to the page without losing any of their magic.”
On Dorset Street, Have Plans to Rejuvenate the Community Included All Voices?
Dorset Street Together won praise at a recent council committee meeting for bringing the local community together – but some immigrant businesses say they hadn’t heard anything about it.
We’re Looking for People in the Rotunda and North City Areas to Tell Us What You Want from Your Local Media
We hope you’ll tell us, through focus groups and surveys in the coming weeks. And then we’ll try to work together with you to do it.
On Talbot Street, a Cafe and Bakery Offers Specialties from Georgia
Ella’s Heaven sells, among many other things, khachapuri adjaruli, a traditional Georgian dish of freshly baked dough filled with melted cheese, an egg and a knob of butter.