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“A kind of homely place, like a community”: Dublin 8’s Cathedral Café has survived since 2011 on Dean Street, serving coffee, fry-ups, soup and other standards. www.dublininquirer.c...
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
“A kind of homely place, like a community”: Dublin 8’s Cathedral Café has survived since 2011 on Dean Street, serving coffee, fry-ups, soup and other standards. www.dublininquirer.c...
In Swords, the expected impact of MetroLink spotlights a shortage of pitches. Fingallians GAA club say they'll need somewhere to play temporarily while future works are underway. www.dublininquirer.c...
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
In Swords, the expected impact of MetroLink spotlights a shortage of pitches. Fingallians GAA club say they'll need somewhere to play temporarily while future works are underway. www.dublininquirer.c...
Councillors have agreed a masterplan for the Old School House, and a surrounding lands, in Clonsilla. Before signing off, area councillors tweaked the document to try to emphasise local residents’ hopes that the heritage building gets a community use.
Councillors agree masterplan for the Old School House in Clonsilla
Before signing off, area councillors tweaked the document to try to emphasise local residents’ hopes that the heritage building gets a community use.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Councillors have agreed a masterplan for the Old School House, and a surrounding lands, in Clonsilla. Before signing off, area councillors tweaked the document to try to emphasise local residents’ hopes that the heritage building gets a community use.
Was the Department of Justice using experimental chatbots to give immigration advice? “The public should not be used as guinea pigs, particularly vulnerable groups in a legal process which could be impacted by a chatbot giving an incorrect answer.” www.dublininquirer.c...
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Was the Department of Justice using experimental chatbots to give immigration advice? “The public should not be used as guinea pigs, particularly vulnerable groups in a legal process which could be impacted by a chatbot giving an incorrect answer.” www.dublininquirer.c...
Dublin City Council moves towards deploying AI tools to “increase staff productivity”. If this will have any material impact on workers, or jobs, the council’s management will be held to account, says a representative for the union Fórsa. www.dublininquirer.c...
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Dublin City Council moves towards deploying AI tools to “increase staff productivity”. If this will have any material impact on workers, or jobs, the council’s management will be held to account, says a representative for the union Fórsa. www.dublininquirer.c...
A blind member of a Dublin City Council committee encounters a string of obstacles. Robbie Sinnott wasn’t able to access the September meeting of the transport committee. At the November one, he found a document inadequately accessible.
A blind member of a Dublin City Council committee encounters a string of obstacles
Robbie Sinnott wasn’t able to access the September meeting of the transport committee. At the November one, he found a document inadequately accessible.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A blind member of a Dublin City Council committee encounters a string of obstacles. Robbie Sinnott wasn’t able to access the September meeting of the transport committee. At the November one, he found a document inadequately accessible.
A new game seeks to get Dubliners to think about who is tracking them online. Two free exhibitions, hosted at the Beta Festival over the coming weekend, also explore the future of data privacy. www.dublininquirer.c...
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A new game seeks to get Dubliners to think about who is tracking them online. Two free exhibitions, hosted at the Beta Festival over the coming weekend, also explore the future of data privacy. www.dublininquirer.c...
The government plans to look at merging cost-rental and social housing in future. “That is really, I think, what Nirvana is for the future,” says Fiona O’Driscoll, of the Irish Council for Social Housing. “It's the dream.”
Government to look at the idea of merging cost-rental and social housing in future
“That is really, I think, what Nirvana is for the future,” says Fiona O’Driscoll, of the Irish Council for Social Housing. “It's the dream.”
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November 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The government plans to look at merging cost-rental and social housing in future. “That is really, I think, what Nirvana is for the future,” says Fiona O’Driscoll, of the Irish Council for Social Housing. “It's the dream.”
With council rents and private rents both rising, HAP tenants are squeezed from two directions. “I think in some cases it could be more than half their income. I don’t see how the sums will add up.”
With council rents and private rents both rising, HAP tenants are squeezed from two directions
“I think in some cases it could be more than half their income. I don’t see how the sums will add up.”
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November 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
With council rents and private rents both rising, HAP tenants are squeezed from two directions. “I think in some cases it could be more than half their income. I don’t see how the sums will add up.”
After the council quietly closed its mediation service, a new report highlights a growing need for mediation in the community. Earlier this year, Dublin City Council closed its service to defuse low-level tensions between tenants in its housing.
After the council quietly closed its mediation service, a new report highlights a growing need for mediation in the community
Earlier this year, Dublin City Council closed its service to defuse low-level tensions between tenants in its housing.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
After the council quietly closed its mediation service, a new report highlights a growing need for mediation in the community. Earlier this year, Dublin City Council closed its service to defuse low-level tensions between tenants in its housing.
The council is moving forward with a plan for 5,000 homes on lands between Inchicore and Ballyfermot. The changes will be gradual, said a council planner. “It’s not an overnight, you know, deployment of four or five thousand units in an area.”
Council moves on plan for 5,000 homes on lands between Inchicore and Ballyfermot
The changes will be gradual, said a council planner. “It’s not an overnight, you know, deployment of four or five thousand units in an area.”
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November 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The council is moving forward with a plan for 5,000 homes on lands between Inchicore and Ballyfermot. The changes will be gradual, said a council planner. “It’s not an overnight, you know, deployment of four or five thousand units in an area.”
A sessions series continues to lure new audiences to modern harping. “I wanted to take the harp out of the drawing room, even out of the pub."
A sessions series continues to lure new audiences to modern harping
“I wanted to take the harp out of the drawing room, even out of the pub."
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November 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A sessions series continues to lure new audiences to modern harping. “I wanted to take the harp out of the drawing room, even out of the pub."
