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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 3h
Tech companies generate billions for the Irish exchequer in corporation tax, so they have a considerable amount of power and sway over the Irish government, writes illustrator Harry Burton. "This reminds me of the power and sway the Catholic Church had over previous governments and politicians."
In the illustration, we can see Micheál Martin and Simon Harris in the pews in a church bow before the behemoth that is Big Tech, represented by a stained-glass window with logos of various companies.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 4h
In Herzog Park, councillors want to take another look at letting those who really need drive up to the astroturf.
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In Herzog Park, councillors want to take another look at letting those who really need drive up to the astroturf
A local GAA club works with children with additional needs, said one councillor. “They have children with needs that need to be met and the closer they can be dropped off to the pitch, the better.”
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 4h
The budget for the new tearoom in Merrion Square shot up, reaching €7.5 million. The council says it'll be open late this year, or early next.
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Budget for tearoom in Merrion Square shot up, reaching €7.5 million
The council says it'll be open late this year, or early next.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 4h
Councillors backed a proposal to honour "legendary footballer" Ciarán Kilkenny in Dublin 15. "He's a local lad here from Carpenterstown, he's a local schoolteacher," said Fine Gael Councillor Ted Leddy. "A mural or something like that would be very appropriate."
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Councillors back proposal to honour "legendary footballer" Ciarán Kilkenny in Dublin 15
"He's a local lad here from Carpenterstown, he's a local schoolteacher," said Fine Gael Councillor Ted Leddy, who proposed the motion. "A mural or something like that would be very appropriate."
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 5h
The projected cost of Dublin District Heating Project has risen to more than €130 million. It would use extra heat from the Poolbeg rubbish incinerator to warm water and send it through pipes underground to keep homes and offices cosy without burning additional fossil fuels.
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Projected cost of Dublin District Heating Project rises to more than €130 million
It would use extra heat from the Poolbeg rubbish incinerator to warm water and send it through pipes underground, into buildings in the city, to keep homes and offices cosy without burning additional fossil fuels.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 5h
To counter AI, an illustrator in Balbriggan offers to draw posters for barter. Lauren Fernandes noticed menus and flyers all over with the same sterile look, and thought: what if she could help out small businesses which can't afford creative work, usually?
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To counter AI, an illustrator in Balbriggan offers to draw posters for barter
Lauren Fernandes noticed menus and flyers all over with the same sterile look, and thought: what if she could help out small businesses which can't afford creative work, usually?
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 23h
The current Ranelagh post office is set to close, but there's no replacement lined up. An Post has been struggling to find a new contractor in the area, said its spokesperson on Monday. “Even finding a suitable premises has been a huge issue.”
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Current Ranelagh post office is set to close, but there's no replacement lined up
An Post has been struggling to find a new contractor in the area, said its spokesperson on Monday. “Even finding a suitable premises has been a huge issue.”
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 06/10/2026
Questions loom over Department of Justice’s account of long-held policy on citizenship rights of temporary asylum stamps. What actually differs between those fleeing the wars on the edges of Europe in the 1990s, and today?
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Questions loom over Department of Justice’s account of long-held policy on citizenship rights of temporary asylum stamps
What actually differs between those fleeing the wars on the edge of Europe in the 1990s, and today?
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 05/10/2026
Irish National Opera has bought an old church on Abbey Street, to turn it into a performing arts space. The chapel on the ground floor is too small for a theatre “but it's the kind of place where you could have recitals, a piano player or string quartet”.
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Irish National Opera buys old church on Abbey Street, to turn it into a performing arts space
The chapel on the ground floor is too small for a theatre “but it's the kind of place where you could have recitals, a piano player or string quartet”, says Diego Fasciati, the executive director.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 05/10/2026
It's time to iron out details for how to allow EV charging across footpaths, councillors agree. Like, what'll be the route to dig up the footpath and lay down a wire?
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Time to iron out details for how to allow EV charging across footpaths, councillors agree
Like, what'll be the route to dig up the footpath and lay down a wire?
