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City Desk

Required to be open, pedestrian route via Cork Street co-living complex is frequently closed

Councillors say the council has opened a planning enforcement investigation.

Michael Lanigan Jan 28, 2026

City Desk

In Pockets Across the City, Residents Ask the Council to Block off Laneways

In Rathmines, Stoneybatter, and Clontarf, some residents argue that one way to keep order is to keep strangers out.

Laoise Neylon Oct 19, 2017

Opinion

Thomas: Let’s Consider Moving the Oireachtas from Kildare Street

Moving the seat of government to a purpose-built complex somewhere else could allow Kildare Street to flourish as the vibrant cultural quarter it was meant to be, writes Thomas Legge.

Thomas Legge Oct 27, 2016

City Desk

Checking Up: How’s the New Grangegorman Campus Coming?

DIT’s new home isn’t done yet, but it has already won an award for its innovative, open design, which is meant to integrate it with the surrounding community.

Willy Simon Nov 18, 2015

City Desk

Is It Time to Tear Down Trinity’s Walls?

Walled or fenced “super blocks” like Trinity College, Dublin Castle and Leinster House are obstacles to pedestrians and cyclists trying to get around the city.

Willy Simon Jul 23, 2015