In Ireland, asking immigrants to weigh in on immigration policies is mostly box-ticking, community organisers say. In other EU countries, though, it seems immigrants are consulted more substantially.
In a new Irish-language film, “secrets can’t stay buried forever, even at the bottom of a lake”, writes Luke Maxwell. Báite (The Drowned) is “measured and tight in the fashion of the most watchable mysteries”.
Dublin City Council has pulled offers of social homes in Finglas development. It was a huge blow, said one woman who thought she was about to get a home. Why the council has retreated from a deal to lease the homes is a point of dispute.
Dublin city councillors are looking to amp up the attention they give to social inclusion. They added a focus on social inclusion to the work of their housing committee in September 2024. But it hasn't really featured yet.
In Grangegorman, the source of a mysterious flow of water down the street has yet to be established. Four years ago, a local resident flagged it.
A hoarding that says Oscar Traynor Woods, with a crane rising behind it.
Are council officials trying to steer Coolock’s community gain fund towards what they want? About €7 million went into a pot for projects for the surrounding area, when the Oscar Traynor Woods deal was struck. www.dublininquirer.c...
Will new rent rules increase supply and reduce rents – or will developers drip-feed to avoid that? Investors work on modelling, says Joseph Kilroy. “Its not necessarily in their shareholders' interests to be driving down the cost of rent.”
The RTB still can’t compel landlords to lower rent if investigators spot illegal hikes. Changes to make it possible were to be included in a new law, when first announced. But they were dropped.
Tusla inspectors found problems with the use of physical restraint in seven children’s homes. In two cases, inspectors found that staff were using restraint to try to manage children’s behaviour, and one of those children was restrained 78 times.
While council staff are barred from using free AI chatbots, councillors are trained on them. "Use of free and publicly accessible Gen AI tools present a significant risk for organisations," Dublin City Council guidelines say.
A new film documents Dubliners’ resistance to subordination of social life to profit. “The market is a monster,” says filmmaker James Redmond. “It turns living spaces into dead space.”
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A new disabled persons’ organisation has launched in Dublin. The Dublin DPO aims to bring together voices from across coalitions – groups for the blind, the mobility impaired, the autistic, and more.
Councillors ask for a working group to, finally, sort safer access to a lonely bit of Swords. A muddy path is the only pedestrian link from Swords to Knocksedan – aside from walking on roads with cars whizzing by.
Dublin city councillors backed a motion condeming the US/Israel attack on Iran, despite chief executive's legal concerns. At their monthly meeting Monday, they also, separately, supported a motion opposing the government’s plans to abolish the Triple Lock.
In Ireland, asking immigrants to weigh in on immigration policies is mostly box-ticking, community organisers say. In other EU countries, though, it seems immigrants are consulted more substantially.
While council staff are barred from using free AI chatbots, councillors are trained on them. "Use of free and publicly accessible Gen AI tools present a significant risk for organisations," Dublin City Council guidelines say.
A new film documents Dubliners’ resistance to subordination of social life to profit. “The market is a monster,” says filmmaker James Redmond. “It turns living spaces into dead space.”
Councillors want sight again of who gets social housing in their areas, amid confusion about how lists work. “There is just so much confusion,” says Sarah Lawless, who has been on the housing list for 20 years. “The whole system doesn’t make sense.”
After years of talk, councillors push for a refocus on traffic in East Wall. It’s been six years since the area was listed as a priority for improved traffic management.
A reporter's notepad with words written on it in pen: "Will you take a short survey?"
Will you help us report by filling out a short survey? If you're a journalist working in Ireland, we're curious what you're using AI for (if anything), and what you think about that. www.dublininquirer.c...
Most kids in children’s homes are to be left without a voice in a consultation on services. Children who live in homes run by private companies and charities are not included in the HIQA consultation, because HIQA doesn’t inspect those services.
Who will sit on the advisory board set to shape the future of Dublin city centre? Seven areas of expertise should be represented, said a recent council report.
A ruling sheds a small light on opaque intel-gathering on some citizenship seekers. An Garda Síochána “has developed strong links with other security services, particularly those with whom the State shares common threats to national security”, it says.
In Dublin’s dereliction, an artist dreams up images of a post-apocalyptic near future where nature is reclaiming the city: The battle between decaying infrastructure and thriving nature fascinates Maya Brezing, she says.
In "All that Glitters", Shakespeare's ghost coaches an apathetic schoolboy in life and love. "If it sounds silly, it is. But it’s also charming, heartfelt, moving and much else," writes Luke Maxwell.
Burglar put their own spin on Generation X mimicry, writes Dean Van Nguyen. “Their songs are a veritable Lollapalooza of unflashy guitar play, stark aesthetics, gentle melodies, interlocking guy-girl vocal harmonies, and the spirit of Fugazi.”
After years of talk, councillors push for a refocus on traffic in East Wall. It’s been six years since the area was listed as a priority for improved traffic management.
Councillors want sight again of who gets social housing in their areas, amid confusion about how lists work. “There is just so much confusion,” says Sarah Lawless, who has been on the housing list for 20 years. “The whole system doesn’t make sense.”