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 04/10/2026
New barriers for some people to access homeless accommodation are set to take effect in coming months. Some experts worry about the impact of the new rules, especially on more vulnerable households, as they await guidance on the details of how they will be implemented.
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New barriers for some people to access homeless accommodation set to take effect in coming months
Some experts worry about the impact of the new rules, especially on more vulnerable households, as they await guidance on the details of how they will be implemented.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 04/10/2026
The council is looking to host pop-up uses in one of its vacant buildings on Capel Street. Reviving 114 to 116 Capel Street is part of the council’s wider effort to meet recommendations around tackling vacancy made by the Dublin City Taskforce, a council spokesperson said.
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Council looks to host pop-up uses in one of its vacant buildings on Capel Street
Reviving 114 to 116 Capel Street is part of the council’s wider effort to meet recommendations around tackling vacancy made by the Dublin City Taskforce, a council spokesperson said.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 04/10/2026
The low hiss of Sorcha Richardson’s rustic sound: The musician says her new album, "Draw the Outline", brought her “great solace and peace in writing it. I hope it can do the same for whoever needs it”, writes Dean Van Nguyen.
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Dean: The low hiss of Sorcha Richardson’s rustic sound
The musician says her new album, Draw the Outline, brought her “great solace and peace in writing it. I hope it can do the same for whoever needs it.”
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 04/10/2026
Tusla reported seven companies that run children’s homes to Gardaí over Garda-vetting concerns. “Any organisation that does not rigorously enforce Garda vetting for every adult working with children is failing in its fundamental duty of care," says Terry Dignan, of CRAVA.
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Tusla reported seven companies that run children’s homes to Gardaí over Garda-vetting concerns
“Any organisation that does not rigorously enforce Garda vetting for every adult working with children is failing in its fundamental duty of care," says Terry Dignan, of the Children's Residential and Aftercare Voluntary Association.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 03/10/2026
To tackle dereliction, the council is pushing to broaden what it includes. Dublin City Council's planning committee backed a motion on Monday to call on the Minister for Housing to broaden the legal definition to include long-term vacancy.
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To tackle dereliction, the council is pushing to broaden what it includes
Dublin City Council's planning committee backed a motion on Monday to call on the Minister for Housing to broaden the legal definition to include long-term vacancy.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 03/10/2026
Eight years ago, government made it easier to turn old shops and offices into homes. How's it panning out?More than 10 percent of the notified homes turned into, it seems, holiday lets.
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Eight years ago, government made it easier to turn old shops and offices into homes. How's it panning out?
More than 10 percent of the notified homes turned into, it seems, holiday lets.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 03/10/2026
The council published data on nationalities on social-housing list. "We shouldn't be having a shit fight about who is getting the scraps of our housing system," says one researcher.
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Council publishes data on nationalities on social-housing list
"We shouldn't be having a shit fight about who is getting the scraps of our housing system," says one researcher.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 03/10/2026
What to do with the horses of Darndale? Grazing in public parks means other uses are being pushed out, and adding momentum to calls for an equine centre and stable club to properly support horse culture in the area.
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What to do with the horses of Darndale?
Grazing in public parks means other uses are being pushed out, and adding momentum to calls for an equine centre and stable club to properly support horse culture in the area.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 02/10/2026
New barriers for some people to access homeless accommodation are set to take effect in coming months. Some experts worry about the impact of the new rules, especially on more vulnerable households, as they await guidance on the details of how they will be implemented.
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New barriers for some people to access homeless accommodation set to take effect in coming months
Some experts worry about the impact of the new rules, especially on more vulnerable households, as they await guidance on the details of how they will be implemented.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 02/10/2026
To tackle dereliction, the council is pushing to broaden what it includes. Dublin City Council's planning committee backed a motion on Monday to call on the Minister for Housing to broaden the legal definition to include long-term vacancy.
