The Department of Housing recently batted back the council’s plan, devised alongside residents, for how to bring part of the aged complex up to modern standards.
Kay Cairns and Sadhbh Walshe have each won €1,000 Spark Grants to report and write articles. These grants were funded by a donation from Dublin-based charitable trust The Nelson Settlement.
Earlier this year, a group of 18 donors funded the first annual €1,000 Spark Grant, meant to support a freelance journalist in doing a great, in-depth, public-interest story. Now they’ve decided who they’re giving it to.
We’re now accepting applications for this year’s crowd-funded €1,000 Spark Grant, which will go to a freelance journalist to help them write a great public-interest article.
