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Most asylum shelters are not subject to HIQA inspections. Instead, they are inspected by IPAS staff or an inspections co...
24/07/2025

Most asylum shelters are not subject to HIQA inspections. Instead, they are inspected by IPAS staff or an inspections company – but is that working?

Instead, they are inspected by IPAS staff or an inspections company – but is that working?

What makes a good playground? Designers have new philosophies these days: more nature, natural colours, and trolls.
23/07/2025

What makes a good playground? Designers have new philosophies these days: more nature, natural colours, and trolls.

Designers have new philosophies these days: more nature, natural colours, and trolls.

Time to kick off a consultation on spending a €7m fund for residents around Oscar Traynor Woods in Coolock, a councillor...
23/07/2025

Time to kick off a consultation on spending a €7m fund for residents around Oscar Traynor Woods in Coolock, a councillor says. Local residents, not council officials, should decide how the community gain fund is spent, says Councillor John Lyons.

Local residents, not council officials, should decide how the community gain fund is spent, says independent Councillor John Lyons.

Cyclists in Clontarf say they seem, again, barely an afterthought in diversions for works. When there’s construction and...
22/07/2025

Cyclists in Clontarf say they seem, again, barely an afterthought in diversions for works. When there’s construction and a challenge with road space, the answer always seems to be to block the cycle lane, says Ciaran Cannon, of Cycling Ireland.

When there’s construction and a challenge with road space, the answer always seems to be to block the cycle lane, says Ciaran Cannon, of Cycling Ireland.

The NTA has awarded a contract to consultants to advise on making Dublin-area trains more punctual. "Can we stop, please...
22/07/2025

The NTA has awarded a contract to consultants to advise on making Dublin-area trains more punctual. "Can we stop, please, with commissioning more reports and actually just fix what we already know is broken?" says Mark Gleeson, of Rail Users Ireland.

"Can we stop, please, with commissioning more reports and actually just fix what we already know is broken?" says Mark Gleeson, of Rail Users Ireland.

The law allows a Rathmines co-living complex to be used for some short-term holiday lets, Dublin City Council has ruled....
21/07/2025

The law allows a Rathmines co-living complex to be used for some short-term holiday lets, Dublin City Council has ruled. “It seems crazy,” says Kieran Rose, a former council planner. “An aparthotel is a totally different use.”

“It seems crazy,” says Kieran Rose, a former council planner. “An aparthotel is a totally different use.”

Someday, BusConnects is supposed to bring safer cycle paths to Malahide Road – but what happens until then? “We want peo...
21/07/2025

Someday, BusConnects is supposed to bring safer cycle paths to Malahide Road – but what happens until then? “We want people cycling today. We want people to feel safe today," says Social Democrats Councillor Paddy Monahan.

“We want people cycling today. We want people to feel safe today," says Social Democrats Councillor Paddy Monahan.

Dublin’s Housing First programme is on pause, raising questions about competitive tendering for social care services. “H...
20/07/2025

Dublin’s Housing First programme is on pause, raising questions about competitive tendering for social care services. “Housing First works best when it is high quality, consistent and for as long as necessary,” the Housing First Europe Hub's coordinator.

“Housing First works best when it is high quality, consistent and for as long as necessary,” says Samara Jones, coordinator of the Housing First Europe Hub.

It might be time to get Gardaí to tackle drinking at Grand Canal lock near Charlemont Street, councillors say. Gardaí ne...
20/07/2025

It might be time to get Gardaí to tackle drinking at Grand Canal lock near Charlemont Street, councillors say. Gardaí need to “send everybody away as soon as they turn up with their bags of cans ”, says Fine Gael Councillor David Coffey.

Gardaí need to “send everybody away as soon as they turn up with their bags of cans and their bottles of wine”, says Fine Gael Councillor David Coffey.

In Ballyfermot, a baker is doubling down on biscuit cakes: Baked to Death is emblematic of what some have pointed to as ...
20/07/2025

In Ballyfermot, a baker is doubling down on biscuit cakes: Baked to Death is emblematic of what some have pointed to as a growing baking culture in the west Dublin suburb.

Baked to Death is emblematic of what some have pointed to as a growing baking culture in the west Dublin suburb.

After years of work by the council, the government abruptly spiked a policy meant to deliver arts spaces in the city. “I...
20/07/2025

After years of work by the council, the government abruptly spiked a policy meant to deliver arts spaces in the city. “It was hugely dispiriting,” says Labour Councillor Darragh Moriarty, who chairs Dublin City Council’s arts committee.

“It was hugely dispiriting,” says Labour Councillor Darragh Moriarty, who chairs Dublin City Council’s arts committee.

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