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To tackle dereliction, the council is pushing to broaden what it includes
Dublin City Council's planning committee backed a motion on Monday to call on the Minister for Housing to broaden the legal definition to include long-term vacancy.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 02/10/2026
Irish National Opera has bought an old church on Abbey Street, to turn it into a performing arts space. The chapel on the ground floor is too small for a theatre “but it's the kind of place where you could have recitals, a piano player or string quartet”.
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Irish National Opera buys old church on Abbey Street, to turn it into a performing arts space
The chapel on the ground floor is too small for a theatre “but it's the kind of place where you could have recitals, a piano player or string quartet”, says Diego Fasciati, the executive director.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 02/10/2026
It's time to iron out details for how to allow EV charging across footpaths, councillors agree. Like, what'll be the route to dig up the footpath and lay down a wire?
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Time to iron out details for how to allow EV charging across footpaths, councillors agree
Like, what'll be the route to dig up the footpath and lay down a wire?
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 02/10/2026
What to do with the horses of Darndale? Grazing in public parks means other uses are being pushed out, and adding momentum to calls for an equine centre and stable club to properly support horse culture in the area.
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What to do with the horses of Darndale?
Grazing in public parks means other uses are being pushed out, and adding momentum to calls for an equine centre and stable club to properly support horse culture in the area.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 30/09/2026
The low hiss of Sorcha Richardson’s rustic sound: The musician says her new album, "Draw the Outline", brought her “great solace and peace in writing it. I hope it can do the same for whoever needs it”, writes Dean Van Nguyen.
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Dean: The low hiss of Sorcha Richardson’s rustic sound
The musician says her new album, Draw the Outline, brought her “great solace and peace in writing it. I hope it can do the same for whoever needs it.”
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 30/09/2026
The council is looking to host pop-up uses in one of its vacant buildings on Capel Street. Reviving 114 to 116 Capel Street is part of the council’s wider effort to meet recommendations around tackling vacancy made by the Dublin City Taskforce, a council spokesperson said.
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Council looks to host pop-up uses in one of its vacant buildings on Capel Street
Reviving 114 to 116 Capel Street is part of the council’s wider effort to meet recommendations around tackling vacancy made by the Dublin City Taskforce, a council spokesperson said.
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Louise O'Connor @oconnola.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One more reminder about this! I'm having great fun writing questions and putting together physical rounds
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 30/09/2026
The council published data on nationalities on social-housing list. "We shouldn't be having a shit fight about who is getting the scraps of our housing system," says one researcher.
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Council publishes data on nationalities on social-housing list
"We shouldn't be having a shit fight about who is getting the scraps of our housing system," says one researcher.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 30/09/2026
Questions loom over Department of Justice’s account of long-held policy on citizenship rights of temporary asylum stamps. What actually differs between those fleeing the wars on the edges of Europe in the 1990s, and today?
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Questions loom over Department of Justice’s account of long-held policy on citizenship rights of temporary asylum stamps
What actually differs between those fleeing the wars on the edge of Europe in the 1990s, and today?
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 30/09/2026
Tusla reported seven companies that run children’s homes to Gardaí over Garda-vetting concerns. “Any organisation that does not rigorously enforce Garda vetting for every adult working with children is failing in its fundamental duty of care," says Terry Dignan, of CRAVA.
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Tusla reported seven companies that run children’s homes to Gardaí over Garda-vetting concerns
“Any organisation that does not rigorously enforce Garda vetting for every adult working with children is failing in its fundamental duty of care," says Terry Dignan, of the Children's Residential and Aftercare Voluntary Association.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 30/09/2026
The current Ranelagh post office is set to close, but there's no replacement lined up. An Post has been struggling to find a new contractor in the area, said its spokesperson on Monday. “Even finding a suitable premises has been a huge issue.”
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Current Ranelagh post office is set to close, but there's no replacement lined up
An Post has been struggling to find a new contractor in the area, said its spokesperson on Monday. “Even finding a suitable premises has been a huge issue.”
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 30/09/2026
Eight years ago, government made it easier to turn old shops and offices into homes. How's it panning out?More than 10 percent of the notified homes turned into, it seems, holiday lets.
