City Desk In a boxing club with ties to Conor McGregor, some non-white and immigrant athletes seek to connect and belong Crumlin Boxing Club is run by Philip Sutcliffe Snr, McGregor’s boxing coach, a Dublin city councillor who – like McGregor – has voiced anti-immigrant views. Shamim Malekmian Jul 2, 2025
Culture Desk A supergroup of experimental musicians look to fuse synthesisers with the “world within” the Irish harp The eponymous debut album from the band Throwing Shapes is due for release on 7 September. Michael Lanigan Jul 2, 2025
City Desk Dublin City Council circulates position paper on use of drones in city Drone delivery company Manna looks poised to start flying from a base in Glasnevin – and the paper suggests the council has no plans to stop it. Sam Tranum Jul 2, 2025
textile waste Council moves to tighten oversight of how old clothes are disposed of in the city Provisions in a recent tender are a small step, but part of an EU-wide and national effort to do a better job of reusing and recycling textile waste. Lois Kapila May 2, 2025
City Desk Council expects to flip the financial model underpinning used-clothes banks For years, an operator has paid to collect used clothes. Going forward, the council will have to pay for the service, a spokesperson said. Lois Kapila Feb 26, 2025
