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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 19/08/2026

Illustrator Hannah Vernon's image for the cover of our print edition #125 features a bird watcher at Bull Island.

Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 24/07/2026

If you like what we do, we'd be really grateful if you'd consider subscribing. It'd get you unlimited access to read all our articles you want, and it'd help us keep publishing more. We're a small place, so every subscription really makes a big difference. www.dublininquirer.com/membership/

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 10/07/2026

"Stephen’s Green, overlooked by the shopping centre, is an iconic symbol of summer in Dublin to me," writes Órlaith Conlon, of the image she made featuring it for the cover of our most recent print edition, #124. "No childhood trip to the big smoke was complete without it." www.dublininquirer.c...

A woman walks her dogs in St Stephen's Green on a summer day, with the shopping centre peeking over the top of the trees in the background.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 13/06/2026

"June is deeply associated with Áine, the Irish goddess of summer, fertility, love, and sovereignty, whose presence is especially felt around the midsummer season," writes Ellie Stone, of the inspiration for the image she did for the cover of our print edition #123.

Golden canola blossoms, meadowsweet, and primroses,with bees buzzing around them, on a sky-blue background. Encircling these blooms is a four-phase moon frame.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 12/06/2026

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 16/05/2026

The image on the cover of our latest print edition, "Squares: North and South, Dublin", by Paula Pohli, shows Parnell Square and Mountjoy Square at top, and St Stephen’s Green, Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam Square at the bottom. "The fish in the river are mullet," Pohli writes.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 13/05/2026

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 15/04/2026

The council should look, again, at a London-style system to force companies to use safer trucks in the city, councillors urged. The death of Johnny Santos Xavier De Abreu while cycling in the city recently was a reminder of the risk posed by HGVs, a motion said. www.dublininquirer.c...

Two fire trucks and a cyclist on James's Street.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 18/03/2026

Gardaí likely knew Kurdish woman, whose body was returned to Turkey, wished to be buried in Ireland. www.dublininquirer.c...

Nilay Ateşoğlu talking to kids on a soccer pitch

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 13/03/2026

"Worried you're not getting enough protein? Never fear, we have you covered," writes Lois Kapila about the cover image she commissioned from illustrator Fahd Hussein for Dublin Inquirer #120, inspired by others' efforts to pack protein into anything and everything.

The front page of Dublin Inquirer #120, with the masthead saying the name of the paper, and below that, an illustration that says, "Now with Extra Protein", "Made with Real Ingredients", "Locally Sourced", "Artisinal", "Handmade".

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 07/03/2026

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...

A hoarding that says Oscar Traynor Woods, with a crane rising behind it.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 06/03/2026

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 02/03/2026

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...

A reporter's notepad with words written on it in pen: "Will you take a short survey?"

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 23/02/2026

Two councillors have called on the council to consider reintroducing the controversial weedkiller glyphosate. Dublin City Council stopped using it in 2018, due to concerns that it was carcinogenic. www.dublininquirer.c...

Weeds in the gutter along a Dublin street, with a car parked nearby.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 23/02/2026

A Dublin city councillor has proposed reducing contacts with US government, given its crimes. Although it’s unclear exactly what the council could do on this front. www.dublininquirer.c...

Dublin City Hall, flags flying high over it.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 22/02/2026

In Balbriggan, there's an effort to bring anti-beach grass campaigners into the fold. For years now, the group Save Our Sands has been asking the council to remove lyme grass that’s helping to stem erosion on the beach. www.dublininquirer.c...

Large patches of lyme grass binding the sand together to create dunes. The grass is surrounded by chestnut paling fences.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 21/02/2026

As their workload gets heavier, some councillors are eyeing up AI assistants. “You could get 500 emails, and I do recall my friend saying ‘God, why don’t you get Copilot?’” www.dublininquirer.c...

Dublin City Council's Civic Offices on Wood Quay.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 18/02/2026

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 16/02/2026

Skeletal remains have been found during construction at the Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market. The bones are thought to come from the major medieval monastery at St Mary’s Abbey, and further excavation works are ongoing. www.dublininquirer.c...

Two men in hi-vis stand in front of the entrance to the construction site at the Fruit and Veg Market.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 13/02/2026

"Space for kids, just like affordable housing and culture, should be a fundamental part of Dublin’s planning," writes Neil Dunne, of the inspiration for the illustration he did for our print edition #119. www.dublininquirer.c...

Kids play at the gate to Dublin Castle, near Chez Max.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 29/01/2026

Who gets paid €270m to home children in Tusla’s care – and how do they perform? Three quarters of the children placed in residential care in Ireland live in commercial accommodation. Inspections of the largest owners’ children’s homes show a mixed record. (w/ The Currency) www.dublininquirer.c...