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Eight years ago, government made it easier to turn old shops and offices into homes. How's it panning out?
More than 10 percent of the notified homes turned into, it seems, holiday lets.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 29/09/2026
“Magilligan” is an uneasy prison documentary, with no sign of escape, writes Luke Maxwell. Ross McClean’s new documentary is playing on Saturday as part of the Irish Film Institute’s Documentary Festival 2026.
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Luke: “Magilligan” is an uneasy prison documentary, with no sign of escape
Ross McClean’s new documentary is playing on Saturday as part of the Irish Film Institute’s Documentary Festival 2026.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 29/09/2026
Clontarf rugby is honouring members who fell in the Great War, on the club's 150th anniversary. About 38 percent of the club’s adult membership saw active service during that war, and 18 were killed in it, club president Brendan Smith said at an event Wednesday night.
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Clontarf rugby honours members who fell in the Great War, on the club's 150th anniversary
About 38 percent of the club’s adult membership saw active service during that war, and 18 were killed in it, club president Brendan Smith said at an event Wednesday night.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 28/09/2026
A new astroturf pitch is nearly ready in Coolock, but something's missing. "So, unfortunately there was no goals ordered," Derek Farrell, a council manager, told councillors at a meeting this week.
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A new astroturf pitch is nearly ready in Coolock, but something's missing
"So, unfortunately there was no goals ordered," Derek Farrell, a council manager, told councillors at a meeting this week.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 28/09/2026
The council is working on a new plan for homes at Portland Row, after a proposal that would have eliminated a pitch there was overturned. At a recent meeting, councillors tabled three motions calling on the council to renovate the pitch.
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Council working on new plan for homes at Portland Row, after proposal that would have eliminated pitch overturned
At a recent meeting, councillors tabled three motions calling on the council to renovate the pitch, but council managers said there is no plan to do that at the moment.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 27/09/2026
The start of construction at the Guinness Quarter is near, the developer says – as it seeks tweaks to planning permission. Proposed changes include dropping three-bedroom homes, in favour of more smaller ones in the block of future social housing.
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Start of construction at Guinness Quarter is near, says developer – as it seeks tweaks to planning permission
Proposed changes include dropping three-bedroom homes, in favour of more smaller ones in the block of future social housing.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 27/09/2026
A new network wants to encourage Black and immigrant workers to join trade unions. One of the most pressing issues continues to be the impact of Ireland's work-permit regime, which make it risky for employees to speak out if exploited.
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A new network seeks to encourage Black and immigrant workers to join trade unions
One of the most pressing issues continues to be the impact of Ireland's work-permit regime, which make it risky for employees to speak out if exploited.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 27/09/2026
The waiting list has grown by almost 80% for addiction treatment at Mountjoy since last year. "I think the public do understand that prison isn't addressing the underlying issues for those people who are committing minor offences."
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Waiting list has grown by almost 80% for addiction treatment at Mountjoy since last year
"I think the public do understand that prison isn't addressing the underlying issues for those people who are committing minor offences but can't get the help that they need to stop that cycle."
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 26/09/2026
Councillors ask if a proposed gas-fired power plant would serve households, or data centres. Peaking plants like these are needed to replace dirtier coal, gas and peat – and balance out the fluctuating supply from renewables on the grid, says Ireland's climate action plan.
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Councillors question whether new Fingal gas plant would serve households, or data centres
Peaking plants such as these are needed to replace dirtier coal, gas and peat – and balance out the fluctuating supply from renewables on the grid, says Ireland's climate action plan.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 26/09/2026
The start of construction at the Guinness Quarter is near, the developer says – as it seeks tweaks to planning permission. Proposed changes include dropping three-bedroom homes, in favour of more smaller ones in the block of future social housing.
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Start of construction at Guinness Quarter is near, says developer – as it seeks tweaks to planning permission
Proposed changes include dropping three-bedroom homes, in favour of more smaller ones in the block of future social housing.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 26/09/2026
Years after its whitewater rafting plan flop, the council has given itself until 2030 to make new plan for George's Dock. In the meantime, it'll fill it with water, and decorate it with lights this winter, a council manager said at a recent meeting.
