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Dublin councillors were looking at Limerick as a model for regeneration. But there’s disquiet there now, with concerns about ...
Dreamtown is a late-in-life coming-of-age film, which tells the story of Mickey Richards, an ageing rockstar who never ...
We want people to enjoy being outside,” says Green Party Councillor Janet Horner. “But I think there is a free-for-all approach at the moment.” ...
No decision has been made on whether that will happen, a Dublin City Council spokesperson has said. But it hasn’t been ruled out.
renting Renters in retirement villages should have unambiguous access to RTB, say charities for older people “We don’t appear to have any regulations to cover people in that situation,” says Camille ...
public health How loud have Dublin cinemas gotten – and is it safe? During a cinema visit a few weeks back, Garry Mulhall noticed his son had his hands over his ears.
Donal Fallon is a historian, writer and broadcaster based in Dublin. His work has appeared in History Ireland, Spiked, Jacobin and other outlets. He is editor of the Dublin history blog Come Here To M ...
What Some LE19 Candidates Say They’d Do to Increase Affordable, Social Housing Earlier this year we asked our readers what issues they wanted candidates running for Dublin City Council to talk about.
F or many decades now Traveller accommodation has needed attention, but up until recently it has been widely ignored and brushed under the carpet by those with the power and ability to make changes, ...
Finding providers of homeless accommodation is complex, says a council spokesperson. It’s looking for a consultant to advise on how to source it in line with procurement rules ...
Fingal In Swords, a local historian hunts for stones that might tell him secrets about times long past “Stones give us an insight into that magic and mystery. Humans don’t last. Wood doesn’t last.
City Desk New bus-tracking system to tackle “ghost buses” and “disappearing buses” The National Transport Authority has awarded a contract to a UK-based company to roll out the new system – in ...