As the government blocks funding for major social-housing projects, FF and FG councillors point fingers at ministers
As many as 1,325 social homes in Dublin city are at an advanced stage, with planning granted – but now with no clear funding.
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Rewriting Dublin’s nightlife – is Ray O’Donoghue the man to give us the night?
Last year, Dublin finally got a night mayor. What has he been working on?
With a gig on the North Bull Wall, an experimental punk band reclaims the city
“A lot of avenues are restricted to us because someone else owns it,” says John Ryan of Vsevolod Plotkin. “But no one owns this. It’s public, we can use it.”
At this clothes swap, get a drink and a bite, dance a little, and pick out some new old clothes
“If you see a stylish person with a big bag of clothes, keep an eye on them, see what they’re putting out,” says co-organiser Orla O’Leary.
Vacancy Watch: The old Ardee House pub near Newmarket
Owned, via a company, by Teeling Whiskey Company founder Jack Teeling, it’s been sitting empty for years. “It’s an awful waste,” says a local councillor.
In Phibsboro, what will the future hold for a thriving flea market?
The future of their venue at Kelly’s Yard is out of their hands, say the founders. “That said, the show must go on and Le Zeitgeist [Bohemia Flea Market] will carry on!”