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Years after whitewater rafting flop, council gives itself until 2030 to make new plan for George's Dock
It'll fill it with water, and decorate it with lights this winter, a council manager said at a recent meeting. But it'll take years to come up with long-term vision.
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Luke @lukemaxwell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Recommend going to see Magilligan this Saturday. Read my review below:
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 25/09/2026
Clontarf rugby is honouring members who fell in the Great War, on the club's 150th anniversary. About 38 percent of the club’s adult membership saw active service during that war, and 18 were killed in it, club president Brendan Smith said at an event Wednesday night.
dublininquirer.com
Clontarf rugby honours members who fell in the Great War, on the club's 150th anniversary
About 38 percent of the club’s adult membership saw active service during that war, and 18 were killed in it, club president Brendan Smith said at an event Wednesday night.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 25/09/2026
“Magilligan” is an uneasy prison documentary, with no sign of escape, writes Luke Maxwell. Ross McClean’s new documentary is playing on Saturday as part of the Irish Film Institute’s Documentary Festival 2026.
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Luke: “Magilligan” is an uneasy prison documentary, with no sign of escape
Ross McClean’s new documentary is playing on Saturday as part of the Irish Film Institute’s Documentary Festival 2026.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 25/09/2026
A new astroturf pitch is nearly ready in Coolock, but something's missing. "So, unfortunately there was no goals ordered," Derek Farrell, a council manager, told councillors at a meeting this week.
dublininquirer.com
A new astroturf pitch is nearly ready in Coolock, but something's missing
"So, unfortunately there was no goals ordered," Derek Farrell, a council manager, told councillors at a meeting this week.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 25/09/2026
The council is working on a new plan for homes at Portland Row, after a proposal that would have eliminated a pitch there was overturned. At a recent meeting, councillors tabled three motions calling on the council to renovate the pitch.
dublininquirer.com
Council working on new plan for homes at Portland Row, after proposal that would have eliminated pitch overturned
At a recent meeting, councillors tabled three motions calling on the council to renovate the pitch, but council managers said there is no plan to do that at the moment.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 25/09/2026
The waiting list has grown by almost 80% for addiction treatment at Mountjoy since last year. "I think the public do understand that prison isn't addressing the underlying issues for those people who are committing minor offences."
dublininquirer.com
Waiting list has grown by almost 80% for addiction treatment at Mountjoy since last year
"I think the public do understand that prison isn't addressing the underlying issues for those people who are committing minor offences but can't get the help that they need to stop that cycle."
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 25/09/2026
Years after its whitewater rafting plan flop, the council has given itself until 2030 to make new plan for George's Dock. In the meantime, it'll fill it with water, and decorate it with lights this winter, a council manager said at a recent meeting.
dublininquirer.com
Years after whitewater rafting flop, council gives itself until 2030 to make new plan for George's Dock
It'll fill it with water, and decorate it with lights this winter, a council manager said at a recent meeting. But it'll take years to come up with long-term vision.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 23/09/2026
A new network wants to encourage Black and immigrant workers to join trade unions. One of the most pressing issues continues to be the impact of Ireland's work-permit regime, which make it risky for employees to speak out if exploited.
dublininquirer.com
A new network seeks to encourage Black and immigrant workers to join trade unions
One of the most pressing issues continues to be the impact of Ireland's work-permit regime, which make it risky for employees to speak out if exploited.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 23/09/2026
Councillors ask if a proposed gas-fired power plant would serve households, or data centres. Peaking plants like these are needed to replace dirtier coal, gas and peat – and balance out the fluctuating supply from renewables on the grid, says Ireland's climate action plan.
dublininquirer.com
Councillors question whether new Fingal gas plant would serve households, or data centres
Peaking plants such as these are needed to replace dirtier coal, gas and peat – and balance out the fluctuating supply from renewables on the grid, says Ireland's climate action plan.
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