An illustration of a kid looking at a home, which has money coming out of its chimney.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 14/01/2026

"The idea for this cover was an ode to the post workers, couriers and delivery drivers who just (literally) carried the Christmas season on their backs," writes @selkies.bsky.social, about the image she made for the cover of our most recent print edition. www.dublininquirer.com/cover-image-...

An illustration showing couriers and posal carriers delivering on a Dublin Street.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 18/12/2025

Long-time campaigners bristle at politicians' back-patting over new lift at Clongriffin Dart Station “They were actually trying to take credit for the extremely hard work that we have put in." www.dublininquirer.c...

Sophia Mulvany, Bernard Mulvany, Joan Hopkins, and Sean O'Kelly. Photo courtesy of Access for All.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 25/11/2025

“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...

Three people sit at a table in Cathedral Café laden with food.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 24/11/2025

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 photo of the entrance to Fingallians GAA Club's Lawless Memorial Grounds pitch.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 23/11/2025

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...

The Department of Justice building on St Stephen's Green.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 22/11/2025

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...

An image of Dublin City Hall, by Microsoft Copilot (which the council uses), to demonstrate its capabilities.

It has the words "Spes Populi Suprema" on the front, which is not on the front of the real City Hall. And next to it is another big council
building that does not exist in real life. Among other irregularities.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 21/11/2025

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...

Two people, seen from behind, in silhouette, stand looking at a poster saying "Who's getting tracked? And by whom?" that is part of an exhibition on data brokers.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 19/11/2025

“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...

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 19/11/2025

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 19/11/2025

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 16/11/2025

"Since moving to Dublin a year ago, my bag has filled with little pieces that reflect the rhythm of daily life here," writes illustrator Annemarie Klop, who made an image of some of those little pieces for the cover of our print edition #116. www.dublininquirer.c...

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 12/11/2025

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 31/08/2025

"As a foreigner, I find Dublin Bay — and the relationship Dubliners have with it — really fascinating," writes Pablo Marín García, about his photo on the cover of our most recent print edition. www.dublininquirer.c...

Three people with bikes sitting by the waterfront in Clontarf, the water stretching out behind them to the Poolbeg chimmneys beyond.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 27/08/2025

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 25/07/2025

Children placed in emergency accommodation for kids in care are scared, and high-risk children are more likely to get stuck there. www.dublininquirer.c...

An illustration by Harry Burton of a person sitting alone in a room.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 14/07/2025

"I have – to quote the U.S. poet Keith S. Wilson – become a repentant defender of pigeons," writes Lois Kapila, about why she chose to photograph this one for the cover of our latest print edition. www.dublininquirer.c...

A pigeon sitting on a red velvet cushion, looking regal.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 09/07/2025

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 04/07/2025

A new cost-rental apartment in Vienna is going for €681 a month. Why’s it more than double that in Dublin, and what can be done to bring it down? www.dublininquirer.c...

The new development Montpelier, where O'Devaney Gardens used to be.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 19/05/2025

Dublin's ghost buses are the subject of the image on the cover of this month's print edition, by @ms.thunderusa, aka Deeksha Malhotra. www.dublininquirer.c...

An illustration of a ghost bus passing a passenger.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 16/05/2025

Dublin's ghost buses are the subject of the image on the cover of this month's print edition, by @ms.thunderusa, aka Deeksha Malhotra. www.dublininquirer.c...

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 03/05/2025

We hope you're staying safe out there, but if you see a hazard, or have a near miss or collision, you can report it here. www.collisiontracker...

"Report a cycling collision*"

"*near miss or hazard"

"collisiontracker.ie"

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 06/04/2025

“As a street photographer you really see how much people have cut themselves off from each other via this little thing that fits in our hands,” writes Bryan Wall, about his image, which won our Photo of the Month contest for March. dublininquirer.com/2...

In Heuston station, "You had this wonderfully talented piano player on one side," of glass partition, "with a crowd already there in advance. And on the other, you had two people who seemed uninterested, isolated, and totally engrossed in their phones."

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 02/04/2025

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 16/03/2025

“Amid Ireland’s unending housing crisis, nearly 70 per cent of the country’s 25-year-olds are still living at home,” writes artist Hannah Mc Sherry, of the inspiration for the image she made for our latest print edition, #108. dublininquirer.com/2...

An illustration of a house so crowded that arms and legs are sticking out the windows.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 12/03/2025

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 05/03/2025

The winner of our February photo of the month contest is Simon Smyth's image of the city's Molly Malone statue. dublininquirer.com/2...

Statue of Molly Malone still and sharp, with ghostly blurred images of people like the waves around her legs.

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 15/02/2025

The winner of our January photo of the month contest is this image by Alan Wolfe of a couple walking hand in hand on a foggy evening in Clontarf. dublininquirer.com/2...

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