The council has put out new plans for a revamp of Mountjoy Square. There is €3.25 million set aside in the council’s capital budget to restore the park – and the new layout will also facilitate ongoing sports uses, say officials.
Council puts out new plans for revamp of Mountjoy Square
There is €3.25 million set aside in the council’s capital budget to restore the park – and the new layout will also facilitate ongoing sports uses, say officials.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The council has put out new plans for a revamp of Mountjoy Square. There is €3.25 million set aside in the council’s capital budget to restore the park – and the new layout will also facilitate ongoing sports uses, say officials.
Councillors have agreed a masterplan for the Old School House, and a surrounding lands, in Clonsilla. Before signing off, area councillors tweaked the document to try to emphasise local residents’ hopes that the heritage building gets a community use.
Councillors agree masterplan for the Old School House in Clonsilla
Before signing off, area councillors tweaked the document to try to emphasise local residents’ hopes that the heritage building gets a community use.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Councillors have agreed a masterplan for the Old School House, and a surrounding lands, in Clonsilla. Before signing off, area councillors tweaked the document to try to emphasise local residents’ hopes that the heritage building gets a community use.
A blind member of a Dublin City Council committee encounters a string of obstacles. Robbie Sinnott wasn’t able to access the September meeting of the transport committee. At the November one, he found a document inadequately accessible.
A blind member of a Dublin City Council committee encounters a string of obstacles
Robbie Sinnott wasn’t able to access the September meeting of the transport committee. At the November one, he found a document inadequately accessible.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
A blind member of a Dublin City Council committee encounters a string of obstacles. Robbie Sinnott wasn’t able to access the September meeting of the transport committee. At the November one, he found a document inadequately accessible.
“A kind of homely place, like a community”: Dublin 8’s Cathedral Café has survived since 2011 on Dean Street, serving coffee, fry-ups, soup and other standards. www.dublininquirer.c...
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
“A kind of homely place, like a community”: Dublin 8’s Cathedral Café has survived since 2011 on Dean Street, serving coffee, fry-ups, soup and other standards. www.dublininquirer.c...
In Swords, the expected impact of MetroLink spotlights a shortage of pitches. Fingallians GAA club say they'll need somewhere to play temporarily while future works are underway. www.dublininquirer.c...
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In Swords, the expected impact of MetroLink spotlights a shortage of pitches. Fingallians GAA club say they'll need somewhere to play temporarily while future works are underway. www.dublininquirer.c...
A new game seeks to get Dubliners to think about who is tracking them online. Two free exhibitions, hosted at the Beta Festival over the coming weekend, also explore the future of data privacy. www.dublininquirer.c...
November 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A new game seeks to get Dubliners to think about who is tracking them online. Two free exhibitions, hosted at the Beta Festival over the coming weekend, also explore the future of data privacy. www.dublininquirer.c...
Was the Department of Justice using experimental chatbots to give immigration advice? “The public should not be used as guinea pigs, particularly vulnerable groups in a legal process which could be impacted by a chatbot giving an incorrect answer.” www.dublininquirer.c...
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Was the Department of Justice using experimental chatbots to give immigration advice? “The public should not be used as guinea pigs, particularly vulnerable groups in a legal process which could be impacted by a chatbot giving an incorrect answer.” www.dublininquirer.c...
Dublin City Council moves towards deploying AI tools to “increase staff productivity”. If this will have any material impact on workers, or jobs, the council’s management will be held to account, says a representative for the union Fórsa. www.dublininquirer.c...
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Dublin City Council moves towards deploying AI tools to “increase staff productivity”. If this will have any material impact on workers, or jobs, the council’s management will be held to account, says a representative for the union Fórsa. www.dublininquirer.c...
In Donnybrook, a developer has lodged new plans for housing on the site of a former Magdalene Laundry. But how will the site’s history be handled? asks a councillor. “We need to be sensitive of this particular legacy.”
In Donnybrook, developer lodges new plans for housing on site of former Magdalene Laundry
But how will the site’s history be handled? asks a councillor. “We need to be sensitive of this particular legacy.”
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November 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In Donnybrook, a developer has lodged new plans for housing on the site of a former Magdalene Laundry. But how will the site’s history be handled? asks a councillor. “We need to be sensitive of this particular legacy.”
Thanls for flagging that! Will correct it now. Apologoes for the error.
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Thanls for flagging that! Will correct it now. Apologoes for the error.
Just 4% of private homes granted planning permission in Dublin city last year were three-beds – is that enough?
Just 4% of private homes granted planning permission in Dublin city last year were three-beds – is that enough?
The figure – which amounts to 83 homes – jumped out at a councillor, he said at a recent meeting.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Just 4% of private homes granted planning permission in Dublin city last year were three-beds – is that enough?
At a recent conference, advocates highlighted another route to justice for victims seeking solace. Only a fraction of victims are referred to restorative justice at the moment – but the number is growing.
At a recent conference, advocates highlighted another route to justice for victims seeking solace
Only a fraction of victims are referred to restorative justice at the moment – but the number is growing.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
At a recent conference, advocates highlighted another route to justice for victims seeking solace. Only a fraction of victims are referred to restorative justice at the moment – but the number is growing.
Councillors complain, again, of hotel-spreading in Portobello. In mid-October, a new fence went up, connected to the NYX hotel, blocking off a stretch of gravel and grass by the Grand Canal.
Councillors complain, again, of hotel-spreading in Portobello
In mid-October, a new fence went up, connected to the NYX hotel, blocking off a stretch of gravel and grass by the Grand Canal.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Councillors complain, again, of hotel-spreading in Portobello. In mid-October, a new fence went up, connected to the NYX hotel, blocking off a stretch of gravel and grass by the Grand Canal.