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"June is deeply associated with Áine, the Irish goddess of summer, fertility, love, and sovereignty, whose presence is especially felt around the midsummer season."
Activist organization United Against Racism has launched a pledge inviting politicians to commit to rejecting racism in this year’s local and European elections.
“Whose baby is this?” asked Lord Mayor Nial Ring, at the Central Area Committee on Tuesday.
Sometimes women are blamed for anti-social behaviour, when actually they were suffering domestic violence, says Niamh White of refuge Aoibhneas.
Hercules Club was something of an anomaly when it was born in 1934. Its spirit has endured.
The chef at Wasabi adds some unusual ingredients, ones that hint at the journey some of these dishes have taken from Japan through Brazil before arriving here.
Council officials want to press ahead with plans for a big depot at Marrowbone Lane – and have started the process. Some councillors and residents are resisting.
Some Dublin city councillors say more should be done about illegal parking, whether on gig days at 3Arena or match days at Croke Park – or just everyday across the city.
Post-it notes with feedback on a vision for the future of Dorset Street show mixed feelings around the neighbourhood.
Finding places to put overground bottle banks has become harder and harder, as they can be noisy and unsightly so neighbours don’t want them nearby.
They are often gated, and offer no routes for pedestrians to cut through to get where they’re going. Developers say that’s for security reasons, others say it divides the city.
Club Comfort was born as an escape from dull dance music in other clubs, and as a safe space for queer and trans people, say its trio of founders.
Local residents are keeping a watchful eye over possible losses of green space in the Liberties.